A 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦’s cry ʀᴇsᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ in a small American island town after a long time. The first 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 in 93 years was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 on Little Cranberry Island, Maine, U.S.A.
For the first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 in the 21st century, the village is truly festive. A small island off the coast of Maine is celebrating its first 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 in nearly a century.
On the 27th of last month, the cry of a 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 was heard from Little Cranberry Island. Azalea Belle Gray was the sixth 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 to Aaron Gray and Erin Fernald Gray. Little Cranberry Island is one of the five large and small islands that make up the main island city of Cranberry. Warren Fernald, the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦’s great-grandfather, who was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1927 and ᴅɪᴇᴅ in 2005 at the age of 77, was the last resident to be 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 and raised on the island.
The 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦’s parents, who live between nearby islands and Little Cranberry Island, gave 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 to three of their 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren on another island and two on the mainland. Azalea is the first 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 on Little Cranberry Island since her great-grandfather. She really can’t be a sergeant.
Not surprisingly, the population residing on Little Cranberry Island was about 65 as of 2013. Even if the area is expanded to include the entire island city, the number of residents remains at 141 as of 2010. Most of the residents are elderly, and the number of young people is only 23. Even this has increased in recent years. Cranberry Island’s secretary said: “In the past eight years, the permanent population has increased by 40%, from 101 to 141. The youth population also increased from an average of 16 to 23 last year. It’s our own little 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 boomer.” He added that the villagers were also very excited about the 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡.
However, the fact that the majority of the residents are elderly is acting as a ᴄʀɪsɪs. In order to save the island at the crossroads of existence, local governments are actively promoting the distribution of ʙʀᴏᴀᴅʙᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋs. It is also trying to solve the housing and job shortage problems.
Gray, the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦’s mother, said she never anticipated how much attention her family’s story would receive. She said: “I don’t have a seventh plan yet. I think my youngest daughter will be happiest if she has friends of the same age to play with. I hope someone has another 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 on this island.” According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population is 331 million, accounting for 4.2% of the world’s population. The number of 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡s and immigrants decreased while the number of ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜs ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇᴅ due to the aging of the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 ʙᴏᴏᴍ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, and the population growth rate was the lowest in 100 years.
