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1354:Ellington
1266:Watertown
1211:Fairgrove
1201:Ellington
1163:townships
1100:Fairgrove
1095:Cass City
724:Labor Day
330:Geography
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1314:Bay Park
1294:Fostoria
1236:Kingston
1181:Columbia
1143:township
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1110:Kingston
1105:Gagetown
1082:Villages
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630:, 1.12%
626:, 0.32%
591:Hispanic
297:Michigan
257:26-27080
229:ZIP code
118:Michigan
1405:Tuscola
1369:Juniata
1364:Gilford
1359:Elmwood
1329:Colwood
1324:Colling
1256:Tuscola
1251:Novesta
1241:Koylton
1231:Juniata
1221:Gilford
1216:Fremont
1206:Elmwood
1196:Elkland
1191:Denmark
1141:Charter
792:May 21,
581:, 1.1%
577:, 0.4%
291:in the
273:Website
268:0625751
130:Tuscola
103:Country
33:Village
1425:Wilmot
1420:Wisner
1400:Thomas
1339:Deford
1334:Dayton
1276:Wisner
1261:Vassar
1186:Dayton
1176:Arbela
1060:Vassar
1047:Cities
648:Latino
619:census
595:Latino
567:census
532:−10.2%
502:−14.3%
352:Census
125:County
1304:Other
1271:Wells
1171:Akron
1151:Almer
1125:Reese
1090:Akron
765:M-138
728:Kinde
636:Asian
624:White
575:White
547:−8.7%
442:18.5%
427:10.1%
412:−3.3%
234:48733
223:(EDT)
221:UTC-4
200:UTC-5
113:State
48:M-138
1055:Caro
1037:Caro
929:2012
904:2012
848:2008
822:2008
794:2022
716:The
538:2020
523:2010
517:5.9%
508:2000
493:1990
487:9.9%
478:1980
472:3.3%
463:1970
457:6.8%
448:1960
433:1950
418:1940
403:1930
397:3.4%
388:1920
373:1910
361:Note
356:Pop.
263:GNIS
136:Area
1286:CDP
646:or
593:or
542:514
527:563
512:627
497:592
482:691
467:629
452:609
437:570
422:481
407:437
392:452
377:437
295:of
246:989
214:DST
181:514
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