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682:Latino
658:census
645:−10.1%
615:−13.7%
585:−16.7%
525:−22.2%
510:−17.9%
465:304.1%
450:381.7%
435:−67.9%
390:Census
164:County
1115:Clare
1097:Towns
666:White
630:−5.1%
600:−8.8%
580:1,005
570:−7.6%
565:1,207
555:−5.5%
550:1,306
540:37.5%
535:1,382
520:1,005
505:1,291
495:−6.0%
490:1,573
480:21.1%
475:1,674
460:1,382
317:circa
284:is a
254:(EDT)
252:UTC-4
231:UTC-5
152:State
1333:CDPs
1145:Fine
1068:City
978:2024
952:2008
927:2015
882:2017
833:lake
636:2020
621:2010
606:2000
591:1990
576:1980
561:1970
546:1960
531:1950
516:1940
501:1930
486:1920
471:1910
456:1900
441:1890
426:1880
411:1870
399:Note
394:Pop.
368:lake
355:The
348:and
299:The
286:town
270:GNIS
175:Area
40:Town
680:or
640:675
625:751
610:791
595:917
445:342
415:221
288:in
245:DST
220:675
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