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1265:Cadillac
1250:Bessemer
1245:Bellaire
1240:Bay City
1194:Michigan
1093:Traverse
1088:Snowshoe
1033:Delaware
940:Houghton
788:April 3,
480:ZIP Code
472:Houghton
428:for the
339:Michigan
184:Houghton
168:Keweenaw
156:Michigan
1590:Stanton
1555:Saginaw
1530:Pontiac
1520:Paw Paw
1475:Midland
1410:Jackson
1340:Gladwin
1335:Gaylord
1315:Detroit
1305:Corunna
1235:Baldwin
1230:Bad Axe
1225:Atlanta
1210:Allegan
1126:Clifton
1108:Wyoming
1103:Windigo
1073:Phoenix
1068:Ojibway
1048:Hebards
1023:Central
1003:Allouez
945:Sherman
925:Allouez
887:Village
810:June 4,
665:June 7,
608:May 21,
365:History
288:49950 (
180:Allouez
141:Country
1485:Monroe
1435:Lapeer
1425:L'Anse
1405:Ithaca
1390:Howell
1255:Beulah
1215:Alpena
1205:Adrian
1083:Seneca
1058:Mandan
983:Mohawk
978:Fulton
895:Ahmeek
506:Census
325:is an
316:625096
290:Mohawk
163:County
1465:Mason
1395:Ionia
1330:Flint
1013:Betsy
993:Other
935:Grant
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737:(PDF)
277:(EDT)
275:UTC-4
254:UTC-5
151:State
1370:Hart
1270:Caro
955:CDPs
812:2016
790:2020
755:2016
720:2017
695:2023
667:2011
610:2022
569:M-26
527:2020
515:Note
510:Pop.
460:M-26
451:and
403:M-26
393:The
388:1861
373:The
357:and
329:and
311:GNIS
190:Area
182:and
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