Editing Indianola, Iowa

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| name                   = Indianola, Iowa
| settlement_type        = City
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| population_total       = 15833
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'''Indianola''' is city in and [[county seat]] of  [[Warren County, Iowa]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=2011-06-07 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>   United States, located {{convert|19|mile}} south of downtown [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]. The population was 15,833 at the time of the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref> Indianola is home to the [[National Balloon Classic]], a nine-day [[hot air balloon]] festival held annually in the summer, the [[Des Moines Metro Opera]], a major American Summer Opera Festival, and [[Simpson College]].

==History==
Indianola was founded in 1849 as the county seat of Warren County. The town was located near the geographic center of the new county. The town's name was taken from a newspaper account of a [[Texas]] [[ghost town]] [[Indianola, Texas|of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.co.warren.ia.us/History.htm |title=Warren County |access-date=2009-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108174756/http://www.co.warren.ia.us/History.htm |archive-date=2010-01-08 }} Warren County History</ref>

Indianola was incorporated in 1863.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y1M0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA482 | title=The History of Warren County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c, Volume 1 | publisher=Higginson Book Company | year=1879 | pages=482}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>
The [[Summerset Trail]]'s southern terminus is in Indianola.<ref>Warren County Conservation Board. [http://www.warrenccb.org/areas/st/st.html Summerset Trail.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219091809/http://www.warrenccb.org/areas/st/st.html |date=2007-02-19 }}</ref>

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Indianola has a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

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|Jan record high F = 70
|Feb record high F = 79
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 106
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 113
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 70
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|Jan avg record high F = 54.9
|Feb avg record high F = 59.0
|Mar avg record high F = 74.3
|Apr avg record high F = 82.7
|May avg record high F = 88.0
|Jun avg record high F = 91.5
|Jul avg record high F = 94.5
|Aug avg record high F = 93.4
|Sep avg record high F = 90.4
|Oct avg record high F = 84.6
|Nov avg record high F = 70.9
|Dec avg record high F = 58.6
|year avg record high F = 96.0

|Jan high F = 31.7
|Feb high F = 36.3
|Mar high F = 49.5
|Apr high F = 62.1
|May high F = 71.9
|Jun high F = 81.4
|Jul high F = 85.5
|Aug high F = 84.0
|Sep high F = 77.6
|Oct high F = 64.8
|Nov high F = 49.6
|Dec high F = 36.9
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|Jan mean F = 21.7
|Feb mean F = 25.8
|Mar mean F = 38.3
|Apr mean F = 50.0
|May mean F = 60.9
|Jun mean F = 70.7
|Jul mean F = 74.7
|Aug mean F = 72.8
|Sep mean F = 65.0
|Oct mean F = 52.5
|Nov mean F = 38.8
|Dec mean F = 27.1
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|Jan low F = 11.6
|Feb low F = 15.2
|Mar low F = 27.1
|Apr low F = 37.9
|May low F = 49.9
|Jun low F = 60.0
|Jul low F = 64.0
|Aug low F = 61.6
|Sep low F = 52.4
|Oct low F = 40.1
|Nov low F = 27.9
|Dec low F = 17.4
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|Jan avg record low F = -11.7
|Feb avg record low F = -6.4
|Mar avg record low F = 7.0
|Apr avg record low F = 22.3
|May avg record low F = 34.7
|Jun avg record low F = 46.5
|Jul avg record low F = 53.5
|Aug avg record low F = 51.1
|Sep avg record low F = 36.5
|Oct avg record low F = 23.8
|Nov avg record low F = 10.1
|Dec avg record low F = -3.3
|year avg record low F = -16.1

|Jan record low F = -33
|Feb record low F = -35
|Mar record low F = -20
|Apr record low F = -2
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 36
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 38
|Sep record low F = 23
|Oct record low F = 4
|Nov record low F = -11
|Dec record low F = -26
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|Feb precipitation inch = 1.42
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|Apr precipitation inch = 3.88
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|Aug precipitation inch = 3.90
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|Oct precipitation inch = 3.02
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.85
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.40
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|May precipitation days = 12.3
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|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.4
|Nov snow days = 0.9
|Dec snow days = 3.2

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
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==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
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|state= Iowa
|shading= 
|percentages= 
|1860|836
|1870|1428
|1880|2146
|1890|2254
|1900|3261
|1910|3283
|1920|3628
|1930|3488
|1940|4123
|1950|5145
|1960|7062
|1970|8852
|1980|10843
|1990|11340
|2000|12998
|2010|14782
|2020|15833
|source=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>|footnote=Source: {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}}
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 15,833 people, 5,886 households, and 3,886 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,398.9 inhabitants per square mile (540.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 6,409 housing units at an average density of 566.3 per square mile (218.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 92.8% [[White Americans|White]], 1.0% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.7% from other races and 4.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 2.8% of the population.

Of the 5,886 households, 32.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% were cohabitating couples, 27.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 16.3% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 34.0% of all households were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 36.0 years. 28.5% of the residents were under the age of 20; 8.5% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.0% were from 25 and 44; 21.4% were from 45 and 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

===Other census counts===

In 2005, a special census was conducted that revised Indianola's population to 14,156.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/State/stcorrections2000.pdf|title=Revised 2000 Census Population and Housing Counts for Iowa Places and Counties.|website=iowadatacenter.org|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/286084/Indianola|title=Indianola - Iowa, United States|website=britannica.com|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>

As of 2013, there were 15,108 people, 5,477 households, and 3,579 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1314.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,893 housing units at an average density of {{convert|523.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 96.9% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.

Of the 5,477 households 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.7% were non-families. 28.6% of households were one person and 13.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age was 34.1 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 15.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 22.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 12,998 people, 4,748 households, and 3,261 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,414.7|pd/sqmi}}. There were 4,981 housing units at an average density of {{cvt|542.1|/sqmi}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 97.92% White, 0.40% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 4,748 households 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 26.5% of households were one person and 12.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94.

The age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 15.8% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median household income was $43,725 and the median family income was $52,238. Males had a median income of $36,945 versus $24,401 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,574. About 5.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

'''Religion'''

21.%-Catholic

64.5%-Protestant

14.1%-non affiliated

.4%- Karen Buddhist, (in 2022 a Karen Buddhist temple was established at the old St Thomas A. Catholic Church site)

== Current elected officials ==
'''City Council:'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Position !! Name !! Term expires
|-
| Mayor|| Steve Richardson|| 2025
|-
| City Council Ward 1 || Melissa Sones || 2027
|-
| City Council Ward 2|| Ron Dalby|| 2025
|-
| City Council Ward 3 ||Steve Armstrong|| 2027
|-
| City Council Ward 4 || Christina Beach|| 2025
|-
| City Council At-Large|| Josh Rabe|| 2027
|-
| City Council At-Large|| Vacant|| 2025
|}

==Arts and culture==
Indianola is also the home of the [[National Balloon Classic]] and [[National Balloon Museum]].

=== Points of interest ===
[[File:Buxton Park Gazebo Indianola Iowa.jpg|thumb|alt=Buxton Park Arboretum|Gazebo and flower gardens in Buxton Park Arboretum]]
[[File:National Balloon Museum Indianola Iowa.jpg|thumb|alt=National Balloon Museum|{{center|National Hot Air Balloon Museum}}]]

* [[Buxton Park Arboretum]]
* [[Des Moines Metro Opera]]
* Summerset Winery
* [[Simpson College]]
* [[U.S. Ballooning Hall of Fame]]

==Education==

===Public school system===
Indianola is served by the [[Indianola Community School District (Iowa)|Indianola Community School District]].

Indianola has four elementary schools:
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*Whittier Elementary
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*Emerson Elementary
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*Irving Elementary
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*Wilder Elementary
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Indianola Middle School is the only middle school.<br />
Indianola High School is the only senior high school.

===Colleges and universities===
[[Simpson College]], a liberal arts college of the [[United Methodist Church]], is in Indianola, and was founded in 1860.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Highways====
Iowa Highway 92 runs east and west through the city and crosses US Highways 65 and 69 southeast of the central business district.

====Railroads====
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Indianola no longer has railroad service. At one time, it served as a terminus for a branch line of the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]] which came off the CB&Q mainline at Indianola Junction, which was four miles west of [[Chariton, Iowa|Chariton]]. There was a brick and stucco depot that stood across the tracks from the Rock Island depot. This line was abandoned in the early 1960s.

The other railroad was the [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]], which branched off a branch line from [[Carlisle, Iowa|Carlisle]], which is just southeast of Des Moines, to Summerset Junction, a few miles north of Indianola and on into Winterset. The Winterset to Summerset Junction portion of the line was discontinued in the early 1960s, leaving the Indianola to Carlisle line in place. There was a brick Rock Island depot just to the west of US Highway 65 & 69 in the center of Indianola. This line maintained sporadic service until the Rock Island went bankrupt in 1980. The line was then operated by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad until the early 1990s, at which point the line was abandoned back to Carlisle. The line was converted to the Summerset Trail from Indianola to Carlisle after abandonment.

The Rock Island and CB&Q lines both came in from the east and paralleled each other as they came into Indianola. They could interchange cars and there was at one point, first class Pullman passenger trains came down the Rock Island and then moved to the CB&Q railroad to Chariton and on to [[St. Joseph, Missouri]].<ref>Brown, Robert C; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. Iowa Mail Line and Branch Lines Depots and Towers; April 1999; No Publisher Listed; p 133</ref>  The Rock Island purchased a portion of the CB&Q after it was abandoned. Freight cars were sometimes stored there.

====Air service====
Scheduled passenger service and general aviation services are provided by [[Des Moines International Airport]], which is 13 miles northwest of Indianola. There are two privately owned airports near Indianola: Nash Field is four miles south of Indianola and is open to the public. Laverty Field is three miles north of Indianola and requires prior permission to land.<ref>AirNav.com website</ref>

==Notable people==
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*[[Edwin K. Barker]] (1928–2019), educator<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obituary of Edwin K Barker {{!}} Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service |url=https://gayandciha.com/tribute/details/3750/Edwin-Barker/obituary.html |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=gayandciha.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Casey Blake]], baseball player and assistant coach for the Indianola High School girls basketball team<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kansas.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/bob-lutz/article127221634.html|title=Former Shocker Blake battled his way onto the MLB Hall of Fame ballot|last=Lutz|first=Bob|date=18 January 2017|work=The Wichita Eagle|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[Todd Blythe]], former football player for the [[Arena Football League]], [[NFL]], and the [[Canadian Football League]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.enterprisepub.com/movalley/sports/wh-grad-chases-pro-football-dream/article_11b8e374-1bca-11e7-8b99-772503b4ee43.html|title=WH grad chases pro football dream|last=Gengler|first=Matt|date=7 April 2017|website=Missouri Valley Times News|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[George Washington Carver]], botanical researcher and agronomy educator<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://simpson.edu/internal/internal/dunn-library/archives-special-collections/george-washington|title=George Washington Carver|website=Simpson College|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref>
*John Dudley, professional archer and founder of the Nock On School of Nock<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nockonarchery.com/school-of-nock/|title=School Of Nock with John Dudley}}</ref>
*[[Dayton Duncan]], writer and documentary filmmaker<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/about-the-filmmakers/dayton-duncan/|title=Dayton Duncan|website=Public Broadcasting Service|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[Junior D. Edwards]], posthumous [[Medal of Honor]] honoree<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/11/05/freedom-rock-iowa-indianola-medal-honor-recipient-junior-dan-edwards-warren-county-patriotism/1858639002/|title=Freedom Rock honors Indianola Medal of Honor recipient|last=Albertson|first=Teresa May|date=5 November 2018|work=Des Moines Register|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[Erasmus Haworth]], geologist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/1912/h/haworth_erasmus.html|title=Haworth, Erasmus - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912|website=www.ksgenweb.org|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref>
*[[James C. Hickman]], [[actuary]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.wisc.edu/james-c-hickman-former-business-school-dean-dies/|title=James C. Hickman, former business school dean, dies|website=news.wisc.edu|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref>
*[[Paul Homan]] (1893–1969), economist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6bw0qxp|title=Homan, Paul T. (Paul Thomas), 1893-1969 @ SNAC|website=snaccooperative.org|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>
*[[John Paul Jones (artist)|John Paul Jones]], painter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americanart.si.edu/artist/john-paul-jones-2502|title=John Paul Jones|website=Smithsonian American Art Museum|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[Lane Sisters]], four sibling singers, including film actress Priscilla Lane (1915–1995)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.desmoinesregister.com/famous-iowans/leota-lane|title=Leota Lane|last=Longden|first=Tom|website=Des Moines Register Data Central|access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[Ralph Parcaut]], wrestler<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1921/di1921-03-16.pdf|title=PARCAUT AND RUEBENS WILL MEET IN BOXING AND WRESTLING SHOW|date=16 March 1921|work=The Daily Iowan|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[Steve Spray]], golfer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://desmoinesregister.newspapers.com/clip/22974030/12_august_1996_my_piece_on_steve_spray/|title=12 August 1996 My piece on Steve Spray - Newspapers.com|website=Des Moines Register|language=en|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref>
*[[Chris Street]], Iowa Hawkeye basketball player<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/21/sports/basketball-iowa-player-dies-in-crash.html|title=BASKETBALL; Iowa Player Dies in Crash|agency=Associated Press|date=1993-01-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-04-08|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[Edwin Edgar Voigt]], bishop of the [[Methodist Church (USA)|Methodist Church]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://catalog.gcah.org/DigitalArchives/memoirs/voigt-edgar-c.pdf|title=Bishop Edwin Edgar Voigt}}</ref>
*[[Ilo Wallace|Ilo Browne Wallace]], [[Second Lady of the United States]], wife of Vice President [[Henry A. Wallace]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/25/obituaries/ilo-browne-wallace-92-widow-of-a-vice-president-to-roosevelt.html|title=Ilo Browne Wallace, 92, Widow of a Vice President to Roosevelt|last=Saxon|first=Wolfgang|date=1981-02-25|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-04-08|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[Ed Yost]], inventor of the modern [[hot air balloon]]

==Technology==

*Indianola has a municipal, Gigabit-capable, fiber optic network<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessrecord.com/Content/Energy-Utilities/Energy-Utilities/Article/Indianola-expands-fiber-network-for-gigabit-connectivity/183/930/66675|last=Indianola|first=First Connected Community in Iowa|date= February 15, 2013|access-date=2014-12-02|title=Gigabit IMU Network}}</ref> and entrepreneurial development programs that links STEM-related activities at its schools and Simpson College to the local tech economy.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.indianolaiowa.gov/ Official City of Indianola Website]
*[http://www.indianolachamber.com Indianola Chamber of Commerce]

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