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650:−22.8%
620:−12.5%
515:Census
394:, the
115:County
1377:Other
1304:Field
1289:Dodds
1196:Nason
848:NORML
781:Asian
773:White
740:−6.7%
710:42.9%
695:91.0%
680:−7.7%
665:−4.7%
635:30.2%
605:−7.3%
575:23.1%
560:21.6%
400:Salem
237:62830
220:UTC-5
199:UTC-6
107:State
1334:Rome
1085:ISBN
1064:2008
1039:2015
994:ISBN
977:2015
947:2011
921:2018
891:2022
755:1.7%
746:2020
731:2010
725:8.3%
716:2000
701:1990
686:1980
671:1970
656:1960
641:1950
626:1940
611:1930
596:1920
590:1.7%
581:1910
566:1900
551:1890
536:1880
524:Note
519:Pop.
303:.com
266:GNIS
135:Area
129:Rome
1359:CDP
1246:Ina
1241:Dix
791:or
750:469
735:461
720:494
705:456
690:319
675:167
660:181
645:190
630:246
615:189
600:216
585:233
570:229
555:186
540:153
414:at
326:Dix
249:618
224:CDT
213:DST
203:CST
180:469
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