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Across the Fence:  Population of your 'town'?  |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 24 2005 : 6:34:44 PM
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| Do you live in (or near) a LARGE town .. to a TINY town? Do you know the population? How do most people make their living in your area? |
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westfork woman
True Blue Farmgirl
554 Posts
Kennie Lyn
Emmett
Idaho
USA
554 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2005 : 8:23:39 PM
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I live near Boise, it's big, and 50 miles away, the nearest town is 5000+, the valley we are nearest holds about 300. We used to be logging and ag, now, we are some logging and ag, and mostly work in Boise or retired.
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
2173 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2005 : 9:25:35 PM
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Frannie, dear, are you interviewing for a magazine article? So many questions!  My town/area is larger than I like with a declining fruit industry. 
May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, may you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life. ~~Apache Blessing
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lonestargal
True Blue Farmgirl
607 Posts
Kristi
Texas
607 Posts |
Posted - Oct 25 2005 : 07:55:41 AM
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| I live in Wichita Falls, TX. We are one of the biggest towns in the general area. We are right in the middle of OKC and Dallas/Ft. Worth. It's about 120 miles either way. Amarillo is 220 miles and places like San Antonio or Houston are quite a bit further. We don't have a lot of stores here though so if you need major shopping you still need to go to Dallas or OKC. There are lots of tiny towns surrounding us though, some of them with a population of only a couple hundred people. We are here for the railroad, my husband is an engineer but other than the railroad most people are here for the military base. We are home to Sheppard Airforce base. |
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FarrarFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
330 Posts
Lynda
Frohna
Missouri
USA
330 Posts |
Posted - Oct 25 2005 : 09:58:34 AM
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Good morning, everyone,
I live near a large city, St. Louis, MO. I'm not really sure what the population is because it depends on whether you count just those in the actual city limits or if you count all the surrounding suburbs of St. Louis county. We can receive our mail if it's marked St. Louis or Affton, which is the suburb we live in. When you live in the suburb, it's not too bad, you get spoiled with convenience very quickly, since most ANY thing you need or want is no more than 15 minutes away. Like I said, it can be very nice, but it will be a real culture shock and huge learning curve when we move to the farm. It's 25 - 45 minutes away from any shopping, depending on which direction you go. One must be a better planner....
There is just about any kind of job you want to have in this area. We have several international headquarters downtown - so lots of corporate stuff, there is tourism, entertainment and lots of sports, factory and industrial, medical(be it hospitals or research), service & food oriented industries - you name it - it's here - except for farming. When you get out of the circle of the counties, you can see some farming, but not where I am located.
If you are not familiar with St. Louis, the hub (downtown St. Louis) lays on the west bank of the Mississippi River and expands out from there. Where most cities look more like a wheel, St. Louis looks like half of a wheel as the counties spreads north, south and west. We are situated pretty much in the middle of the U.S.
Like someone responded to one of your earlier questions, "it's a city, so it's a nice place to visit." I must say, though with community pride, that it does have lots of interesting things to see and do. It is a wonderful city to plan as a vacation spot, but it is not my preference to live here, even though, for now, I do, because when you live here you don't go see and do.
Have a most blessed day.
In His hands,
Lynda
Pray in faith and you will not live in doubt. |
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verbina
True Blue Farmgirl
231 Posts
randi
n.j
USA
231 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2005 : 3:25:02 PM
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| i live in the last of jersey UNTOUCHED land lots of history and no developers YET! |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2005 : 3:39:40 PM
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I live in a very small town of 3,000 at most, with no stop lights and a very "Mayberryish" atmosphere. I LOVE it. As for what most people do for work...there are lots of turkey farms and that is the main thing I guess..small businesses and forestry are big and some people commute. We have a college town of about 5,000 7 miles away so people work there too. I am so thankful to live here...it is a nice place.
Jenny in Utah
Put all your eggs in one basket..and then watch that basket!! Mark Twain |
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
1054 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2005 : 3:47:18 PM
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Frannie -
I live in a big town - Portland Oregon - population according to the 2003 census was at 538,544. Since then I am sure it has grown more. Besides being called Portland, we are also known as the Rose City - excellent climate for growning roses and every year at the first part of June we have the rose festival. We have also been called Stumptown, Bridgetown (because of the bridges), River City (again because the Willamette divides west and east and the Columbia divides us at the border of Oregon and Washington), PDX (after our airport code), Rip City and P-town. We are a city of high tech corporations - Intel,NEC,etc. We are also home to the corporate offices of Nike. We have a big tourist industry and big international trade because we sit on the Pacific Rim. I'm myself work for a aftermarket automotive manufacturer that is an International company and has been in business for over 45 years. Our climate is pretty mild - never really gets too cold in the winter (maybe a few days in the mid 20's) and never really hot in the summer (few days in the upper 90's and low 100's). We are approximately 1 1/2 hours from the beach and about the same from the Cascade Mountains. A pretty nice place to live.
Anne in the Rose City.
"Second star to the right, straight on till morning" Peter Pan
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
1818 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2005 : 4:02:42 PM
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I live in a suburb of Chicago. Chicago itself has a population of 2.9 million; the greater metropolitan area --which can be defined as the area from Kenosha WI around the bottom of Lake Michigan to Gary, Indiana, and westward from the city a ways -- is 9 million. My suburb numbers around 38,000. Although I grew up on a farmette, I do love the city, and lived in Chicago itself during my early 20s.
Like Lynda from St Louis said about her city, I think this is more than a nice place to visit. The energy, creativity, and challenges of the city/suburban area are exhilarating sometimes, trying at other times. And the history of the area is great, and the people warm and friendly.
We're lucky to have 1/2 acre here, so I do lots of gardening (which is also my vocation -- garden design). And the area has fantastic farmer's markets in each town -- there's even one in downtown Chicago weekly. The world-renowned Chicago Botanic Garden just 10 minutes from my house.
As far as what people do here -- everything! Lots of industry, lots of banking, corporate headquarters (Kraft is a stone's throw away), lots of everything. Wonderful ethnic diversity -- I love going to Devon for Indian cuisine, to Greektown, to Chinatown. . . . And in my suburb, we have wonderful Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, Italian restaurants and grocery stores.
I firmly believe in that saying, "Bloom Where You Are Planted." I'm happy I made the move to the big city, because I met my wonderful husband here and we'll move one day to the country, where we'll have chickens and a couple of silly goats and a huge garden and a strawberry patch.
Come visit Chicago! |
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finngirl
Farmgirl in Training
30 Posts
Karen
Bryant Pond
Maine
USA
30 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2005 : 4:47:31 PM
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I live in a very small town in the mountains of Maine. Pop. approx. 900. The major "industry" in the area is logging and tourism
( skiing in winter)My husband is an electrician and has to travel 40 miles to his shop.The nearest grocery store is 15 miles away. Maine used to have a number of manufacturing jobs but most have left the state or gone over seas beacuse of cheaper labor, less taxes etc.. We live on 5 acres of a 1000 acre farm owned by my family since 1919 when my great grandparents came here from Finland.I absolutely love it here and couldn't imagine being anywhere else. |
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jenny louise
True Blue Farmgirl
166 Posts
jennifer
cass city
MI
USA
166 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 02:41:03 AM
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We live on a farm 8 miles outside of a town called Cass City, where the population is about 4,000. That includes all of the farm folks outside of town as well. There are alot of farms, mostly grain and bean and sugar beet, jobs around here range from ag to part shops, or 'job shops'. Since we are about 65 miles from saginaw, there are also commuters that work for GM or Delphi. It is a pretty good blend and a comfortable town, safe and nicely kept up. Of course,we have three dollar stores,(seems they have popped up all over the country),one traffic light, and a quaint theater, pharmacies, and a bakery, ice cream shop, antique shops,a furniture store, a grain processor, banks, realtors, an area newspaper,a grocery store...typical mid-western town. I like living here, moved up from atlanta, georgia years ago, and although I miss the cultural differences,and am glad that i have had the different experiences, I really love living in quietude! Jenny Louise
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Park Avenue
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
Michele
Paradise Valley
Alberta
Canada
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Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 05:22:06 AM
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I live in Paradise Valley Alberta. POP 178
We are 1/2 hour SW of Lloydminster,(POP25,000) Canada's only border city, on the Alberta/Saskatchewan border.
2hours east of Edmonton Ab.
Michele
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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Lynn
Summerville
Georgia
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 06:19:25 AM
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My town is a little bigger - 4,556.
I currently live on 1/2 acre in town, which makes it easy to walk a dog to the post office or even walk to get groceries, to the hardware store, or even the antique shops if I want to visit Ella for a while. |
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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
705 Posts
Robin
An organic farm in the forest in
Maine
USA
705 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 06:26:58 AM
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I live in a town of 67. The next towns are 105 and 225. The Passamaquoddy reservation is much larger at 676.
Robin
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MNFarmGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
USA
52 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 08:17:48 AM
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| I live in a small town with the population around 300, but I have never seen that many people before. We have one street through the town and it's paved! The towns surrounding me are much smaller, so I guess I live in a big city compared to them. One town has a pop. of 4, just one family lives there. And another town beside mine has a pop. of 10 and last year the mayor of the town was a dog, the year before it was a horse. When people ask me where I live I just say Northern MN. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 11:22:51 AM
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Hey, I wonder if I lived near where you live in MN Aubrey! I actually didn't live in a town that BIG when I lived there..haha
I loved Minnesota though, and would love to go there again some time. I lived on Sand Lake sort of between Grand Rapids and Bemidji for a couple years..over 20 years ago...pretty pretty place. I have alot of good memories from there..and a son who was born there!!
Jenny in Utah
Put all your eggs in one basket..and then watch that basket!! Mark Twain |
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celebrate2727
True Blue Farmgirl
989 Posts
Beth
MJF
Farmgirl
989 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 1:09:30 PM
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I think the poplulation of Lindstrom is just over 2000, which is small to me as I grew up in Ithaca NY which had a population of 30,000. I do enjoy the convenience of having a big city close by( Minneapolis /St Paul) Hey all you MN Farmgirls past and present!
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
-Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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MNFarmGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
USA
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Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 2:50:48 PM
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| Aunt Jenny you must have lived pretty close to me. I went to college in Bemidji, but I live around the Park Rapids area. I am glad to hear that there are some Minnesotans on the site! Aubrey |
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Whimsy_girl
True Blue Farmgirl
576 Posts
USA
576 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 3:39:41 PM
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Our population is 4743. (I just looked it up to be accurate too) :)
Most people here either make their living with small businesses or farming. Some drive to neighboring towns for work. I think the only chain store my little town has is an Ace Hardware, but it's still owned by locals and part of a franchise. We just got a grocery store but it's pretty slim pickings there. There are quite a few produce stands all over the place here though.
I'd say my town is tiny, but I grew up in the middle of Spokane which felt pretty small compaired to Seattle where we went for overnight trips growing up. Living where we do now, Liberty lake and post falls (the two closest towns) feel big and Spokane and Coeur d'Alene (sp?) feel quite large.
you can be oh so smart, or you can be oh so positive. I wasted a lot of time being smart I prefer being positive. |
Edited by - Whimsy_girl on Oct 27 2005 3:50:17 PM |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 3:56:11 PM
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I live in a town of around 50,000...We used to be a SAC Air Force base location in the early 60's and supposedly had the world's biggest runway. Aircraft and associated industry is real big here...as well as Ag industry. Kansas City is 3 hours and is close to a mil in populace...Denver to the west is 7 hours on I70...6 if ya speed and all the Rockies and great skiing! ( not to mention the Broncos)My place sits on 20 acres east of town. I have a grand view of a huge grain elevator in my back yard. Not a fence or trees are big enough to hide it. Oh and I am located about 15 miles from the geographic center of the US...in case you haven't guessed I live in Kansas.
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. |
Edited by - MeadowLark on Oct 27 2005 3:58:33 PM |
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connio
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
connie
springtown
texas
USA
535 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 4:22:02 PM
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Hey Farm Girls!!!
I now live in an unincorporated area, but the closest town has a pop of about 7,500. (1 grocery, 3 traffic lights etc, no movie theaters) I have also lived in Dallas, pop 1 million +. I grew up in Northern Illinois in a series of small towns that ranged in size from 2,500-10,000. I have also lived 60 miles north of London in two small towns/villages.
I must say that I prefer the country and tiny towns even though I do need to go into a city about every 2-3 months to get a "culture/cool restaurant/museum fix."
Connie
cozycottage |
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LadyCrystal
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Alicia
Rhode Island
USA
593 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 5:01:08 PM
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We live in a town of 5058 pop.The next town over has about 30,000.and to drive to a bigger town takes only 15 minutes.We do have a big Pharmaceutical company here.But most people that live here commute to Providence.We have one stop light here and no pizza delivery.That one was a hard one to get used to.I also had a hard time getting used to running down to the store taking a hour.So now I plan my trips very carefully before I go out.
Alicia
P.S.Karne we got to Maine all the time.My some of husband's family lives there.He is finnish also
http://fromcitytocountrygirl.blogspot.com/
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Barn Goddess
Farmgirl in Training
29 Posts
Mary Jane
Henry
Virginia
USA
29 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2005 : 7:22:28 PM
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We live 4 miles from the village of Henry with 1 filling station/convenience store and a post office that is in a mobile home with no running water. I kid you not. There is an outhouse (Port-a-Let) in front of the trailer. They say there are about 300 homes in about a 5 mile radius. Don't know the population, but we're not incorporated. The nearest city of any size is Roanoke with about 100,000 people. We're about 35 miles from there. It's a very nice town. There is a small paint factory in Henry, but nothing else. Jobs are scarce. Bassett (Bassett Furniture) and Stanleytown (Stanley Furniture)are about 18 miles one way. They have cut back over the years. Lane Furniture closed their plant in Rocky Mount a few years ago. Job wise, it's a depressed area.
The rooster crows, but the hen delivers the goods. |
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Mari-dahlia
True Blue Farmgirl
269 Posts
Marianne
Hoosick Falls
New York
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2005 : 06:54:36 AM
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| We live in a small town of 3,000 people, 5 church's and a town park in the center of town( at the only light) with a white round bandstand where the town band plays in the summers on Wednesday nights. It was the fastest growing town in America in the early 1900's. Then the manufacturing went under and the town has not evolved since. |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
1323 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2005 : 11:00:36 AM
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Hey Whimsy Girl - I live up the road a little ways from you in Rathdrum.
Our population is around 3,800. We were one of the first towns in North Idaho. We have 2 traffic lights, 2 grocery stores and many churches. We are close to Coeur d'Alene and Spokane, but still in a more relaxed atmosphere. Most people that live here commute to those two cities.. We do have some farms and lumber is still an ongoing thing, but we're turning into a "bedroom community".
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2005 : 3:34:53 PM
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Frannie, dear, are you interviewing for a magazine article? So many questions!
HA! ACTUALLY, I DO WRITE ARTICLES FOR A NEW MAGAZINE: MERCANTILE GATHERINGS .. BUT MOSTLY .. I THINK 'KNOWING EACH OTHER IS WHAT CREATES 'TRUE FRIENDS'. |
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Across the Fence: Population of your 'town'? |
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Population of your 'town'?
