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IN RAPPAHANNOCK County, due to changes ii recent years in the birth rate and in life expectancy, the median age of the lo - cal population is now 30.‘1 years.
It means that for every resident who is younger than that there is one who is older.
The current median is somewhat higher than it was in 1960, when the previous census was taken. At that time it was 2S.9 years.
By way of comparison, the median age of the Am
94.0%