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125:Country
36:Village
1340:Seneca
1275:Folsom
656:census
628:−25.3%
568:−47.2%
553:−31.1%
538:−42.8%
478:Census
362:, and
297:Folsom
147:County
1361:Miera
1345:Sofia
1335:Sedan
1308:Other
643:−8.9%
598:−2.7%
583:−2.7%
345:bison
256:88419
245:(MDT)
243:UTC-6
222:UTC-7
152:Union
135:State
1232:Town
1131:2018
1097:2008
1072:2015
1050:help
1029:2011
1005:help
984:2011
936:2021
914:help
893:2011
800:2022
761:2022
634:2020
619:2010
613:5.6%
604:2000
589:1990
574:1980
559:1970
544:1960
529:1950
514:1940
499:1910
487:Note
482:Pop.
451:and
335:, a
285:GNIS
158:Area
1290:CDP
548:142
533:206
518:360
503:484
439:is
360:Ute
268:575
236:DST
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608:75
593:71
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