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1562:Wolf Island
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1184:October 8,
1112:October 6,
1080:0899332242
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900:April 19,
864:April 19,
830:Dan Smoot
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348:Geography
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238:Area code
192:Time zone
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662:, 2.33%
386:Anniston
374:Matthews
362:Bootheel
296:Missouri
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226:ZIP code
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1600:Hallett
1580:Belmont
1532:Dogwood
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1497:Other
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1380:Miner
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729:Asian
717:White
676:Asian
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660:White
634:−7.3%
629:2,943
619:−1.6%
614:3,176
604:−5.5%
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589:−8.0%
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574:13.4%
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559:−5.0%
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178:2,943
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