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population decrease, dropping from 1,231 in 1970 to 1,058 in 1980, a loss of 14.1 per cent. Washington, Rappahannock’s only incorporated town and a part of Hampton District, grew in population during the same period from 189 residents to 237. Census workers counted 71 vacant dwelling units in the district (15.5 per cent vacancy rate) and 12 in the town (11.1 per cent).
With no population figures listed in the preliminary report for StonewallHawthorne District. Jackson appears to be the fastest growing area of the county with an increase of 33.5 per cent in population from 1.043 in 1970 to 1,392 in 1980. At
91.8%