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area, unite the whole or a part of it with another municipality, repeal the charter and destroy the corporation. All this may be done, conditionally or unconditionally, with or without the consent of the citizens, or even against their protest. In all these respects the State is supreme, and its legislative body, conforming its action to the state constitution, may do as it will, unrestrained by any provision of the Constitution of the United States.*..The power is in the State, and those who legislate for the State ; are alone responsible for any unjust or oppressive exercise of it."
This means Rappahannock County could be eliminated at the stroke of a pen. Maybe for having too small a population. We are looking for a crossover point. How much is too few?
Let's bump the population density up a bit. What if Rappahannock County changed its Comprehensive Plan and instead of 1 declaring itself a scenic county, it called itself a prehistoric county. The population could be made up of hunter-gatherers. This was the prevalent form of society 10,000 years ago.
In an area like Rappahannock County, it probably took seven square miles to support one individual by the killing of game within a trek of one or two miles, plus the gathering of nuts, berries, fruit, and seeds. Since Rappahannock County has 267 square miles, it could support a population of 38 ner>nl#>
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