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1277:Jerome Bonaparte Pillow House
634:Köppen Climate Classification
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1356:The Helena-West Helena World
1197:Helena–West Helena, Arkansas
1041:Blues: A Regional Experience
953:"Woodruff Elementary School"
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617:Beechcrest Elementary School
266:Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
1373:King Biscuit Blues Festival
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821:"Central High School"
756:"U.S. Census website"
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333:34.54583°N 90.64444°W
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25:West Helena, Arkansas
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854:"Miller Junior High"
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868:November 2,
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793:November 2,
765:January 31,
659:Angie Craig
558:other races
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282:2000 census
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1424:Categories
1102:and pages
684:References
527:As of the
324:90°38′40″W
321:34°32′45″N
252:feature ID
160:Population
62:90°38′40″W
59:34°32′45″N
1286:Education
1243:Landmarks
1117:index map
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722:April 23,
595:Education
536:, 65.69%
310:Geography
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182:Time zone
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1017:AllMusic
562:Hispanic
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274:Arkansas
244:05-74450
216:ZIP code
117:Phillips
105:Arkansas
1383:History
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995:May 25,
628:Climate
532:32.77%
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1213:Helena
1151:, and
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366:Census
292:Helena
112:County
1348:Media
1227:Areas
1100:Index
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300:blues
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375:Note
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