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UnitedStatesruralareascommandninety-sevenpercentofthelandareayetcontain onlyaboutninete enpercentofthepopulation.InNorthDakota,farm landsac count foreighty-ninepercentofthetotallandareaofthirty-ninemilionacres.Betwen 2012and2017thenumberoffarmsinNorthDakotadeclinedfiftenpercent.Inthe sametimespantheaveragesizeNorthDakotafarm rose18percentto1492acres. Thefivelargestfarmshold760,000acres.
stheagingpopulationpasawayormoveintotownsandcitiesforhealthreasons, thesonsanddaughterswhotakeoverthelandandwhohavealreadyestablishedtheir ownhomeshavenonedfortheolderhomes.Thesehomes,someof80-100years ageareuneconomicaltoupdatewithmanybuiltonrapwalfoundationsandpoor insulation.
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