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1485:Blytheville
1475:Bentonville
1440:Arkadelphia
1325:Cherry Hill
1312:communities
1202:County seat
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774:other races
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1893:Categories
1785:Pocahontas
1780:Pine Bluff
1770:Perryville
1710:Monticello
1660:Lewisville
1635:Huntsville
1605:Harrisburg
1585:Fort Smith
1535:Dardanelle
1500:Charleston
1490:Booneville
1480:Berryville
1465:Batesville
1232:Perryville
1209:Perryville
905:References
866:Republican
755:As of the
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359:92°48′11″W
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1860:Yellville
1835:Van Buren
1830:Texarkana
1825:Stuttgart
1820:Star City
1760:Paragould
1740:Nashville
1720:Mount Ida
1715:Morrilton
1700:Melbourne
1650:Lake City
1645:Jonesboro
1590:Greenwood
1560:El Dorado
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1455:Ashdown
1277:Houston
1272:Fourche
1262:Bigelow
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1470:Benton
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