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222:Elevation
179:Champaign
1510:Prospect
1480:Leverett
1444:Fairland
1382:Penfield
1284:Newcomb
1131:Longview
1125:Ivesdale
1110:Foosland
1089:Allerton
1081:Villages
953:June 28,
896:cite web
886:June 29,
764:Hispanic
754:, 0.84%
750:, 0.19%
362:Illinois
306:17-35814
170:Illinois
1525:Sellers
1505:Pauline
1490:Mayview
1475:Jimtown
1419:Bongard
1387:Seymour
1344:Stanton
1314:Sadorus
1309:Raymond
1304:Rantoul
1294:Pesotum
1279:Mahomet
1274:Ludlow
1264:Hensley
1259:Harwood
1171:Sadorus
1161:Rantoul
1151:Pesotum
1141:Mahomet
1115:Gifford
928:June 4,
391:Indiana
372:History
322:Website
317:2398532
185:Founded
159:Country
33:Village
1540:Tipton
1530:Staley
1515:Rising
1470:Glover
1465:Giblin
1460:Gerald
1424:Dailey
1354:Urbana
1349:Tolono
1324:Sidney
1239:Condit
1229:Colfax
1196:Tolono
1181:Sidney
1136:Ludlow
1105:Fisher
1059:Urbana
1046:Cities
1036:Urbana
768:Latino
730:−10.1%
460:Census
175:County
1485:Lotus
1455:Fulls
1429:Deers
1414:Block
1397:Other
1372:Dewey
1329:Somer
1319:Scott
1299:Philo
1289:Ogden
1219:Brown
1214:Ayers
1176:Savoy
1166:Royal
1156:Philo
1146:Ogden
1120:Homer
756:Asian
748:White
725:1,073
715:−0.6%
710:1,193
700:−5.1%
695:1,200
685:−1.2%
680:1,264
670:−5.5%
665:1,279
650:1,354
640:23.9%
635:1,276
620:1,030
595:−6.1%
580:−9.9%
560:1,086
550:17.8%
545:1,080
535:−0.8%
520:20.5%
417:near
354:Homer
278:UTC-5
257:UTC-6
238:1,073
167:State
105:Homer
72:Homer
25:Homer
1495:Mira
1364:CDPs
1269:Kerr
955:2022
930:2015
908:help
888:2022
814:2022
721:2020
706:2010
691:2000
676:1990
661:1980
655:6.1%
646:1970
631:1960
625:4.8%
616:1950
610:7.1%
601:1940
586:1930
571:1920
565:0.6%
556:1910
541:1900
526:1890
511:1880
496:1870
481:1850
469:Note
464:Pop.
329:.com
312:GNIS
193:Area
188:1855
766:or
605:983
590:918
575:978
530:917
515:924
500:767
485:120
295:217
282:CDT
271:DST
261:CST
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