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1209:County seat
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949:"Wakefield"
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1500:Categories
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1368:Athelstane
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702:As of the
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222:Population
95:97°01′08″W
92:39°12′59″N
1462:Footnotes
1360:Townships
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1327:Ladysmith
1271:Wakefield
1080:. USD 379
886:April 17,
774:Education
365:Geography
359:Wakefield
335:Wakefield
302:FIPS code
290:Area code
244:Time zone
214:Elevation
180:, England
178:Wakefield
173:Named for
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803:See also
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136:Kansas
77:legend
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1039:2012
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