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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

McRae is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, McRae had a population of 616.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 682 to 616 (-10%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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2000
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