However, the local population showed little interest in the game.
As of the 2010 census showed a population of 44,720.
By that time whole populations were showing major genetic damage.
According to the 1901 census, the population showed a decrease of 31% in the decade at 45,739.
The population in the 1960 census shows moderate growth to 348.
The population in the area, largely thanks to the oil and gas industry, has shown a considerable increase since the line was closed.
The population has shown a steady decline throughout the rest of the 20th century.
The population has shown a year-on-year increase every year since then.
The reported population as at the start of 2009 showed yet another increase to 311 people.
Over the next two years, the population would show rapid growth of nearly 27%, reaching 16,461 by 2011.