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While the number of transactions, value and acreage of land sold has been increasing, the population has remained relatively stable: The population, now at 5,200, has actually declined since 1960 and further since 1950. The increase in land prices, despite net out-migration, may be explained by an upsurge in vacation or recreation purchases by non-residents.
About one fourth of the parcels surveyed are an acre or less in
95.2%