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oocupied five years earlier.
Of this total, 1,051 had merely moved to new locations within the county. The other 605 were people who had come from outside the county to take up local residence.
As to the number of people who may have moved out of the county in the five-year period, no figures are given.
What it boils down to is that 34 out of every 100 persons in Rappahannock County over the age of five changed their addresses at least once in a period of five years.
This mobility rate, 34 percent, was lower than the rate reported for the nation as a whole, 47 percent.
In the South Atlantic States, it !was 50 percent and, in the State ! of Virginia, 49 percent.
Why do people move? The reasons are numerous. Frequently it is the economics of life that dictate the change. Sometimes a family moves in search of better jobs or business opportunities. Or because a man is transferred by his company. Or because the family has become better off, financially, and wants to live in a fancier home.
Marriage, the birth of a child and other social changes are also cited as major motives for moving.
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