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769:in 1955.
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355:Geography
289:FIPS code
277:Area code
231:Time zone
201:Elevation
1458:Richland
1423:Harrison
1112:cite web
1076:April 1,
946:March 7,
921:July 14,
687:Hispanic
681:, 0.25%
646:Hispanic
610:Source:
293:19-59565
265:ZIP code
140:Township
1532:Linwood
1453:Prussia
1443:Lincoln
1428:Jackson
1023:May 11,
998:June 4,
976:May 11,
636:, 0.2%
587:Source:
426:+176.2%
413:+319.4%
343:History
309:Website
304:2396078
159:Council
88:Country
1536:Nanito
1523:Hebron
1478:Walnut
1468:Summit
1448:Orient
1403:Eureka
1372:Stuart
1367:Orient
1332:Cities
744:team.
691:Latino
674:census
650:Latino
626:census
530:+28.4%
504:−20.1%
465:−13.4%
452:+34.0%
321:Orient
145:Orient
128:County
118:
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1513:Canby
1508:Berea
1473:Union
1418:Grove
1351:Casey
1340:Adair
1067:(PDF)
940:(PDF)
679:White
634:White
582:−9.8%
569:+1.5%
556:+6.9%
543:−9.6%
517:−5.0%
491:−3.4%
478:+2.1%
439:+3.9%
270:50858
259:(CDT)
257:UTC-5
236:UTC-6
133:Adair
108:State
1541:Zion
1518:Fisk
1218:2012
1192:2012
1170:2018
1145:2018
1124:help
1104:2018
1078:2020
1050:2008
1025:2012
1000:2015
978:2012
948:2021
923:2020
897:1028
860:2021
817:2022
605:and
601:2020
575:2020
562:2010
549:2000
536:1990
523:1980
510:1970
497:1960
484:1950
471:1940
458:1930
445:1920
432:1910
419:1900
406:1890
393:1880
381:Pop.
377:Year
333:Iowa
299:GNIS
172:Area
121:Iowa
33:City
1438:Lee
689:or
648:or
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566:408
553:402
540:376
527:416
514:324
501:341
488:427
475:442
462:433
449:500
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423:359
410:130
282:641
250:DST
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