Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and ChangeThomas R. Ford |
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... SMALL TOWNS . In 1970 about one - fifth of the rural population lived in incorporated places of less than 2,500 inhabitants or in unin- corporated towns of 1,000 to 2,499 people . The other four - fifths could be said to live in the ...
... SMALL TOWNS . In 1970 about one - fifth of the rural population lived in incorporated places of less than 2,500 inhabitants or in unin- corporated towns of 1,000 to 2,499 people . The other four - fifths could be said to live in the ...
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... town that does not have a committee ( or other group ) actively engaged in promoting industrial development in its particular community . ( For an account of how and why industry came to five small towns in Kentucky , see Garrison ...
... town that does not have a committee ( or other group ) actively engaged in promoting industrial development in its particular community . ( For an account of how and why industry came to five small towns in Kentucky , see Garrison ...
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... small towns in America . Furthermore , having a sewage treatment plant was no guarantee of industrial prosperity . Providing sewers and water in small towns is especially costly . Until recently little technology was directly applicable to ...
... small towns in America . Furthermore , having a sewage treatment plant was no guarantee of industrial prosperity . Providing sewers and water in small towns is especially costly . Until recently little technology was directly applicable to ...
Contents
Quality and Conflicts in Land | 19 |
People on the Land | 37 |
The Changing Character of the Nonmetropolitan | 55 |
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