population
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Thomas owns and operates this hidden gem of a shop just off Interstate 94, at the edge of the tiny community of Hebron, North Dakota, population 794.
From Salon
People held on remand accounts for around 20% of the prison population.
From BBC
In Turkey, the number of Christians has declined to a historic low, while in Lebanon, where the pope arrived Sunday for a three-day trip, emigration is reducing a larger population.
The divide is partly generational: pitting some of those personally scarred by a troubled nuclear past against a younger population eager to embrace zero-carbon energy and technological advancement.
Although raised-field agriculture eventually ended -- likely because of population decline and social upheaval after European colonization -- this does not diminish the effectiveness of these systems.
From Science Daily
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