In 1765, it had 6674 inhabitants, but emigration, particularly to Mexico, slowed the town's growth in the period before the Second World War.

Between 1990 and 1999 the town's annual mean population growth was-0. 6 %, though between 1999 and 2007 this increased to an average of-0. 1 %.

He also noted that a lack of water crippled the town's growth.

In the case of Montalcino, gradual economic decline has recently been reversed by economic growth due to the increasing popularity of the town's famous wine Brunello di Montalcino, made from the sangiovese grosso grapes grown within the comune.

The town's population increased from 5, 504 in 1961 to 8, 877 in 2001, a growth of 61 % over forty years.

Following the Seven Years ' War, the town's population fell below 6, 000, but an economic revival based on the linen and tobacco industries brought growth from the 1780s.

The town's ironworks fostered the growth of other industrial fields in the area.

The location of the station shifted the focus of the town's subsequent growth away from the original village centre.

The location of the station shifted the focus of the town's subsequent growth away from the original village centre.

In April 2007, the Eller College of Management conducted an assessment survey of Sahuarita residents due to the town's 529 % growth since the 2000 Census, because data from that census " on workforce and community characteristics is no longer applicable.

Introduction of electric trolley car service furthered the town's growth.

Historically, however, Dublin's economy was based on the local cotton, corn, and soybean trades, which blossomed as the town's central location enabled it to thrive with the growth of the railroad.

The lumber company paved the way for the town's growth.

In the midst of steady growth and changing times, the town's founders struggled to maintain their positions of authority.

During this time, the majority of the town's growth was due to white flight from Gary.

The town's strategic location, reasonable housing costs, and high level of municipal services have contributed to its growth in recent years.

This did not hamper the town's growth, however, and by the end of 1912 the business section was rebuilt offering better facilities than before.

* The Bloomfield Library has been housed in 3 different locations in the town and has continued to expand in size due to the town's growth.

By 1830 the population was over 600, but the town's growth in the 19th century was slowed by numerous fires, a cholera epidemic in 1833, and the lack of turnpike access.

The town's initial growth was fueled by three fresh water springs in the area and later by coal and lumber industries.

The Susquehanna Canal ( which had several owners and several names over the years, including the Maryland Canal ) was completed in 1812 and contributed much toward the town's growth.

Early inhabitants included Robert Morris, Sr., agent for a Liverpool shipping firm who greatly influenced the town's growth ; his son, Robert Morris, Jr., known as " the financier of the Revolution ;" Jeremiah Banning, sea captain, war hero, and statesman ; The Reverend Thomas Bacon, Anglican clergyman who wrote the first compilation of the laws of Maryland ; Matthew Tilghman, known as the " patriarch of Maryland " and " father of statehood "; and Colonel Tench Tilghman, aide-de-camp to George Washington and the man who carried the message of General Cornwallis's surrender to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

In addition to agriculture, industry such as lumber milling and shipbuilding and, in the 20th century, factories making barrels and baskets for truck crops, and the canning of those crops, aided the town's growth.

Commercial growth was restricted to the town's main thoroughfare, US Route 20, and significant tracts of open space — including much wetland – were preserved in the northern half of town.

In two minutes the body of Tilghman's former comrade, who had been killed by Blue Throat in a gambling brawl the previous night, was carried into the town's funeral parlor to be prepared for decent burial.

The real Franco-German frontier was beyond the town's limits.

He was in London `` searching records for our town's causes '' in 1600 with young Henry Sturley, the assistant schoolmaster.

On 25 May 1824, the town plat was registered with Wayne County as " Annsarbour "; this represents the earliest known use of the town's name.

Barcino Nova is the town's Latin name meaning " new Barcelona "; Barcino was the Roman name for Barcelona in Spain from its foundation by Emperor Augustus in 10 BC, and it was only changed to Barcelona in the Middle Ages.

It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders.

The town's name was changed to Columbus on March 20, 1821.

In 1996 a small memorial park north of the town's business district was dedicated to him.

This was important since towns very often depended on a good reputation for export of a narrow range of products, on which not only the guild's, but the town's, reputation depended.

By a Charter of Elizabeth I in 1589 the bailiff was replaced by a mayor, by which time the town's importance was dwindling.

( The town's name was changed to New Harmony after the Harmonists left in 1824.

The drink originated in Falkirk where it was particularly popular among the town's thirsty foundry workers.

Finally, in 1838 the town's name was changed to simply Jackson.

His father was a shipwright, ship owner and contractor, and served as the town's chief baillie, while his mother, Agnes Muirhead, came from a distinguished family and was well educated.

In 2006 a € 100, 000 computer-controlled mirror, 8 × 5 m, was installed to reflect sunlight into the town's piazza.

His father was primarily a farmer though he was also deacon of the local Congregational church, captain of the town's militia, and a founder of a local book society — a precursor to the public library.

The town's hospital was founded in the mid-15 century and remained in operation until the second half of the 19th century.

The Wyre was the town's first local commercial radio station and began broadcasting on 12 September 2005 from studios in Kidderminster.

A major change in the town centre road infrastructure was the construction of the ring road in the 1970s and 1980s, which relieved the town's growing congestion problem.

His birthplace was demolished in 1689 and the town's Melanchthonhaus built on its site in 1897.