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I just heard Clay numbers are now between 600 & 700, population loss if real in Big Clay.

I believe it’s between 700-800, not that it is that big of a difference. A large portion of that could be found in a neighboring county. Which is probably the case for most rural communities. These somewhat bigger towns spread across the state are growing rapidly on the backs of places like Clay, Bell, Letcher, Harlan, etc. whereas for decades people would simply drive to neighboring towns for work and then return home. Now they want to live there.