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1339:Gladbrook
966:April 23,
897:March 18,
875:March 16,
810:Education
790:museums.
595:March 28,
341:42°11′6″N
330:Geography
289:Gladbrook
267:FIPS code
255:Area code
209:Time zone
179:Elevation
70:42°11′6″N
18:Gladbrook
1480:Richland
1445:Highland
1425:Columbia
1344:Le Grand
1212:July 15,
1180:July 20,
1148:July 15,
940:June 22,
840:computer
820:Reinbeck
727:Hispanic
717:, 0.49%
713:, 0.10%
682:Hispanic
606:Source:
271:19-31035
243:ZIP code
1460:Lincoln
1435:Geneseo
1430:Crystal
1415:Carroll
1410:Carlton
1355:Montour
1350:Lincoln
1329:Elberon
1319:Clutier
1314:Chelsea
1069:May 11,
1018:June 4,
996:May 11,
778:Museums
630:updated
583:Source:
299:History
282:0456914
99:Country
1500:Toledo
1465:Oneida
1450:Howard
1375:Vining
1365:Toledo
1334:Garwin
1324:Dysart
1306:Cities
1296:Toledo
731:Latino
686:Latino
666:census
578:−15.4%
552:+15.2%
500:+10.1%
448:+10.6%
422:+51.4%
326:line.
139:County
129:
109:
1475:Perry
1440:Grant
1420:Clark
1370:Traer
1174:(PDF)
1167:(PDF)
1139:(PDF)
711:White
674:White
565:−6.9%
549:1,015
539:−9.2%
526:+0.9%
513:+1.3%
487:−8.8%
474:+6.1%
461:−7.3%
435:+3.2%
248:50635
237:(CDT)
235:UTC-5
214:UTC-6
119:State
1505:York
1495:Tama
1360:Tama
1214:2018
1182:2018
1150:2018
1122:2007
1096:2008
1071:2012
1046:2021
1020:2015
998:2012
968:2011
942:2010
899:2015
877:2022
748:The
601:and
597:2020
571:2020
558:2010
545:2000
532:1990
519:1980
506:1970
493:1960
480:1950
467:1940
454:1930
441:1920
428:1910
415:1900
402:1890
390:Pop.
386:Year
277:GNIS
150:Area
144:Tama
132:Iowa
44:City
846:at
729:or
684:or
575:799
562:945
536:881
523:970
510:961
497:949
484:862
471:945
458:891
445:961
432:869
419:842
406:556
260:641
228:DST
195:799
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