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In 1913 the population of the Richmond County was 13,273, then down to 11,000 in 1960, and up slightly to 12,734 in 1973. As of 2006 the population was 9,740. In 1803 the population of West Arichat was 126; by 1811 it had reached 293. As the economic prosperity on Isle Madame began to peak,…