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1018:Buena Vista
928:County seat
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1195:Categories
1098:Stillwater
638:References
609:As of the
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176:Population
71:46°07′08″N
1150:community
1073:Minnehaha
1043:Grainbelt
1038:Goldfield
1023:Fischbein
990:Townships
351:Geography
332:coal mine
264:FIPS code
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1088:Scranton
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968:Scranton
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