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732:Education
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312:Geography
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198:Time zone
168:Elevation
133:Dickinson
62:95°7′47″W
1450:Westport
1445:Superior
1430:Richland
1360:Wahpeton
1350:Superior
260:19-03025
232:ZIP code
1425:Okoboji
1420:Milford
1340:Orleans
1335:Okoboji
1330:Milford
972:May 11,
947:June 4,
925:May 11,
627:At the
602:At the
276:Website
271:0454240
88:Country
1355:Terril
1312:Cities
488:−11.6%
368:Census
128:County
118:
98:
1415:Lloyd
1170:(PDF)
1159:(PDF)
1134:(PDF)
1123:(PDF)
833:(PDF)
578:−1.4%
573:1,110
563:−3.1%
558:1,126
548:21.9%
543:1,162
533:−9.3%
513:1,051
473:26.1%
468:1,078
458:43.2%
443:24.9%
428:75.1%
237:51331
226:(CDT)
224:UTC-5
203:UTC-6
184:1,110
108:State
1204:2011
1178:2020
1142:2020
1047:2012
1025:2008
999:2008
974:2012
949:2015
927:2012
897:2011
871:2011
845:2022
816:2021
787:2022
569:2020
554:2010
539:2000
524:1990
518:8.4%
509:1980
503:1.8%
494:1970
479:1960
464:1950
449:1940
434:1930
419:1920
413:8.8%
404:1910
389:1900
377:Note
372:Pop.
298:Iowa
266:GNIS
139:Area
121:Iowa
33:City
687:ACE
528:953
498:970
483:953
453:855
438:597
423:478
408:273
393:251
249:712
217:DST
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