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1463:44°21′42″N
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946:References
865:As of the
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233:(EDT)
231:UTC-4
210:UTC-5
191:1,400
130:Waldo
118:Maine
113:State
1376:CDPs
1351:Troy
1281:Knox
1208:City
1111:2008
1086:2012
1061:2015
995:2022
974:2012
793:0.6%
784:2020
769:2010
754:2000
739:1990
724:1980
709:1970
694:1960
688:3.0%
679:1950
664:1940
649:1930
634:1920
619:1910
604:1900
589:1890
574:1880
559:1870
544:1860
529:1850
514:1840
499:1830
484:1820
472:Note
467:Pop.
438:and
414:and
384:and
370:pump
368:and
362:sash
360:; a
299:town
273:GNIS
146:Area
141:1814
36:Town
1019:299
890:or
841:or
743:938
728:482
713:624
698:628
683:558
668:542
653:613
638:669
623:828
608:949
488:675
416:173
412:131
301:in
256:207
224:DST
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