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living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.89.
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Anderson was the town physician, and John F. Carroll as the chief of
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1649:County seat
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1319:January 31,
1250:Buren Skeen
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