Allegany County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
SO2
CO
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 3.82. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.58. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.9 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.161. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Lonaconing and their reported violations in the past:
MIDLAND-LONACONING (Address: 7 JACKSON STREET , Population served: 5600, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-2000. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (FEB-19-2000), St Public Notif requested (MAR-24-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-24-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2000)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-1999. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-21-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-1999)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-1999. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (SEP-10-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-21-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1997 and MAY-09-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from MAR-09-1998 to MAR-29-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-09-2000)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 24.1%
(24.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Maryland: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 65.4% | | Whole state: | 69.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 5.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lonaconing, MD
64 people in nursing homes
Lonaconing compared to Maryland state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below 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 significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage 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 (69%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Coal or coke (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Allegany County Maryland:
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Religion statistics for Lonaconing (based on Allegany County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.39%
| Here |  | 56.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Southern Baptist Convention |
| Adherents | 31.3% | 26.8% | 8.5% | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| Congregations | 7.4% | 33.1% | 8.1% | 4.4% | 8.8% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | LDS (Mormon) Church | Church of the Brethren | Other |
| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 11.3% |
| Congregations | 3.7% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 4.4% | 25.0% |
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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: 19 | Allegany County: | 2.62 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | This county: | 0.69 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17 | Allegany County: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 52 | This county: | 7.16 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Allegany County: | 12.5% | | Maryland: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Allegany County: | 28.9% | | State: | 26.7% |
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 |
1 | $3,400 | $40,800 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $663 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $43 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,550 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $3,414 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,125 | $25,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $5,525 | $33,150 | 11 | $6,670 |
Lonaconing government finances in 2002:
- Construction - General: $1,000 ($0.82)
General Public Buildings: $1,000 ($0.82)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $543,000 ($447.65)
Regular Highways: $165,000 ($136.03)
General - Other: $65,000 ($53.59)
Central Staff Services: $25,000 ($20.61)
Police Protection: $21,000 ($17.31)
Parks & Recreation: $16,000 ($13.19)
General Public Buildings: $11,000 ($9.07)
Financial Administration: $2,000 ($1.65)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $37,000 ($30.50)
Water Utilities: $5,000 ($4.12)
- General - Interest on Debt: $97,000 ($79.97)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $72,000 ($59.36)
Highways: $3,000 ($2.47)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,310,000 ($1904.37)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $110,000 ($90.68)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $17,000 ($14.01)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,353,000 ($1939.82)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $50,000 ($41.22)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $14,000 ($11.54)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($0.82)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $49,000 ($40.40)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($0.82)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $125,000 ($103.05)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $514,000 ($423.74)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $80,000 ($65.95)
- Tax - Property: $97,000 ($79.97)
Public Utilities: $7,000 ($5.77)
NEC: $4,000 ($3.30)
Other Selective Sales: $1,000 ($0.82)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $200,000 ($164.88)
4.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,414 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.16% | | Maryland average: | 7.95% |
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:
4.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,607 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.45% | | Maryland average: | 8.13% |
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 Lonaconing:
- WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WCBC (1270 AM; 5 kW; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: CUMBERLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WKLP (1390 AM; 1 kW; KEYSER, WV; Owner: STARCAST SYSTEMS, INC.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WNTR (1230 AM; 1 kW; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
- WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lonaconing:
- WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
- WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
- WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
- WCBC-FM (107.1 FM; KEYSER, WV; Owner: PROSPERITAS BROADCASTING SYSTEM, L P)
- WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WDZN (100.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: CHARTER EQUITIES, INC.)
- WQZK-FM (94.1 FM; KEYSER, WV; Owner: STARCAST SYSTEMS, INC.)
- WAIJ (90.3 FM; GRANTSVILLE, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
- WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
- W242AD (96.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKHJ (104.5 FM; MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD; Owner: SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, INC.)
- WVSB (104.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: WEST VA. SCHS. FOR DEAF AND BLIND)
- WQWV (103.7 FM; FISHER, WV; Owner: MCGUIRE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WTRM (91.3 FM; WINCHESTER, VA; Owner: TIMBER RIDGE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Lonaconing:
- W43BP (Channel 43; CRESAPTOWN, MD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WGPT (Channel 36; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
Lonaconing fatal accident list:
Jun 27, 1991 10:28 PM, 36, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Sep 6, 1991 08:55 PM, 36, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 5, 1989 04:25 PM, 41, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 23, 1984 04:30 AM, Md0036, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 18, 1982 09:28 PM, Md0036, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Apr 5, 1980 00:55 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 8, 1980 04:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,261
Total average daily truck traffic: 61
Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic: 1,584
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3 - Edward T Richardson, 17800 Jackson Mountain Road (Lat: 39.557056 Lon: -78.981111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.3 m, Overall height: 80.5 m, Licensee ID: L01267492
Registrant: Liberty Towers, LLC, 51 Monroe Street, Suite Pe 7, Rockville, MD 20850-2403, Phone: (202) 420-7300, Email:
- Edward T Richardson, 17800 Jackson Mountain Road (Lat: 39.557056 Lon: -78.981111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.3 m, Overall height: 80.5 m, Licensee ID: L01267492
Registrant: Liberty Towers, LLC, 51 Monroe Street, Suite Pe 7, Rockville, MD 20850-2403, Phone: (202) 420-7300, Email:
- Joe Cruz, 0.99 Miles Se Of Charlestownn Rd. Sw, 0.66 Miles Nw Of Middle Ridge Rd. Sw (Lat: 39.546583 Lon: -78.942389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 61 m
Registrant: 1250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Itasca, IL 60143, Phone: (630) 647-1026, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Dans Mountain State Park (Lat: 39.557306 Lon: -78.947528), Call Sign: KNHT493, Licensee ID: L00001771
Assigned Frequencies: 151.325 MHz Grant Date: 09/04/2003, Expiration Date: 11/25/2013
Registrant: State Of - Dnr Maryland, Tawes State Office Building, D-4, 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401-2397, Phone: (410) 260-8734, Fax: (410) 260-8404, Email:
- Dans Mountain State Park (Lat: 39.557306 Lon: -78.947528), Call Sign: KNHT494, Licensee ID: L00001771
Assigned Frequencies: 151.145 MHz Grant Date: 08/30/2003, Expiration Date: 11/25/2013
Registrant: State Of - Dnr Maryland, Tawes State Office Building, D-4, 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401-2397, Phone: (410) 260-8734, Fax: (410) 260-8404, Email:
- Lat: 39.567306 Lon: -78.979472, Call Sign: WQBB872
Assigned Frequencies: 155.175 MHz Grant Date: 09/16/2004, Expiration Date: 09/16/2014, Certifier: James Dawson
Registrant: T.W.R. Communications, Cumberland, MD 21501-0299, Phone: (301) 777-2692, Fax: (301) 777-7845
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - Jackson Mtn Rd Sw Approx 3 Mi S Near (Lat: 39.522861 Lon: -78.973611), Overall height: 22.9 m, Call Sign: WPNE321
Assigned Frequencies: 945.875 MHz, 950.375 MHz Grant Date: 05/19/1997, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Phone: (301) 390-0900 - BARTON, 4.6 Miles W Of (Lat: 39.583444 Lon: -79.046778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: WHO877
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz... (+4 more) Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KD3CM, Licensee ID: L01251376
Grant Date: 02/28/2007, Expiration Date: 03/07/2017, Certifier: Thomas J Devlin
Registrant: Thomas J Devlin, 46 Jackson St, Lonaconing, MD 21539 - Call Sign: N3QXH, Licensee ID: L00733189
Grant Date: 08/21/2003, Expiration Date: 11/09/2013
Registrant: Ryan T Devlin, 46 Jackson St, Lonaconing, MD 21539 - Call Sign: KB3MVA, Licensee ID: L01084361
Grant Date: 11/15/2005, Expiration Date: 11/15/2015, Certifier: Clyde H Foor
Registrant: Clyde H Foor, 15 Allegany Street, Lonaconing, MD 21539 - Call Sign: KB3REK, Licensee ID: L01397608
Grant Date: 05/07/2008, Expiration Date: 05/07/2018, Certifier: Robert G Ritchie
Registrant: Robert G Ritchie, 76 Douglas Avenue, Lonaconing, MD 21539
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $54,710 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $54,040 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $46,400 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $43,520 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $60,500 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $60,870 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $39,110 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $58,230 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $47,920 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $64,050 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $45,200 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $41,310 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $33,600 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Lonaconing, MD among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 81 | 73.5 years |
| Mary | 73 | 82.4 years |
| John | 69 | 77.1 years |
| James | 63 | 73.7 years |
| Margaret | 35 | 85.4 years |
| Charles | 31 | 74.2 years |
| Thomas | 26 | 74.3 years |
| Robert | 24 | 74.2 years |
| George | 22 | 76.4 years |
| Elizabeth | 22 | 83.5 years |
| Most common last names in Lonaconing, MD among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Green | 37 | 77.3 years |
| Miller | 31 | 77.8 years |
| Broadwater | 29 | 75.5 years |
| Smith | 27 | 78.5 years |
| Beeman | 27 | 78.4 years |
| Wilson | 18 | 73.2 years |
| Crowe | 18 | 78.8 years |
| Robertson | 18 | 75.2 years |
| Fazenbaker | 16 | 74.6 years |
| Warnick | 16 | 74.0 years |
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