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Notable locations in Camden: McCollum-Chidester House Museum (A), Fairview Community Center (B), Camden City Hall (C), Fort Lookout Community Center (D), Ouachita County Courthouse (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Southwest Shopping Center (1), West Gate Shopping Center (2), Camden Plaza Shopping Center (3), Cardinal Shopping Center (4), Garden Oaks Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Camden include: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Shiloh Baptist Church (B), White City Baptist Church (C), First Assembly of God Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), First Christian Church (F), First Presbyterian Church (G), First United Methodist Church (H), Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cullendale Cemetery (1), Confederate Cemetery (2), Jewish Rest Cemetery (3), Greenwood Cemetery (4), Memorial Park Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Berg Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chaffie Creek (A), Wadleigh Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Camden include: City School Park (1), Fort Southerland Park (2), Ira Clark Park (3), Fairview Stadium (4), Fairview Park (5), Carnes Park (6), Sandy Beach Park (7), Coleman Stadium (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Camden Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Mccollum-Chidester House Museum (926 West Washington Street).
Hotels: Kings Inn (942 South Adams Avenue), Airport Inn (2115 Highway 79 North), Umsted House Bed & Breakfast (404 West Washington Street), Comfort Inn Camden (1 Ridgecrest Drive), Ramada Inn Camden (950 California Avenue Southwest).
Courts: Camden-City - City Offices- Municipal Building Offices- Municipal Court Proba (213 Madison Avenue Northeast), Camden-City - City Offices- Municipal Building Offices- Municipal Court C (213 Madison Avenue Northeast).
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Ouachita County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.6. This is about average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 0.00360. This is significantly better than average. There were 8 monitors within city limits.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2008 was 0.284. This is significantly better than average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 3.73. This is worse than average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 18.0. This is significantly worse than average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 36.7. This is significantly worse than average. There were 43 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 13.6. This is about average. There were 10 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Camden and their reported violations in the past:
CAMDEN WATERWORKS (Population served: 13450, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-11-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2005)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2005)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between SEP-2003 and OCT-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2005)
- MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-01-2003 and JUL-01-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2005)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-2001. Follow-up actions: St Show-cause Hearing (DEC-05-2001)
- 15 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2005)
- Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In MAR-2004, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2005)
- Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - Between MAY-01-2003 and JUN-01-2003, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2005)
- Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 1 NTU - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2005)
- Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2005)
- 7 other older monitoring violations
FRENCHPORT WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 1860, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
LOCUST BAYOU WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 488, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-01-2000), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-01-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.1%
(14.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.3% for Black residents, 13.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 51.2% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 29.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Arkansas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 65.7% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Camden, AR
People in group quarters in Camden:
- 168 people in nursing homes
- 123 people in other group homes
- 29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
Camden compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Camden (2011 data):
- First Bank: 1325 Highway 278 By-Pass Branch, Cardinal Branch, at 1325 Highway 278 Bypass, Of South Arkansas, A Division Of Calhoun County Bank, Camden Branch. Info updated 12/17/2010: Bank assets: $17.6 mil, Deposits: $1.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Harrell Bancshares, Inc.
- Farmers Bank & Trust Company: East Camden Branch, Jefferson/Camden Branch, West Washington Branch, Hcb Cardinal Branch. Info updated 11/05/2008: Bank assets: $66.0 mil, Deposits: $56.0 mil, headquarters in Magnolia, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Magnolia Banking Corporation
- BancorpSouth Bank: Garden Oaks Branch, Camden Main, Cullendale Branch, Drive-In Branch. Info updated 07/18/2007: Bank assets: $13,579.0 mil, Deposits: $11,067.1 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 292 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Camden, Arkansas:
- Holiday Inn Express, 1450 Hwy 278 SW, Camden, AR 71701
 , Phone: (870) 836-8100
- Comfort Inn, 1 Ridgecrest Dr, Camden, AR 71701 , Phone: (870) 836-9000, Fax: (870) 836-9003
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Camden, Arkansas
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Ouachita County Arkansas:
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Religion statistics for Camden:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.64%
| Here | | 62.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 53.0% | 15.8% | 7.9% | 7.6% | 5.4% |
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| Congregations | 24.7% | 19.8% | 4.9% | 12.3% | 9.9% |
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| Name | American Baptist Association | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Catholic Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.0% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% |
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| Congregations | 8.6% | 2.5% | 6.2% | 1.2% | 9.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Ouachita County: | 3.07 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Ouachita County: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Here: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10 | Here: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Ouachita County: | 12.3% | | State: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Ouachita County: | 32.0% | | State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $7,443 | $29,772 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $15,071 | $36,170 | 8 | $1,649 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $7,539 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
22 | $59,627 | $32,524 | 1 | $589 |
| Police - Other |
12 | $19,045 | $19,045 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
28 | $72,181 | $30,935 | 5 | $299 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $788 |
| Correction |
1 | $1,917 | $23,004 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
13 | $23,358 | $21,561 | 1 | $1,072 |
| Solid Waste Management |
12 | $22,277 | $22,277 | 2 | $1,771 |
| Parks and Recreation |
7 | $13,191 | $22,613 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
26 | $49,884 | $23,023 | 4 | $3,558 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $17,322 | $34,644 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
135 | $301,316 | $26,784 | 29 | $17,265 |
Camden government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,039,000 ($91.79)
Solid Waste Management: $445,000 ($39.31)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,210,000 ($195.25)
Local Fire Protection: $1,601,000 ($141.44)
Water Utilities: $1,043,000 ($92.15)
Regular Highways: $980,000 ($86.58)
Solid Waste Management: $972,000 ($85.87)
Sewerage: $667,000 ($58.93)
Central Staff Services: $612,000 ($54.07)
Financial Administration: $447,000 ($39.49)
Judicial and Legal Services: $447,000 ($39.49)
Parks and Recreation: $324,000 ($28.62)
General Public Buildings: $206,000 ($18.20)
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $1,785,000 ($157.70)
- Employee Retirement - Earnings on Investments (calculated): $588,000 ($51.95)
Total Other Securities: $448,000 ($39.58)
Benefit Payments: $375,000 ($33.13)
Total Cash and Deposits: $183,000 ($16.17)
From Parent Local Government: $79,000 ($6.98)
Local Employee Contribution: $7,000 ($0.62)
- Employee Retirement – Corporate Bonds: $1,182,000 ($104.43)
- Employee Retirement – Corporate Stocks: $2,074,000 ($183.23)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $395,000 ($34.90)
- General - Interest on Debt: $202,000 ($17.85)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,280,000 ($113.08)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,405,000 ($212.47)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $620,000 ($54.78)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $458,000 ($40.46)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,373,000 ($121.30)
Interest Earnings: $483,000 ($42.67)
Fines and Forfeits: $198,000 ($17.49)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,820,000 ($955.91)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,362,000 ($915.45)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $10,000 ($0.88)
General - Other: $6,000 ($0.53)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,416,000 ($566.83)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,625,000 ($143.56)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,785,000 ($157.70)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $669,000 ($59.10)
All Other: $489,000 ($43.20)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,936,000 ($259.39)
Public Utilities Sales: $863,000 ($76.24)
Property: $683,000 ($60.34)
Other License: $320,000 ($28.27)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,692,000 ($326.18)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $282,000 ($24.91)
5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,344 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.63% | | Arkansas average: | 7.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,618 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.99% | | Arkansas average: | 7.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Camden:
- KNHD (1450 AM; 1 kW; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
- KVMA (630 AM; 1 kW; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: MAGNOLIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
- KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Camden:
- KAMD-FM (97.1 FM; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: CHARLES R. SHINN)
- KCAC (89.5 FM; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: CAMDEN CAREER CENTER)
- KCXY (95.3 FM; EAST CAMDEN, AR; Owner: GARY D. TERRELL D/B/A Y95 RADIO)
- KMGC (104.5 FM; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: JADE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- KBSA (90.9 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: BD OF SUP OF LA STATE U & A&M COLLGE)
- KIXB (103.3 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KAGL (93.3 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KELD-FM (107.1 FM; HAMPTON, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KXZX (96.1 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORP.)
- K228CE (93.5 FM; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: FRED H. BAKER, JR.)
- KZHE (100.5 FM; STAMPS, AR; Owner: A-1 COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KBPW (88.1 FM; HAMPTON, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- KWDO (99.1 FM; WALDO, AR; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
TV broadcast stations around Camden:
- KETG (Channel 9; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- K46DT (Channel 46; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K69HO (Channel 69; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K36DR (Channel 36; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
- KYPX (Channel 49; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS 49, INC.)
- K29DC (Channel 29; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K40EF (Channel 40; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K50EK (Channel 50; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K57GF (Channel 57; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K63FX (Channel 63; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K66EX (Channel 66; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K48EP (Channel 48; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K59FJ (Channel 59; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Camden fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Camden, AR
| Most common first names in Camden, AR among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 250 | 72.5 years |
| Mary | 228 | 78.2 years |
| John | 214 | 75.4 years |
| William | 166 | 74.7 years |
| Willie | 123 | 74.6 years |
| Robert | 122 | 71.5 years |
| Charles | 114 | 71.2 years |
| George | 100 | 74.0 years |
| Henry | 81 | 74.4 years |
| Annie | 63 | 79.8 years |
| Most common last names in Camden, AR among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 157 | 76.2 years |
| Williams | 154 | 74.8 years |
| Johnson | 125 | 75.9 years |
| Davis | 97 | 75.1 years |
| Brown | 88 | 75.2 years |
| Jones | 86 | 73.7 years |
| Wilson | 82 | 75.6 years |
| Green | 71 | 75.4 years |
| Moore | 64 | 76.5 years |
| Walker | 57 | 70.2 years |
| Businesses in Camden, AR |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 2 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | Popeyes | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| FedEx | 5 | | Sears | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | UPS | 4 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
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- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Paper (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 100 cities with declining populations from 2000 to 2008 (pop. 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Wood products (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Paper"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other group homes"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Black residents"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of burglaries in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
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