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1085:Villages in Grant Parish, Louisiana
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1079:Categories
942:Georgetown
898:Montgomery
660:References
542:As of the
332:Alexandria
301:92°31′46″W
298:31°34′44″N
160:Population
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69:31°34′44″N
1041:Footnotes
1009:Oak Grove
995:Fishville
965:Rock Hill
937:Dry Prong
761:April 23,
680:March 20,
616:KVDP (FM)
606:schools.
598:Education
328:Winnfield
287:Geography
251:Louisiana
243:Dry Prong
232:FIPS code
220:Area code
182:Time zone
152:Elevation
108:Louisiana
960:Prospect
924:Villages
643:La Salle
565:Hispanic
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991:Bentley
903:Pollock
783:June 4,
735:May 19,
268:History
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932:Creola
893:Colfax
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569:Latino
544:census
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396:Census
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987:Aloha
975:Other
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105:State
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