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755:As of the
699:As of the
416:91°25′36″W
311:feature ID
219:Population
159:Government
82:91°25′36″W
1466:Footnotes
1299:Jefferson
1264:Big Grove
1256:Townships
1193:Lone Tree
1188:Iowa City
1160:Iowa City
1099:City-Data
962:April 23,
831:March 16,
674:March 29,
413:41°29′9″N
402:Geography
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337:Lone Tree
299:FIPS code
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241:Time zone
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644:+12.9%
631:+17.6%
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