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In 2005, Teevin
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and its suburbs starting in March 1976. The reactor was closed periodically due to structural problems, and in
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1534:communities
1515:Deer Island
1430:County seat
1347:October 14,
1082:January 31,
1054:October 12,
1015:October 12,
887:Census 2000
863:other races
832:2000 census
806:other races
772:2010 census
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358:2010 census
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1659:Categories
1552:Birkenfeld
1475:St. Helens
1455:Clatskanie
1437:St. Helens
996:References
989:Sage Sharp
881:and 11.0%
836:As of the
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143:Government
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1587:Marshland
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1225:August 5,
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218:Time zone
188:Elevation
1485:Vernonia
1465:Prescott
1306:April 8,
929:Railroad
877:, 11.3%
867:Hispanic
857:, 0.24%
853:, 0.36%
849:, 1.48%
845:, 0.06%
810:Hispanic
499:Portland
466:Prescott
417:Portland
280:41-60850
252:ZIP code
127:Columbia
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1617:Woodson
1597:McNulty
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1367:in the
1148:June 4,
883:English
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291:2411511
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1520:Warren
1447:Cities
939:Amtrak
875:German
871:Latino
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814:Latino
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654:−10.4%
624:−12.6%
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564:119.3%
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458:Apiary
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354:Oregon
122:County
115:Oregon
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1577:Kerry
1562:Goble
1530:Other
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879:Irish
855:Asian
843:White
798:Asian
786:White
739:1,911
729:12.3%
724:1,895
709:1,687
694:1,674
684:−4.4%
679:1,655
669:50.3%
664:1,731
649:1,152
634:1,285
619:1,183
604:1,353
594:−5.3%
589:1,287
574:1,359
462:Goble
362:Kelso
257:97048
244:UTC-7
223:UTC-8
204:1,911
150:Mayor
110:State
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1227:2005
1201:2010
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