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962:Archived
658:Hispanic
648:, 0.25%
644:, 0.12%
640:, 0.12%
605:Hispanic
566:Source:
292:19-76890
264:ZIP code
1434:Windham
1429:Sutliff
1409:Oakdale
1372:Frytown
1319:Newport
1309:Madison
1304:Lincoln
1299:Liberty
1279:Fremont
1213:Swisher
1059:May 11,
990:May 17,
895:May 11,
870:June 4,
848:May 11,
595:, 0.6%
591:, 0.1%
587:, 0.8%
543:Source:
447:+120.4%
322:Swisher
308:Website
303:0462157
142:Johnson
97:Country
1452:Midway
1344:Sharon
1324:Oxford
1314:Monroe
1289:Hardin
1284:Graham
1218:Tiffin
1198:Oxford
1165:Cities
662:Latino
633:census
609:Latino
577:census
512:+26.0%
486:+56.8%
473:+53.9%
460:+32.2%
137:County
127:
107:
1414:Oasis
1404:Morse
1394:Amish
1382:Other
1349:Union
1339:Scott
1264:Cedar
1208:Solon
1178:Hills
650:Asian
638:White
597:Asian
585:White
538:+4.0%
525:+8.1%
499:−1.4%
269:52338
258:(CDT)
256:UTC-5
235:UTC-6
117:State
1329:Penn
1061:2014
1039:2014
1017:2014
992:2014
970:2019
944:2019
922:2008
897:2012
872:2015
850:2012
820:2011
794:2021
765:2022
561:and
557:2020
531:2020
518:2010
505:2000
492:1990
479:1980
466:1970
453:1960
440:1950
427:1940
415:Pop.
411:Year
330:Iowa
298:GNIS
171:Area
130:Iowa
33:City
1364:CDP
660:or
607:or
535:914
522:879
509:813
496:645
483:654
470:417
457:271
444:205
343:.
281:319
249:DST
216:914
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1151::
1136:,
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888:.
836:.
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784:.
773:^
548:.
431:93
420:±%
328:,
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