Editing Riverdale, Georgia

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'''Riverdale''' is a city in [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 15,129 in 2020. Riverdale is a suburb just south of [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]]<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Riverdale {{!}} Riverdale, GA – Official Website |url=https://www.riverdalega.gov/509/City-of-Riverdale |website=www.riverdalega.gov |access-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328040905/https://www.riverdalega.gov/509/City-of-Riverdale |url-status=live }}</ref> and is part of the [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta Georgia Counties and Cities {{!}} KNOWAtlanta – Atlanta's Relocation Guide |url=https://www.knowatlanta.com/atlanta-metro-counties-cities |website=knowatlanta.com |access-date=March 28, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328040905/https://www.knowatlanta.com/atlanta-metro-counties-cities |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
The area now known as Riverdale was settled before the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Riverdale was founded in 1886, when the railroad was extended there.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/r.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | last= Krakow| first= Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, Georgia | pages=189 | isbn=0-915430-00-2 | access-date=May 26, 2019 | archive-date=April 14, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414153830/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/r.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> Named for Mr. W. S. Rivers, the original owner of the town site who donated his land to the railroad company, the city was incorporated in 1908.<ref name= history-official>{{Cite web |url= https://www.riverdalega.gov/136/History |title=History |publisher= Riverdale, Georgia official website|website= riverdalega.gov |access-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-date= May 9, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509121943/https://www.riverdalega.gov/136/History|url-status=live}}</ref>

Monroe Huie, a farmer, supplied lumber to the local railway network. Whenever the train arrived to collect wood, it also delivered fertilizer to the region. As a result, fertilizer sales became the primary business endeavor in the area. Prior to the construction of the spur, fertilizer had to be transported in wagons from the nearby town of Jonesboro.<ref name= history-official />

In 2024, an investigation by the "FOX 5 I-Team" in Atlanta discovered that hundreds of traffic tickets had been issued improperly by robotic traffic control cameras in school zones.  The city was compelled to issue refunds and an apology.   Police Chief Todd Spivey put it this way:  "Initially, this was presented as a good idea, as a good way to slow the people down and create safer school zones. But if we’re going to engage in constant problems and losing the trust of the public because of the issuing of civil-penalty citations, do we need to revisit the idea of, is it really working?"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Johnny |title=More speed camera trouble: FOX 5 I-Team investigation finds another 6K erroneous tickets |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/speed-camera-erroneous-tickets-riverdale-fox-5-iteam-investigation |website=Fox 5 Atlanta |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==
Riverdale is in western Clayton County, {{convert|12|mi}} south of downtown [[Atlanta]] and {{convert|6|mi|0}} northwest of [[Jonesboro, Georgia|Jonesboro]], the county seat.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Riverdale has an area of {{convert|11.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.22%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Riverdale city, Georgia |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1365464 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182505/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1365464 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=July 28, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 139
|1920= 159
|1930= 158
|1940= 207
|1950= 263
|1960= 1045
|1970= 2521
|1980= 7121
|1990= 9359
|2000= 12478
|2010= 15134
|2020= 15129
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 
}}

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|+Riverdale racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1365464&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 13, 2021|website=data.census.gov|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213170431/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1365464&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|620
|4.1%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|11,776
|77.84%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|34
|0.22%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|881
|5.82%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|442
|2.92%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,375
|9.09%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 15,129 people, 5,517 households, and 3,404 families residing in the city.

==Parks and recreation==
The city currently has three parks, all within a mile of each other:
* Travon D. Wilson Memorial Park on Church St. behind the Merchant Shopping Center
* Church Park on Wilson Rd. behind the First Baptist Church of Riverdale
* Banks Park on Main St. and West St. next to city hall

==Government==
[[File:Riverdale, Georgia city hall.JPG|thumb|right|Riverdale City Hall]]

The city is governed by a mayor and four council members. Each council member represents the entire city and is elected at-large. Council members come from the four wards that divide the city. The mayor and council appoint a [[city manager]], who has oversight over five departments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riverdalega.gov/57/Council|title=Council &#124; Riverdale, GA – Official Website|website=www.riverdalega.gov|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119131549/https://www.riverdalega.gov/57/Council|url-status=live}}</ref> They also further appoint a municipal judge and judges pro tempore to serve in the city's municipal court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/ga/riverdale/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_S5PODUMA|title=Part 1 Section 23 - Riverdale City Charter|website=library.municode.com|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-date=January 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129181342/https://library.municode.com/ga/riverdale/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_S5PODUMA|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Education==
Schools in Riverdale are in the [[Clayton County Public Schools|Clayton County School System]]. Schools located in Riverdale include:
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* [[Charles Drew High School]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Charles R. Drew High | publisher = Clayton County Public Schools | url = https://315.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | accessdate = May 1, 2023 | archive-date = May 1, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230501215806/https://315.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* Church Street Elementary School<ref>{{cite web | title = Church Street Elementary | publisher = Clayton County Public Schools | url = https://105.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | accessdate = May 1, 2023 | archive-date = May 1, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230501215812/https://105.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* Harper Elementary School<ref>{{cite web | title = Harper Elementary | publisher = Clayton County Public Schools | url = https://134.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | accessdate = May 1, 2023 | archive-date = February 3, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230203191020/https://134.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* Lake Ridge Elementary<ref>{{cite web | title = Lake Ridge Elementary | publisher = Clayton County Public Schools | url = https://130.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | accessdate = May 1, 2023 | archive-date = June 8, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230608154640/https://130.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* Oliver Elementary School<ref>{{cite web | title = Oliver Elementary | publisher = Clayton County Public Schools | url = https://120.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | accessdate = May 1, 2023 | archive-date = May 1, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230501215812/https://120.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* Pointe South Elementary School<ref>{{cite web | title = Pointe South Elementary | publisher = Clayton County Public Schools | url = https://126.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | accessdate = May 1, 2023 | archive-date = May 1, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230501215810/https://126.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* Riverdale Elementary School<ref>{{cite web | title = Riverdale Elementary | publisher = Clayton County Public Schools | url = https://120.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | accessdate = May 1, 2023 | archive-date = May 1, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230501215812/https://120.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Riverdale High School (Georgia)|Riverdale High School]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Riverdale High | publisher = Clayton County Public Schools | url = https://005.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | accessdate = May 1, 2023 | archive-date = March 24, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230324023715/https://005.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* Riverdale Middle School<ref>{{cite web | title = Riverdale Middle | publisher = Clayton County Public Schools | url = https://018ccps.ss10.sharpschool.com/ | accessdate = May 1, 2023 | archive-date = May 1, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230501215804/https://018ccps.ss10.sharpschool.com/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* Sequoyah Middle School<ref>{{cite web | title = Sequoyah Middle | publisher = Clayton County Public Schools | url = https://028ccps.ss10.sharpschool.com/ | accessdate = May 1, 2023 | archive-date = December 4, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201204232710/http://028ccps.ss10.sharpschool.com/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* Smith Elementary School<ref>{{cite web | title = Smith Elementary | publisher = Clayton County Public Schools | url = https://132.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | accessdate = May 1, 2023 | archive-date = January 29, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230129070150/https://132.clayton.k12.ga.us/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
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==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====State highways====
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*[[Image:Georgia 85.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 85]] (Clark Howell Memorial Hwy)
*[[Image:Georgia 138.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 138]] (Martin Luther King Jr. Hwy)
*[[Image:Georgia 139.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 139]] (Main St./Riverdale Rd.)
*[[Image:Georgia 314.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 314]] (Fayetteville Rd., running west of the city limits)
{{colend}}

====Main roads====
These are roads with more than four lanes.
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*Gardenwalk Boulevard
*Lamar Hutcheson Parkway
*Pointe South Parkway
*Upper Riverdale Road
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====Minor roads====
These are roads with two to four lanes. or other 785.
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*Church Street
*Roberts Drive
*Taylor Road
*Valley Hill Road
*Bethsaida Road
*Helmer Road
*Thomas Road
*E. Fayetteville Road
*Rountree Road
*Roy Huie Road
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====Interstate highway====
Interstate 75 passes northeast of the city limits.

====Transit====
Two [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]] bus routes serve the city, including:
* Route 191 – Justice Center/Hartsfield Intl<ref>{{cite web |title=MARTA |url=http://www.itsmarta.com/191-poi.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005131228/http://www.itsmarta.com/191-poi.aspx |archive-date=October 5, 2016 |access-date=October 5, 2016}}</ref>
* Route 196 – Church/Upper Riverdale/Mt.Zion<ref>{{cite web |title=MARTA |url=http://www.itsmarta.com/196-poi.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402193918/http://itsmarta.com/196-poi.aspx |archive-date=April 2, 2016 |access-date=October 5, 2016}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Kofi Amichia]], professional football player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/sports/football/roster/kofi-amichia/7044| title=Kofi Amichia - Football | website= gousfbulls.com| publisher= USF Athletics|access-date=May 13, 2024|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210127015748/https://gousfbulls.com/sports/football/roster/kofi-amichia/7044|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Nina Bo'nina Brown|Nina BoNina Brown]], drag queen, appeared on ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' TV competition series, [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9)|season 9]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Duncan |first1=Dallas |title=Georgia's Nina Bonina Brown debuts tonight on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' |url= https://thegavoice.com/culture/georgias-nina-bonina-brown-debuts-tonight-rupauls-drag-race/ |website=Georgia Voice |date=March 24, 2017 |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127193358/https://thegavoice.com/culture/georgias-nina-bonina-brown-debuts-tonight-rupauls-drag-race/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Devontae Cacok]], NBA player<ref>{{cite web |title=Devontae Cacok Career Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/devontae-cacok-1/gamelog/9999/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127193147/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/devontae-cacok-1/gamelog/9999/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Playboi Carti]], rapper, hip-hop artist,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kearse |first=Stephen |date=March 2, 2021 |title=Playboi Carti, Rap Iconoclast |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/ |url-status=live |magazine=The Nation |language=en-US |issn=0027-8378 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529214153/https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/playboi-carti-whole-lotta-red/ |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Ciara]], singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://005.clayton.k12.ga.us/about|title=About: Riverdale High School| website= clayton.k12.ga.us| publisher= Clayton County Public Schools |access-date=May 13, 2024|archive-date=February 20, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240220230356/https://005.clayton.k12.ga.us/about|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Edawn Coughman]], NFL and CFL football player
*[[Cordy Glenn]], NFL player
*[[Ashley Holcombe]], softball player
*[[Larry June]], rapper<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ural |first=Garrett |date=August 30, 2016 |title=Larry June Is Developing His Music Career & Own Brand Of Oranges |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.40219/title.larry-june-is-developing-his-music-career-own-brand-of-oranges |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501130426/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.40219/title.larry-june-is-developing-his-music-career-own-brand-of-oranges |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=May 1, 2023 |website=HipHopDX.com}}</ref>
*[[Sherrilyn Kenyon]], author<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/author-dark-tales-escape-from-darkness-her-own-life/x9A9EBMVXVdVwr8vLkC9vN/ |title = This Life: Author's dark tales an escape from darkness in her own life| newspaper = The [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]| last1= Staples|first1 = Gracie Bonds |access-date = July 6, 2021|archive-date = July 9, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184459/https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/author-dark-tales-escape-from-darkness-her-own-life/x9A9EBMVXVdVwr8vLkC9vN/|url-status = live}}</ref>
*[[Barry Loudermilk]], US Representative for Georgia's 11th District<ref>{{cite web |title=Loudermilk, Barry D. |url= https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/L/LOUDERMILK,-Barry-D--(L000583)/ |website= history.house.gov| publisher= US House of Representatives |access-date= January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230127193618/https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/L/LOUDERMILK,-Barry-D--(L000583)/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Will Rackley]], NFL player
*[[DJ Shockley]], NFL player
*[[Cecil Travis]], professional baseball player
*[[Waka Flocka Flame]], hip-hop musician
* [[Lavelle Westbrooks]], NFL and CFL professional football player
*[[James Woodall]], president of the Georgia [[NAACP]]<ref name="Hackle">{{cite news |last1=Hackle |first1=Al |title=Woodall NAACP state president at 25 |url=https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/woodall-naacp-state-president-25/ |access-date=December 31, 2020 |work=Statesboro Herald |date=October 23, 2020 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211022901/https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/woodall-naacp-state-president-25/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.riverdalega.gov/ City of Riverdale official website]

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'''I-785''' like NC.

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