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Town loses census funds over dorm resident miscount
Shepherdstown West Virginia officials fought a census error that left more than 400 Shepherd College students off the town tally. The miscount reduced local revenue, including $30,000 from a nearby casino, by misallocating dorm residents to other addresses.
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Shepherdstown
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Shepherd College
Potomac River
Veronique Pluviose-Fenton
National League of Cities
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