Within a short while, he grasps what is at stake and warns the authorities that unless steps are taken immediately, the epidemic could kill off half the town's population of two hundred thousand within a couple of months .</ br > During the epidemic, Rieux heads an auxiliary hospital and works long hours treating the victims.

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 %.

During the time of Nazi Germany ( 1933 – 1945 ), the Nazi Party enjoyed particular popularity and support among the town's population.

The primary settlement in Hanover, where over 75 % of the town's population resides, is defined as the Hanover census-designated place ( CDP ) and contains the areas around Dartmouth College and the intersections of New Hampshire Routes 10, 10A, and 120.

Humphrey spent most of his youth in Doland, South Dakota, on the Dakota prairie ; the town's population was about 700 people when he lived there.

Allenstein was sacked by Swedish troops in 1655 and 1708 during the Polish-Swedish wars, and the town's population was nearly wiped out in 1710 by epidemics of bubonic plague and cholera.

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

In the 2001 census, 74. 2 % of the town's resident population gave their religion as Christian, with 16. 7 % stating " no religion ".

The town's roots date back to 1194 and it is nowadays the capital of Upper Franconia with a population of 72, 576 ( 2009 ).

In general, today towns can be differentiated from townships, villages, or hamlets on the basis of their economic character, in that most of a town's population will tend to derive their living from manufacturing industry, commerce, and public service rather than primary industry such as agriculture or related activities.

The Arabs massacred much of the town's population ; survivors fled to other towns, including Samandar.

After 1610, the cloth industry declined but the wealth of the town was little affected until about 1640, when the activities of the Council were suspended and the town's population promptly fell by 20 %.

This was aided by accessibility via the rail and road network, which has continued to support the town's economy and led to a steady rise in resident population since 1801.

In late 2008, Mendip District Council's estimate of the town's population was 9, 700.

The town's population was about 30, 000 people in 1903 and began to grow into nearby Boulder.

With a population of a little over 50, 000, Lancaster was stated to be an exception due to the town's " long association with the crown " and because it was " the county town of the King's Duchy of Lancaster ".

However, the population of the Borough of Reading was estimated as 142, 800 in 2006 by the Office of National Statistics, as a number of the town's large eastern and southern suburbs ( such as Earley and Woodley ) lie within neighbouring local authorities.

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 population remained below 10, 000 in this first decade of the nineteenth century.

Jews, whose recorded presence in the town went back to the mid-fifteenth century, comprised about half of the town's total population.

Many Tarnów Jews fled to the east, while a large influx of refugees from elsewhere in occupied Poland continued to increase the town's Jewish population.

Before the end of World War II, the vast majority of the town's population was composed of Protestants.

Angered, Edward demanded reprisals against the town's citizens for holding out for so long and ordered that the town's population be killed en masse.

While the town's name is generally seen as a diminutive form of Barcelona in Spain, Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing point out an earlier attestation of the name Barcilona in Barcelonnette in around 1200, and suggest that it is derived instead from two earlier stems signifying a mountain, * bar and * cin ( the latter of which is also seen in the name of Mont Cenis ).

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

There is also a coin-operated bunyip at Murray Bridge, South Australia, at Sturt Reserve on the town's riverfront.

They came not just to buy or sell at the produce market but also to eat at the town's renowned restaurants and afterwards perhaps to watch a pelota game at the local court.

In Israel it is also a tradition to arrange festive parades, known as Ad-D ' lo-Yada, in the town's main street.

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 other pub is the Plume of Feathers ( the Railway-" The Devils Elbow "-has closed as a pub recently ) and there are also a couple of cafes, one of which is situated in what used to be the town's police station.

It also forms part of the club crest for the town's football team Hinckley United F. C.

We should also note that the democratic element was not as strong as the mayor's words may seem to imply: in fact, Poitiers was similar to other French cities, Paris, Nantes, Marseille, Limoges, La Rochelle, Dijon, in that the town's governing body ( corps de ville ) was " highly exclusive and oligarchical ": a small number of professional and family groups controlled most of the city offices.

: The town's public schools are operated by Taos Municipal Schools include Arroyos del Norte Elementary School, Enos García Elementary ( also Taos Elementary School ), Ranchos Elementary School, Taos Middle School, Taos High School and Taos Cyber Magnet School.

The park also features a recreation of a western gunfight at the ' OK Corral ' and many shops that line the " Western " town's main street.

William Briwere also founded St John's hospital which, by the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, was worth the substantial sum of almost 121 pounds, as well as starting the construction of the town's first stone bridge.

She also destroys the town's fire hydrants, preventing any attempt at putting out the fires.

Today the town's economy is based on tourism and agriculture, with manufacturing of medicines and photographic film also present.

There are three lakes within the town's city limits: Lake Bois Diable ( where one can take lessons in jetski and other aquatic sports ), Lake Marie-Claire ( the smallest and calmest ), and Lake Bois Chaudat ( the biggest of the three ; also open to sport lovers, especially canoers and kayakers ).

While tourism plays a large part of the town's economy, wine, asparagus and sea salt are also important staples.

It is also known as the William A. Koch Memorial Highway, named for the local developer who pushed much of the town's development, as assisted the creation of nearby Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.

In the town's main street is the prominent and beautifully renovated Bank of Ireland known also as Harrison Hall.

The county seat, Williamsburg, is also named for Colonel Whitley, with the first court held at the home of the town's earliest resident, Samuel Cox.

It is also home to the town's shopping sector and the famous Yarmouth chip stalls.

Trade and transportation to and from thriving Newfoundland also aided the town's success.

The town's drinking water was also taken from the cave.

The railroad discontinued its use of the town's depot by the 1950s, but that time also saw the opening of Thomasville's FPS-35 radar base, part of the Air Defense Command's Semi Automatic Ground Environment ( SAGE ) system, bringing in servicemen and their families.

Small businesses, such as Tuugie's Restaurant, Moore's Home and Auto Parts, Smith's Grocery, and Gilbert's Tire and Muffler also support the town's economy.