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630:−23.5%
615:−28.2%
585:−23.1%
555:−23.9%
540:−24.3%
495:−25.6%
465:−17.4%
405:Census
338:flyway
277:Sumner
127:County
1316:Other
1238:Clark
685:White
656:White
525:−8.6%
510:−2.9%
480:18.8%
450:66.8%
236:64681
225:(CDT)
223:UTC-5
202:UTC-6
115:State
1406:Wien
1371:Mike
1046:2012
1021:2015
999:2012
969:2011
943:2014
921:2014
877:2014
855:2014
824:2021
799:2008
757:2022
621:2020
606:2010
600:1.4%
591:2000
576:1990
570:2.2%
561:1980
546:1970
531:1960
516:1950
501:1940
486:1930
471:1920
456:1910
441:1900
426:1890
414:Note
409:Pop.
265:GNIS
138:Area
33:City
1298:CDP
610:102
595:142
580:140
565:182
550:178
535:234
520:309
505:338
490:348
475:468
460:394
445:477
430:286
248:660
216:DST
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625:78
419:%±
291:.
183:78
1146:‡
1140:‡
1078:e
1071:t
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