York County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.5. This is worse than average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.251. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.8 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 12.7. This is worse than average. There were 4 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.8. This is worse than average. There were 3 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.4 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.1%
(12.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.5 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 70.8% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Jefferson compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (40%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in York County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Jefferson (based on York County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.97%
| Here |  | 45.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 22.7% | 22.0% | 18.5% | 11.6% | 3.7% |
| Congregations | 19.0% | 3.1% | 24.0% | 10.7% | 3.9% |
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| Name | Church of the Brethren | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Other |
| Adherents | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 14.1% |
| Congregations | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 26.0% |
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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: 62 | York County: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5 | This county: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 17 | York County: | 0.40 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 113 | Here: | 2.69 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 231 | Here: | 5.49 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | York County: | 8.7% | | State: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | York County: | 28.7% | | State: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Here: | 11.9% | | Pennsylvania: | 11.5% |
| 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 |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $900 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $300 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $1,200 |
Jefferson government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,000 ($2.74)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $34,000 ($46.64)
All Other: $4,000 ($5.49)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $41,000 ($56.24)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $58,000 ($79.56)
Regular Highways: $40,000 ($54.87)
Solid Waste Management: $38,000 ($52.13)
General Public Buildings: $19,000 ($26.06)
Central Staff Services: $13,000 ($17.83)
Financial Administration: $12,000 ($16.46)
Fire Protection: $11,000 ($15.09)
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000 ($5.49)
Housing & Community Development: $3,000 ($4.12)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($2.74)
Libraries: $1,000 ($1.37)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,000 ($2.74)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $105,000 ($144.03)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $107,000 ($146.78)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($10.97)
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($1.37)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $162,000 ($222.22)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000 ($17.83)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.37)
- Tax - Individual Income: $46,000 ($63.10)
Property: $27,000 ($37.04)
NEC: $14,000 ($19.20)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $119,000 ($163.24)
5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,253 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.47% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($271 average AGI)| York County: | 0.05% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,777 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.28% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($362 average AGI)| York County: | 0.04% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Jefferson:
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
- WHVR (1280 AM; 5 kW; HANOVER, PA)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCAO (600 AM; 5 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Jefferson:
- WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
- WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
- WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
- WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WZBA (100.7 FM; WESTMINSTER, MD; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
- WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
- WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLIF (101.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WLIF, INC.)
- WIYY (97.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WFRE (99.9 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W219BX (91.7 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
- WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Jefferson:
- WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
- WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
- WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
Jefferson, Pennsylvania:
- Fatal accident count: 60
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 106
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
- Fatalities: 66
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 166
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pennsylvania average:
- Fatal accident count: 87
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 126
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 94
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 220
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 17
See more detailed statistics of Jefferson fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 24 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Jefferson)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Jefferson, PA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KA3PMJ
Grant Date: 02/05/1996, Expiration Date: 02/05/2006, Cancellation Date: 02/06/2008
Registrant: George F D Antonio, Rd 1 Box 355, Jefferson, PA 15344 - Call Sign: N3JZQ
Grant Date: 07/09/1991, Expiration Date: 07/09/2001, Cancellation Date: 07/10/2003
Registrant: Tad A Drogoski, 507 Coal Valley Rd, Jefferson, PA 15025 - Call Sign: N3RHC
Grant Date: 01/18/1994, Expiration Date: 01/18/2004, Cancellation Date: 01/19/2006
Registrant: Jenifer F Wilson, Rd 1 Bxo 214c, Jefferson, PA 15344 - Call Sign: N3WKZ, Previous Call Sign: KB3BLQ, Licensee ID: L00955373
Grant Date: 11/08/2005, Expiration Date: 11/08/2015
Registrant: Robert S Virgin Mr., 101 Second Street, Jefferson, PA 15344 - Call Sign: N3YWN, Licensee ID: L00244112
Grant Date: 03/09/2007, Expiration Date: 03/20/2017, Certifier: Glenn A Zollars
Registrant: Glenn A Zollars, 243 Pyle Road, Jefferson, PA 15344
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $98,980 | 1 | $110,550 | 5 | $158,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $144,325 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $241,240 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $107,000 | 1 | $133,900 | 3 | $161,213 | 1 | $51,360 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $164,400 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $179,620 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $197,175 | 4 | $134,900 | 1 | $78,900 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $96,930 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $75,510 | 3 | $179,827 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $175,760 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $105,000 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $175,287 | 4 | $120,975 | 1 | $70,560 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $81,600 | 1 | $90,620 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $54,370 | 3 | $143,130 | 1 | $34,080 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $208,370 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $135,810 | 5 | $112,562 | 1 | $42,950 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $75,050 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $162,230 | 1 | $29,260 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $142,790 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $83,070 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $130,720 | 5 | $110,286 | 1 | $32,440 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $105,970 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 3 | $107,557 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $116,465 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $114,740 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $95,927 | 8 | $106,818 | 1 | $35,400 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $96,300 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 3 | $116,267 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $107,605 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $110,020 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $83,720 | 1 | $89,870 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- #7 on the list of "Top 100 cities with declining populations from 2000 to 2008"
- #74 (15344) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Serbian first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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