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1276:Caledonia
1253:Sand Lake
1248:Kent City
1237:Caledonia
827:Education
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188:Michigan
1492:Parnell
1472:Cascade
1467:Belmont
1379:Spencer
1354:Grattan
1281:Cascade
1207:Wyoming
1060:June 4,
910:May 21,
885:pitcher
727:, 0.2%
417:History
385:Website
380:1675442
206:Founded
174:Country
40:Village
1482:Dutton
1457:Alaska
1384:Tyrone
1374:Sparta
1359:Nelson
1344:Cannon
1329:Alpine
1324:Algoma
1296:Lowell
1286:Gaines
1258:Sparta
1202:Walker
1192:Lowell
1159:Cities
798:Latino
769:census
745:Latino
713:census
515:−15.5%
500:−33.6%
455:Census
195:County
1442:Other
1369:Solon
1339:Byron
1334:Bowne
1032:(PDF)
1015:(PDF)
986:MLive
786:Asian
774:White
733:Asian
731:, 1%
721:White
650:17.5%
620:−3.6%
560:−2.2%
545:−1.1%
530:13.5%
346:49343
335:(EDT)
333:UTC-4
312:UTC-5
239:Clerk
183:State
1462:Alto
1399:CDPs
1062:2015
1040:2021
998:2021
968:2008
942:2008
912:2022
849:, a
695:4.4%
686:2020
680:1.6%
671:2010
665:7.9%
656:2000
641:1990
635:2.1%
626:1980
611:1970
605:0.0%
596:1960
590:7.9%
581:1950
575:2.0%
566:1940
551:1930
536:1920
521:1910
506:1900
491:1890
476:1880
464:Note
459:Pop.
375:GNIS
248:Area
209:1869
200:Kent
1452:Ada
1319:Ada
1083:."
883:MLB
857:in
796:or
743:or
690:522
675:500
660:492
645:456
630:388
615:380
600:394
585:394
570:365
555:358
540:366
525:370
510:326
495:386
480:581
358:616
326:DST
293:522
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