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240:FIPS code
183:Time zone
153:Elevation
1486:Winganon
1451:Sequoyah
1234:Pawhuska
1219:Mannford
1136:Skiatook
1095:Okmulgee
1090:Glenpool
983:Okmulgee
971:Counties
840:cite web
590:Hispanic
580:, 0.09%
576:, 0.33%
244:40-13700
216:ZIP code
106:Oklahoma
48:Oklahoma
1441:Justice
1436:Gregory
1398:Oologah
1377:Chelsea
1323:Catoosa
1229:Oologah
1194:Fairfax
1179:Chelsea
1174:Bristow
1146:Wagoner
1116:Catoosa
1069:Sapulpa
1008:Wagoner
912:Archive
892:June 4,
873:. 2017.
280:History
262:Chelsea
255:2413192
233:539/918
192:Central
91:Country
1456:Tiawah
1403:Talala
1340:Owasso
1315:Cities
1239:Pawnee
1224:Morris
1214:Kiefer
1199:Hominy
1126:Coweta
1064:Owasso
998:Rogers
993:Pawnee
689:Actor
594:Latino
565:census
447:−12.5%
387:138.5%
342:Census
118:Rogers
113:County
1466:Other
1393:Inola
1388:Foyil
1369:Towns
1346:Tulsa
1204:Inola
1169:Beggs
1059:Jenks
1049:Bixby
1033:Tulsa
1003:Tulsa
988:Osage
978:Creek
578:Asian
570:White
547:1,991
537:−8.1%
532:1,964
522:31.9%
517:2,136
507:−7.6%
502:1,620
487:1,754
472:1,622
457:1,541
442:1,437
427:1,642
417:−9.8%
412:1,527
402:25.3%
397:1,692
382:1,350
319:Tulsa
274:circa
221:74016
209:UTC-5
188:UTC-6
169:1,991
101:State
1423:CDPs
894:2015
853:help
817:2012
768:2008
726:2022
552:1.4%
543:2020
528:2010
513:2000
498:1990
492:8.1%
483:1980
477:5.3%
468:1970
462:7.2%
453:1960
438:1950
432:7.5%
423:1940
408:1930
393:1920
378:1910
363:1900
351:Note
346:Pop.
250:GNIS
124:Area
33:Town
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