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365:Celina
176:Dublin
164:Mercer
159:County
1375:Padua
1320:Other
1287:Union
838:Media
783:White
742:Asian
730:White
704:−6.2%
699:1,051
689:−0.5%
684:1,120
669:1,126
654:1,119
639:1,245
624:1,207
609:1,155
594:1,112
584:20.2%
579:1,066
554:−9.4%
549:1,075
539:−1.7%
534:1,186
524:21.6%
519:1,207
351:is a
296:45882
285:(EDT)
283:UTC-4
262:UTC-5
243:1,051
189:Mayor
147:State
1135:City
1060:2013
1035:2015
1013:2013
979:OCLC
969:ISBN
936:2008
894:2022
695:2020
680:2010
674:0.6%
665:2000
650:1990
644:3.1%
635:1980
629:4.5%
620:1970
614:3.9%
605:1960
599:4.3%
590:1950
575:1940
560:1930
545:1920
530:1910
515:1900
500:1890
488:Note
483:Pop.
378:Name
361:Ohio
325:GNIS
198:Area
152:Ohio
93:Ohio
1302:CDP
797:or
752:or
564:887
504:993
355:in
308:419
276:DST
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