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1144:"Grand Junction, Tennessee (TN 38039) profile: Population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders"
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403:35.04917°N 89.08889°W
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1073:April 23,
778:Methodist
766:Tennessee
745:Mid-South
696:, 12.12%
394:89°5′20″W
391:35°2′57″N
380:Geography
322:Civil War
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250:FIPS code
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192:Time zone
162:Elevation
115:Tennessee
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254:47-66680
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1226:Bolivar
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1047:June 6,
741:climate
735:Climate
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328:Memphis
296:Bolivar
286:History
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100:Country
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