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By John Toler
Rappahannock News Staff Wftiter
As several Rappahannock residents quickly realized, numbers used in last week’s story about population growth in the county were incorrect. The numbers published were drawn from tables reflecting state population estimates, rather than the final numbers issued by the U. S. Census Bureau.
The outdated state estimates remain available on the U.S. Census Web page, along with the official numbers.
Rather than growing by 1,042 persons since 1990 to 7,664 — a rate of 15.7 percent as shown by the state estimates — the actual growth in Rappahannock was much lower: only up 361 persons to 6,983, or 5.5 percent.
Rappahannock County Administrator John McCarthy, who has been fielding numerous inquiries since the census figures have been available, was quick to spot the error.
McCarthy said that the state estimates for Rappahannock included all of the live births recorded in the Amissville Zip Code area (20106), which includes a large number of people who are actually
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