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1071:Duboistown
756:Census.gov
728:August 14,
705:References
653:As of the
496:dairy cows
333:feature ID
237:Population
163:Government
85:41°18′53″N
1500:Footnotes
1468:Slate Run
1448:Pennsdale
1413:Cedar Run
1372:Rauchtown
1269:Nippenose
1219:Loyalsock
1214:Limestone
1179:Fairfield
1134:Armstrong
1121:Townships
889:April 28,
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563:Route 973
518:Geography
321:FIPS code
309:Area code
267:Time zone
229:Elevation
88:77°2′34″W
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1139:Bastress
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1453:Proctor
1418:Chemung
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1159:Clinton
1154:Cascade
1129:Anthony
911:June 4,
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388:History
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147:Settled
114:Country
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1443:Nisbet
1438:Linden
1408:Cammal
1362:Kenmar
1324:Watson
1299:Porter
1239:McNett
1204:Jordan
1189:Gamble
1174:Eldred
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655:census
584:Census
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492:bushel
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416:, and
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410:Gamble
155:Formed
136:County
1352:Faxon
1284:Piatt
1259:Muncy
1209:Lewis
1149:Brown
1144:Brady
1096:Muncy
672:Asian
660:White
642:−0.6%
637:2,563
629:−6.6%
624:2,579
609:2,762
536:Lewis
406:Lewis
361:is a
302:17728
291:(EDT)
289:UTC-4
272:UTC-5
253:2,563
245:2,579
124:State
1367:Oval
1344:CDPs
1329:Wolf
1289:Pine
1279:Penn
1034:City
938:2008
913:2016
891:2007
854:2007
841:ISBN
810:2008
784:help
764:2022
730:2017
620:2020
605:2010
593:Note
588:Pop.
538:and
502:, a
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331:GNIS
200:Area
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