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1554:Footnotes
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1482:Polkville
1462:Lattimore
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987:, former
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1419:Towns
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792:White
730:Asian
689:White
677:Race
650:4,637
642:−0.7%
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592:2,445
577:2,381
567:74.2%
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552:14.5%
547:1,311
537:86.8%
532:1,145
522:−8.8%
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