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877:February 9,
736:2000 census
609:Percentage
584:2020 census
435:county seat
431:Gainesville
412: /
364:Pilot Point
325:cotton gins
301:2020 census
293:Valley View
95: /
1492:Categories
1435:Bloomfield
1382:Marysville
1352:Burns City
1322:Lake Kiowa
1249:Callisburg
854:References
782:Government
740:As of the
588:As of the
397:33°29′37″N
372:truck stop
321:gristmills
317:blacksmith
271:feature ID
179:Population
80:33°29′37″N
1450:Freemound
1440:Coesfield
1299:Oak Ridge
1039:April 23,
800:Education
400:97°9′52″W
386:Geography
259:FIPS code
247:Area code
201:Time zone
171:Elevation
83:97°9′52″W
1417:Woodbine
1407:Sturgeon
1264:Muenster
793:limits.
773:Religion
263:48-74756
235:ZIP code
1455:Hemming
1397:Rosston
1347:Bulcher
1259:Lindsay
1122:May 18,
1097:May 22,
1072:June 4,
1013:May 30,
707:10.45%
623:80.19%
606:Number
452:Climate
368:tornado
307:History
279:Website
274:1370559
109:Country
1357:Dexter
1241:Cities
742:census
694:8.14%
680:0.27%
669:0.27%
655:0.14%
637:0.54%
482:Census
439:Denton
433:, the
131:County
1337:Other
1291:Towns
730:race.
713:Total
688:(NH)
663:(NH)
661:Asian
649:(NH)
631:(NH)
617:(NH)
615:White
603:Race
572:−2.6%
542:15.2%
527:24.5%
240:76272
229:(CDT)
227:UTC-5
206:UTC-6
136:Cooke
124:Texas
119:State
1377:Lois
1367:Hood
1327:Myra
1314:CDPs
1124:2022
1099:2022
1074:2015
1041:2011
1015:2024
961:2008
935:2008
907:2024
879:2024
620:591
563:2020
557:2.7%
548:2010
533:2000
518:1990
503:1980
491:Note
486:Pop.
323:and
269:GNIS
142:Area
33:City
1372:Leo
1362:Era
718:737
704:77
691:60
645:or
567:737
552:757
537:737
522:640
507:514
466:Cfa
252:940
220:DST
187:737
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