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County, Florida. Population 19,716 (2025), +1.1% on the prior year, +10.4% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Gilchrist CountyBell (town), population 558Branford (town), population 756Fanning Springs (city), population 1,336Trenton (city), population 2,221

Click a city to open its page. Filled shapes are cities, towns and villages; hatched shapes are census designated places with a spending estimate. Boundaries: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line, simplified for drawing.

Cities

Every city, town and village in Gilchrist County, with its latest BEBR population. A place in two counties is listed in both and its page sits under its principal county.

Population

2025
Population19,716Population, April 1, 1972 to 2025197219.7k high2025
Change since the prior year+1.1%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+10.4%2020 to 2025
Census 202017,8642020

University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Florida Estimates of Population, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Population estimates

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Basis of the latest figureestimate2025

Population by year

April 1 of each year. Basis is census in a census year, otherwise BEBR's estimate.

YearPopulationBasisChange
202519,716estimate+1.1%
202419,503estimate+2.0%
202319,123estimate+1.5%
202218,841estimate+3.9%
202118,126estimate+1.5%
202017,864census+0.6%
201917,766estimate+2.0%
201817,424estimate+1.2%
201717,224estimate+2.2%
201616,848estimate+0.1%
201516,839estimate-0.1%
201416,853estimate-0.2%
201316,880estimate-0.4%
201216,946estimate-0.2%
201116,983estimate+0.3%
201016,939census-2.6%
200917,393estimate+0.8%
200817,256estimate+0.9%
200717,106estimate+2.4%
200616,703estimate+3.0%
200516,221estimate+2.0%
200415,900estimate+2.5%
200315,517estimate+3.3%
200215,023estimate+2.2%
200114,699estimate+1.8%
200014,437census+7.7%
199913,406estimate+2.0%
199813,140estimate+4.9%
199712,531estimate+3.1%
199612,150estimate+2.2%
199511,888estimate+3.1%
199411,526estimate+7.5%
199310,722estimate+5.2%
199210,196estimate+2.1%
19919,984estimate+3.3%
19909,667census+25.4%
19897,709estimate+3.9%
19887,421estimate+4.6%
19877,098estimate+0.4%
19867,070estimate+0.9%
19857,008estimate-0.3%
19847,031estimate+4.0%
19836,763estimate-4.1%
19827,051estimate+11.7%
19816,312estimate+9.5%
19805,767census-4.3%
19796,027estimate+3.3%
19785,837estimate+1.6%
19775,743estimate+12.8%
19765,091estimate+0.8%
19755,052estimate+2.9%
19744,910estimate+19.9%
19734,095estimate+15.4%
19723,548estimaten/a

Labor force

Aug 2026
Unemployment rate5.0%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 20167.1% highAug 2026
Labor force8,013Aug 2026
Employment7,613Aug 2026
Unemployed400Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier4.6%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier+0.1%Aug 2026

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Labor force page

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Latest month is preliminaryyesAug 2026

Monthly, last three years

Not seasonally adjusted. The latest month may be preliminary.

MonthLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Aug 20268,0137,6134005.0%
Jul 20268,0647,6454195.2%
Jun 20268,0847,6784065.0%
May 20268,1457,7394065.0%
Apr 20268,2947,8864084.9%
Mar 20268,2747,8763984.8%
Feb 20268,2947,8484465.4%
Jan 20268,1767,7194575.6%
Dec 20258,1987,8113874.7%
Nov 20258,2567,8204365.3%
Sep 20258,3247,9583664.4%
Aug 20258,0077,6353724.6%
Jul 20258,0767,7273494.3%
Jun 20258,0457,7253204.0%
May 20258,0907,7962943.6%
Apr 20258,2798,0062733.3%
Mar 20258,2587,9742843.4%
Feb 20258,2407,9492913.5%
Jan 20258,1557,8453103.8%
Dec 20248,1497,8932563.1%
Nov 20248,2077,9132943.6%
Oct 20248,2837,9962873.5%
Sep 20248,3288,0432853.4%
Aug 20248,0377,7223153.9%
Jul 20248,0987,7793193.9%
Jun 20248,0737,7713023.7%
May 20248,0217,7602613.3%
Apr 20248,2147,9732412.9%
Mar 20248,0977,8342633.2%
Feb 20248,1797,9142653.2%
Jan 20248,1157,8592563.2%
Dec 20238,0177,7932242.8%
Nov 20238,1487,8982503.1%
Oct 20238,2267,9682583.1%
Sep 20238,2527,9832693.3%
Aug 20237,9807,7202603.3%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
20258,1767,8413354.1%
20248,1507,8712793.4%
20238,0837,8472362.9%
20227,6867,4632232.9%
20217,4737,1992743.7%
20207,1416,7923494.9%
20197,4167,1762403.2%
20187,2396,9812583.6%
20177,1366,8392974.2%
20167,1186,7783404.8%
20156,4936,1213725.7%
20146,5216,0644577.0%
20136,5866,0455418.2%
20126,6666,0406269.4%
20116,8356,12071510.5%

Tourist tax

Jan 2026
Collections, latest month$13.9KTourist tax collections by month, Feb 2016 to Jan 2026Feb 2016$32.4K highJan 2026
Change on the same month a year earlier-1.9%Jan 2026
Last 12 months$180KJan 2026
Fiscal year to date$53.1KFY2026 to Jan 2026

Florida Department of Revenue, Local Government Tax Distributions by County (Form 4), Tourist Development Tax, retrieved 2026-09-28 | Gilchrist County sales and visitor spending

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Monthly collections, last three years

MonthCollectionsChange
Jan 2026$13.9K-1.9%
Dec 2025$17.2K+33.0%
Nov 2025$7.44K-49.0%
Oct 2025$14.6K+28.6%
Sep 2025$10.5K-2.4%
Aug 2025$15.5K+20.0%
Jul 2025$13.6K-28.7%
Jun 2025$19.9K+8.7%
May 2025$17.3K-12.2%
Apr 2025$17.5K-34.1%
Mar 2025$17.8K+16.1%
Feb 2025$14.7K+7.5%
Jan 2025$14.1K+28.8%
Dec 2024$12.9K+34.6%
Nov 2024$14.6K+73.8%
Oct 2024$11.4K-64.9%
Sep 2024$10.8K-35.6%
Aug 2024$12.9K+45.3%
Jul 2024$19.1K+32.8%
Jun 2024$18.3K-16.8%
May 2024$19.7K-1.9%
Apr 2024$26.5K+27.3%
Mar 2024$15.3K+6.2%
Feb 2024$13.7K-3.7%
Jan 2024$11K-19.4%
Dec 2023$9.59K+32.6%
Nov 2023$8.39K+28.1%
Oct 2023$32.4K+370.9%
Sep 2023$16.8K+113.0%
Aug 2023$8.91K-49.1%
Jul 2023$14.4K-3.2%
Jun 2023$22K+36.7%
May 2023$20.1K+30.4%
Apr 2023$20.8K+29.4%
Mar 2023$14.4K+16.4%
Feb 2023$14.2K-15.4%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses69New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20164 highAug 2026
Food service licenses24Aug 2026
Lodging licenses10Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses35Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months9Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months262Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before0.0%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month16Sep 2026

County Business Patterns and ZIP Code Business Patterns, complete data files, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida DBPR active licensure base files: public food service, public lodging and retail alcoholic beverage licenses, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) bulk corporate data files, new entity filings by month, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Licenses Business formations Business patterns

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Establishments2952023
Employees, mid March2,2222023
Annual payroll$98M2023
Establishments, change on the year before+1.0%2023

Licenses by type

Counted licenses in DBPR's food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage files, placed by geocoded address.

License typeFileActive
2APSalcohol19
2010-SEATfood17
2014-MFDVfood6
2COPalcohol5
2007-DWEL-SNGLlodging4
8COPalcohol3
8COP-SFSalcohol3
2003-NAPTlodging3
11Calcohol2
3DPSalcohol2
2002-MOTLlodging2
1APSalcohol1
2014-HTDGfood1
2005-BNBlodging1

Filings by entity type, last 12 months

Sunbiz new entity filings by the ZIP code of the principal address, grouped to the USPS postal city

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies233228
Florida profit corporations1421
Florida non-profit corporations1312
Out of state entities registering in Florida21
Partnerships, trusts and other filings00

By sector, 2023

County Business Patterns, NAICS sectors. Employment and payroll withheld by the Bureau show blank.

SectorEstablishmentsEmployeesAnnual payroll
NAICS 23 Construction60360$19.3M
NAICS 44 Retail Trade33220$5.59M
NAICS 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services3056$3.18M
NAICS 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)3073$3.2M
NAICS 62 Health Care and Social Assistance29453$22.1M
NAICS 72 Accommodation and Food Services25432$9.18M
NAICS 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services1989$3.15M
NAICS 48 Transportation and Warehousing1764$3.53M
NAICS 42 Wholesale Trade1157$3.48M
NAICS 52 Finance and Insurance1142$2.2M
NAICS 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing914$550K
NAICS 31 Manufacturing8186$11M
NAICS 22 Utilities441$4.35M
NAICS 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting369$3.07M
NAICS 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation319$456K

Building permits

Aug 2026
Housing units permitted, last 12 months60Housing units permitted by month, Dec 2009 to Aug 2026Dec 200920 highAug 2026
Change on the 12 months before-34.8%Aug 2026
Permit valuation, last 12 months$18.1MAug 2026
Units, latest month6Aug 2026
Single family units, last 12 months60Aug 2026
Units in buildings of 5 or more, last 12 months0Aug 2026
Units, latest annual table942025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place and county residential permits, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Building permits

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Monthly, last three years

Residential permits as the Bureau publishes them; imputed months are the Bureau's imputations.

MonthUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
Aug 2026660$1.35M
Jul 2026330$871K
Jun 2026440$1.64M
May 2026550$1.1M
Apr 2026220$385K
Mar 2026330$1.18M
Feb 2026550$1.64M
Jan 2026660$3.14M
Dec 2025880$1.83M
Nov 2025550$1.45M
Oct 2025330$628K
Sep 202510100$2.89M
Aug 2025110$250K
Jul 202514140$3.5M
Jun 2025330$1.3M
May 2025990$2.23M
Apr 202510100$2.01M
Mar 202520200$4.24M
Feb 2025440$1.57M
Jan 2025770$1.99M
Dec 2024220$320K
Nov 202411110$2.84M
Oct 2024550$1.15M
Sep 2024660$1.55M
Aug 2024770$2.14M
Jul 2024440$1.08M
Jun 202416160$3.57M
May 202411110$2.9M
Apr 2024440$1.43M
Mar 202412120$2.27M
Feb 2024220$310K
Jan 202414140$4.92M
Dec 2023440$760K
Nov 202311110$3.29M
Oct 202316160$3.12M
Sep 202312120$4.04M

Annual table

YearUnits1 unit5 or moreValuation
202594940$23.9M
202494940$24.5M
20231191190$30.8M
20221121120$27.3M
20213133130$74.9M
202083830$12.3M
201966660$9.76M
201865650$9.62M
201758580$8.58M
201650500$7.4M
201543430$5.31M
201437370$4.78M
201330300$3.87M
201235350$3.13M
201120200$1.06M

Property roll

2026 final
Total just value$2.95B
Total taxable value (non school)$1.08B2026 final
Total taxable value (school)$1.25B2026 final
Just value, change on the prior roll+3.3%2025 final roll to 2026 final
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+7.7%2025 final roll to 2026 final
Total just value, prior roll$2.86B2025 final roll
New construction value$40.7M2026 final
Parcels14,7762026 final

Florida Department of Revenue, NAL tax roll (name, address, legal), 2026 preliminary and final as posted, retrieved 2026-10-03

Parcels are placed by Census block group through the Census Bureau's block assignment file; a parcel in a block group that straddles the limits is apportioned. Census 2020 block groups; 24% of the county's just value lies in a place. Medians are over the parcels whose block group lies mostly in the place. Qualified sales: the roll's own sale fields, qualification codes 01 and 02, improved, single parcel.

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Median single family just value$231K2026 final
Qualified sales, last 12 months276Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$238KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$1.25B2026 final
Just value, commercial$46.9M2026 final
Just value, industrial$18M2026 final
Just value, agricultural$1.34B2026 final
Just value, vacant$92.6M2026 final
Just value, institutional$34.3M2026 final
Just value, government$122M2026 final
Just value, other$53.1M2026 final

Just value by use group

Department of Revenue land use codes grouped: residential 001 to 009, commercial 011 to 039, industrial 041 to 049, agricultural 050 to 069, vacant 000, 010, 040 and 070, institutional 071 to 079, government 080 to 089, other 090 to 099. Taxable is the non school taxable value. Just value change compares with the 2025 final roll, summed the same way.

Use groupParcelsJust valueTaxable (non school)New constructionResidential unitsJust value change
Residential6,677$1.25B$675M$31.8M6,578+4.6%
Commercial161$46.9M$45.2M$846Kn/a+4.4%
Industrial35$18M$17.6M$163Kn/a+1.9%
Agricultural3,574$1.34B$221M$7.4Mn/a+2.8%
Vacant2,807$92.6M$70.8M$121Kn/a+1.2%
Institutional77$34.3M$4.9M$15.3Kn/a-0.9%
Government385$122M$134K$391Kn/a+1.0%
Other1,060$53.1M$43.7M$8.25Kn/a-2.0%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units7,863Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199086.0% high2024
Occupied units7,1512020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units7122020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households6,1302020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households1,0212020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate85.7%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)17.6%2025
Cost burdened renter households26.9%2025

Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Housing data

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Severely cost burdened renters (over 50%)17.3%2025
Assisted housing developments1Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units60Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$0.9K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$275K2024

Cost burden by income, 2025

Households by the share of income spent on housing, Shimberg Center estimates for 2025.

TenureIncome (share of area median)30% or less30.1 to 50%Over 50%
All households30% AMI or less505141448
All households30.01-50% AMI83917581
All households50.01-80% AMI1,26620577
All households80.01-120% AMI7171110
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI2,8737317
Renters30% AMI or less17323195
Renters30.01-50% AMI197724
Renters50.01-80% AMI239174
Renters80.01-120% AMI2000
RentersGreater than 120% AMI22900
Owners30% AMI or less332118253
Owners30.01-50% AMI64210377
Owners50.01-80% AMI1,02718873
Owners80.01-120% AMI6971110
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI2,6447317

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1990$39K32
1991$35K18
1992$40.7K32
1993$56.5K39
1994$60.5K37
1995$48.5K34
1996$60.2K40
1997$73.5K36
1998$53K50
1999$69.7K60
2000$67.7K82
2001$77.9K57
2002$89K69
2003$88.5K75
2004$119K101
2005$140K135
2006$148K82
2007$188K56
2008$146K50
2009$132K49

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Trenton Preservation718 NE 7th Place #905Trenton6060

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$68KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$98.8K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$646KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$646KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before+25.3%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$45.4KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$539KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$539KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before+3.8%Sep 2026

Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Expenditures and Revenues Reported by Florida's County and Municipal Governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Revenue, Revenue Confirmation Online, distributions to local governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Financial Services, LOGERx local government Annual Financial Report data, long-term debt outstanding, retrieved 2026-10-04 | Distributions Annual financial report

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Total revenues$71.5MFY2025
Revenues, change on the year before+15.3%FY2025
Total expenditures$42MFY2025
Expenditures, change on the year before-37.0%FY2025
Revenues per resident$3.63KFY2025
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$5.66MFY2025
Long-term debt, change on the year before+19.8%FY2025

Half-cent sales tax, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$68K
Aug 2026$60.5K
Jul 2026$54.4K
Jun 2026$75.5K
May 2026$54.2K
Apr 2026$42.8K
Mar 2026$51.6K
Feb 2026$50.6K
Jan 2026$38.1K
Dec 2025$52.3K
Nov 2025$55.4K
Oct 2025$42.9K
Sep 2025$48.6K
Aug 2025$47.8K
Jul 2025$50.2K
Jun 2025$48.4K
May 2025$44.8K
Apr 2025$44.9K
Mar 2025$43K
Feb 2025$27.5K
Jan 2025$36.3K
Dec 2024$42.5K
Nov 2024$43.1K
Oct 2024$38.8K
Sep 2024$45.7K
Aug 2024$56.4K
Jul 2024$54.2K
Jun 2024$49K
May 2024$54.5K
Apr 2024$49K
Mar 2024$46.1K
Feb 2024$40.7K
Jan 2024$36.6K
Dec 2023$41.5K
Nov 2023$36.5K
Oct 2023$46.9K

State revenue sharing, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$45.4K
Aug 2026$45.4K
Jul 2026$45.4K
Jun 2026$43.9K
May 2026$43.9K
Apr 2026$43.9K
Mar 2026$43.9K
Feb 2026$43.9K
Jan 2026$43.9K
Dec 2025$46.4K
Nov 2025$46.4K
Oct 2025$46.4K
Sep 2025$47.7K
Aug 2025$47.7K
Jul 2025$47.7K
Jun 2025$40.9K
May 2025$40.9K
Apr 2025$40.9K
Mar 2025$40.9K
Feb 2025$40.9K
Jan 2025$40.9K
Dec 2024$40.9K
Nov 2024$45K
Oct 2024$45K
Sep 2024$45K
Aug 2024$45K
Jul 2024$45K
Jun 2024$45.7K
May 2024$45.7K
Apr 2024$45.7K
Mar 2024$45.7K
Feb 2024$45.7K
Jan 2024$45.7K
Dec 2023$45.7K
Nov 2023$45.7K
Oct 2023$45.7K

Long-term debt by fiscal year

Total long-term debt outstanding at fiscal year end, all funds, as the government reported it to the Department of Financial Services in its Annual Financial Report.

Fiscal yearDebt outstandingChange
FY2025$5.66M+19.8%
FY2024$4.72M-10.2%
FY2023$5.26M+477.7%
FY2022$911K-23.2%
FY2021$1.19M-11.2%
FY2020$1.34M+14.9%
FY2019$1.16M-40.6%
FY2018$1.96M+19.3%
FY2017$1.64M+50.2%
FY2016$1.09M-5.3%
FY2015$1.15M+47.7%
FY2014$781K-21.1%
FY2013$990Kn/a

Revenues by category, FY2025

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2025FY2024Change
General Government Taxes$37.2M$33.7M+10.4%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$3.17M$2.58M+22.6%
Intergovernmental Revenues$12.4M$10.6M+17.4%
Charges for Services$4.51M$3.55M+26.9%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$74.2K$85.8K-13.5%
Miscellaneous Revenues$6.87M$8.51M-19.3%
Other Sources$7.28M$2.99M+143.2%
Taxesn/an/an/a
Intergovernmental Revenuen/an/an/a
Permits and Franchise Feesn/an/an/a
Franchise Fees, Licenses, and Permitsn/an/an/a
Permits, Fees, and Licensesn/an/an/a

Expenditures by category, FY2025

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2025FY2024Change
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$6.85M$33.6M-79.6%
Public Safety$16.1M$20.3M-20.8%
Physical Environment$2.06M$1.85M+11.0%
Transportation$7.56M$3.79M+99.4%
Economic Environment$752K$1.09M-30.9%
Human Services$886K$797K+11.3%
Culture / Recreation$1.08M$1.11M-3.2%
Other Uses and Non-Operating$5.59M$3.04M+83.7%
Court-Related Expenditures$1.12M$963K+16.6%
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits$283MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$283M high2026
Change on a year earlier+8.9%June 30, 2026
Change, real+5.5%June 30, 2026
Branches6June 30, 2026
Institutions4June 30, 2026
Branches opened since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026
Branches closed since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026

FDIC Summary of Deposits, Florida offices, every June 30 since 1994, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Bank deposits

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Offices, June 30, 2026

Deposits as each office reports them to the FDIC; the city is the one the bank reports, not a municipal boundary.

InstitutionBranchAddressCityDeposits
Ameris BankTrenton Branch530 E Wade StTrenton$76.9M
Seacoast National BankTrenton Branch1502 E Wade StTrenton$72.8M
Capital City BankTrenton Branch109 W Wade StTrenton$66.4M
Lafayette State BankBell Office Branch1119 S Main StBell$23.7M
Capital City BankBell Branch690 S. US Hwy 129Bell$22.3M
Capital City BankFanning Springs Branch7240 Sw Us Highway 19Fanning Springs$20.5M

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