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689:36.8%
686:1,832
675:52.6%
672:2,618
423:Census
160:County
1448:House
1300:Ayden
1236:Ayden
1228:Towns
785:Asian
773:White
745:9.7%
728:4.9%
715:1.7%
708:Asian
702:0.4%
667:White
655:Race
628:4,977
613:4,932
603:−2.5%
598:4,622
583:4,740
573:26.4%
568:4,361
558:11.0%
553:3,450
543:36.2%
538:3,108
528:21.1%
523:2,282
513:17.2%
508:1,884
498:−3.9%
493:1,607
483:69.0%
478:1,673
468:77.7%
338:is a
336:Ayden
285:28513
274:(EDT)
272:UTC-4
251:UTC-5
232:4,977
178:Mayor
148:State
1385:CDPs
1199:City
1096:2008
1070:2016
1006:2011
980:2022
951:2008
909:2022
769:2000
742:483
725:245
633:0.9%
624:2020
618:6.7%
609:2010
594:2000
588:8.7%
579:1990
564:1980
549:1970
534:1960
519:1950
504:1940
489:1930
474:1920
459:1910
444:1900
432:Note
427:Pop.
401:The
340:town
314:GNIS
187:Area
165:Pitt
71:Seal
61:Flag
33:Town
799:or
767:of
736:or
712:85
699:20
463:990
448:557
342:in
297:252
265:DST
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