Napoleons is a town in

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in the

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, west of the state capital,

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. At the , Napoleons had a population of 553. The Post Office opened on 1 September 1862, was known as Napoleon until around 1950, and closed in 1971. A Community Postal Agency opened at the Napoleons general store on 17 April 2012.

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continues to refer to the post office as "Napoleon". The town is served by Napoleons Primary School, with an enrolment of 102. The current school opened in 2002. The original school, situated nearby, opened in 1870.

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