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387:Prescott
282:Holbrook
277:Hereford
242:Glendale
222:Florence
212:Fairbank
182:Dateland
162:Chandler
107:Avondale
102:Ash Fork
1036:6943645
829:Apaches
825:Navajos
788:Winslow
517:Winslow
507:Willcox
462:Tonopah
442:Solomon
412:Safford
407:Sacaton
377:Phoenix
332:Nogales
302:Kingman
237:Gillett
232:Gilbert
192:Douglas
172:Clifton
142:Cameron
137:Buckeye
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838:Mexico
472:Tucson
427:Sedona
417:Salome
372:Peoria
367:Pearce
362:Payson
352:Parker
342:Oracle
337:Oatman
297:Kearny
287:Jerome
197:Duncan
117:Bisbee
112:Benson
539:Forts
467:Tubac
452:Tempe
322:Miami
312:Mayer
247:Globe
202:Eagar
127:Bouse
1314:2017
1032:OCLC
1024:ISBN
827:and
821:Hopi
819:The
770:, a
527:Yuma
317:Mesa
34:Town
18:Town
956:to
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