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182:Pennsylvania
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1661:Waltersburg
1636:Normalville
1561:Indian Head
1493:communities
1365:Arnold City
1317:Springfield
1312:South Union
1292:North Union
1227:Brownsville
1183:Perryopolis
1133:Brownsville
1069:County seat
979:January 31,
798:October 12,
773:October 12,
696:2000 census
675:2021 (est.)
414:county seat
381: /
198:Established
155: /
1728:Categories
1631:New Geneva
1591:Leisenring
1511:Brownfield
1506:Brier Hill
1410:Grindstone
1405:Farmington
1375:Buffington
1370:Bear Rocks
1337:Washington
1322:Springhill
1262:Henry Clay
1209:Vanderbilt
1199:Smithfield
1153:Fairchance
844:Census.gov
753:References
694:As of the
369:79°45′17″W
366:39°49′26″N
337:Fairchance
320:Area codes
248:Population
214:Tom Tanner
206:Government
143:79°45′17″W
140:39°49′26″N
114:Fairchance
81:Fairchance
1690:Footnotes
1681:Wickhaven
1581:Lake Lynn
1466:Rowes Run
1446:New Salem
1385:Deer Lake
1380:Chalkhill
1287:Nicholson
1267:Jefferson
1219:Townships
1168:Masontown
1099:Uniontown
1076:Uniontown
929:April 23,
743:Uniontown
410:Uniontown
355:Geography
270:Time zone
1676:Whitsett
1651:Sagamore
1611:Melcroft
1586:Leckrone
1576:La Belle
1566:Isabella
1541:Fairbank
1456:Republic
1400:Fairhope
1395:Edenborn
1307:Saltlick
1302:Redstone
1282:Menallen
1247:Franklin
1232:Bullskin
1178:Ohiopyle
1120:Boroughs
860:cite web
850:July 24,
688:Sources:
308:ZIP code
1646:Outcrop
1526:Collier
1516:Cardale
1420:Hopwood
1360:Allison
1342:Wharton
1327:Stewart
1277:Luzerne
1252:Georges
1148:Everson
903:July 7,
820:May 13,
341:borough
192:Fayette
168:Country
33:Borough
1601:Martin
1596:Lowber
1451:Oliver
1415:Hiller
1257:German
1242:Dunbar
1173:Newell
1143:Dunbar
1138:Dawson
1086:Cities
595:−10.1%
535:−15.1%
445:Census
412:, the
404:, the
188:County
1671:White
1656:Uledi
1626:Moyer
1556:Hibbs
1471:Smock
1461:Ronco
1441:Naomi
1297:Perry
683:−1.3%
678:1,864
670:−4.4%
665:1,889
655:−9.2%
650:1,975
640:13.3%
635:2,174
625:−8.9%
620:1,918
610:10.5%
605:2,106
590:1,906
575:2,120
565:12.7%
560:2,091
545:1,855
530:1,804
520:20.7%
515:2,124
505:44.4%
500:1,760
490:11.6%
485:1,219
470:1,092
339:is a
313:15436
296:UTC-5
275:UTC-4
256:1,890
177:State
1546:Gans
1501:Adah
1352:CDPs
1011:2013
981:2008
953:2013
931:2011
905:2016
872:help
852:2022
822:2023
800:2022
775:2022
733:Name
661:2020
646:2010
631:2000
616:1990
601:1980
586:1970
580:1.4%
571:1960
556:1950
550:2.8%
541:1940
526:1930
511:1920
496:1910
481:1900
466:1890
454:Note
449:Pop.
219:Area
201:1889
343:in
329:878
325:724
300:EDT
289:DST
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