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1203:Kellogg, Richard L. (December 8, 2009).
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1469:West Almond
1404:Clarksville
1399:Centerville
1314:County seat
1167:January 31,
1096:October 24,
943:Centerville
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1708:Categories
1582:Friendship
1554:Wellsville
1539:Canaseraga
1464:Wellsville
1444:New Hudson
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1007:References
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391:.wordpress
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162:Government
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1670:Footnotes
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364:FIPS code
352:Area code
306:Time zone
268:Elevation
1635:Petrolia
1592:Rushford
1587:Houghton
1577:Fillmore
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1394:Caneadea
1379:Birdsall
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904:Hispanic
894:, 1.05%
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886:, 0.13%
511:Rushford
414:New York
340:ZIP code
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144:New York
1612:Hamlets
1572:Belfast
1534:Bolivar
1529:Belmont
1519:Andover
1474:Willing
1424:Granger
1419:Genesee
1384:Bolivar
1374:Belfast
1364:Andover
1321:Belmont
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1331:Towns
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896:Asian
884:White
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575:1,195
519:Eagle
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334:(EDT)
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311:UTC-5
139:State
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1564:CDPs
1544:Cuba
1479:Wirt
1459:Ward
1454:Scio
1434:Hume
1409:Cuba
1349:Alma
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1169:2008
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