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Jared Griffin
30:00 - 30:24
“Even more significant is, I think, is we continue to see fewer young children entering the population. In April of 2020, we had 970 residents aged 5 to 9. That number last year was 800. 802, Um, actually. We have a rapidly aging community.”
- Speaker
- Jared Griffin
- Timestamp
- 30:00 – 30:24
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak
- Captured at
- July 2, 2026
From the transcript
Even more significant is, I think, is we continue to see fewer young children entering the population. In April of 2020, we had 970 residents aged 5 to 9. That number last year was 800. 802, Um, actually. We have a rapidly aging community.
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