ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY — Newly released 2020 U.S. Census data shows the population of the Coos County and the Androscoggin Valley continues to slowly decline at a time when the total population of the state increased.
The population of Coos County dropped by 1,787 to 31,268 for a decrease of 5.4 percent from 2010 while the state overall saw a 4.6 percent increase to 1.3 million.
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