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1078:October 15,
973:Grace Moore
872:2000 census
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1704:Categories
1652:Wooldridge
1642:Westbourne
1627:Royal Blue
1602:Elk Valley
1587:Clinchmore
1494:LaFollette
1038:References
876:As of the
864:As of the
498:Huntsville
466:Clear Fork
432:36°34′57″N
404:Clear Fork
380:Lewis Hine
315:feature ID
223:Population
100:36°34′57″N
1666:Footnotes
1647:White Oak
1607:Habersham
1552:Fincastle
1534:Jacksboro
1529:Caryville
1499:Rocky Top
1471:Jacksboro
1267:April 23,
1208:921233406
435:84°7′50″W
421:Geography
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349:Knoxville
303:FIPS code
291:Area code
245:Time zone
215:Elevation
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103:84°7′50″W
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1289:March 4,
1243:32253347
951:Religion
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893:, 0.65%
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462:Kentucky
361:angelica
345:Kentucky
307:47-38020
279:ZIP code
154:Campbell
1622:Pioneer
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137:State
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