A handful of small Iowa towns with populations of less than 5,000 and not part of a larger metro area, bucked the trend and grew their populations in the 2020 census data just released. But, IowaWatch found in summer 2021, some small towns push hard for vitality even when losing population. A podcast, from Lyle Muller of IowaWatch, which is part of a series called "Small Town Solutions," by Muller and Pat Kinney for IowaWatch. Read the story here: https://www.iowawatch.org/2021/08/17/how-a-handful-of-iowa-towns-thrive-rise-above-rural-decline/
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