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1286:Sawyerville
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1271:Mount Clare
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1151:Carlinville
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1116:County seat
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1561:Categories
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1369:Dorchester
1306:White City
1291:Scottville
1256:Lake Ka-ho
1241:Eagarville
1236:Dorchester
1057:October 7,
793:References
706:As of the
385:89°59′44″W
213:Population
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1523:Footnotes
1499:Plainview
1394:Mt. Olive
1374:Gillespie
1321:Townships
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985:April 23,
382:39°26′2″N
371:Geography
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729:Hispanic
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1354:Cahokia
1296:Shipman
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1207:Nilwood
1007:June 4,
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332:History
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136:Country
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650:−16.4%
500:127.5%
455:Census
416:Medora
152:County
22:, see
1509:Womac
1494:Piasa
1141:Benld
713:White
680:−4.8%
635:11.3%
620:−4.3%
590:−9.5%
560:−9.0%
545:−4.4%
515:61.0%
278:62674
261:UTC-5
240:UTC-6
144:State
1484:Barr
1414:Polk
1334:Bird
1329:Barr
1199:Town
1059:2022
1034:2008
1009:2015
987:2011
961:2018
934:2018
912:2018
888:2018
867:2018
842:2023
817:2023
686:2020
671:2010
665:1.5%
656:2000
641:1990
626:1980
611:1970
605:8.7%
596:1960
581:1950
575:8.4%
566:1940
551:1930
536:1920
530:7.4%
521:1910
506:1900
491:1890
476:1880
464:Note
459:Pop.
326:2010
176:Area
731:or
690:605
675:698
660:733
645:722
630:864
615:776
600:811
585:746
570:824
555:760
540:835
525:873
510:813
495:505
480:222
289:217
265:CDT
254:DST
244:CST
221:605
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