https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780307767615
The House at Otowi Bridge by Peggy Pond Church https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780826302816
The Telepathy Tapes - season 2 episode 4 Savants: When Brilliance Drops In https://thetelepathytapes.com/podcast/the-telepathy-tapes-s2-e4
Yellowstone - several seasons exploring American West in the 1800s and beyond https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_(TV_series)
google search on “ideal size of a village”:
The ideal size of a village generally ranges from 500 to 2,500 residents. At this size, settlements are small enough to maintain a tight-knit, walkable community while supporting essential local facilities like a primary school, post office, village hall, and a local pub. [1, 2, 3]
Sociological and geographic studies highlight the following demographic benchmarks for village structures:
Basic Functionality (150 – 500 residents): Based on Dunbar's Number, ~150 people is considered the cognitive limit for individuals to maintain stable social relationships, often seen as the baseline for small hamlet-style living. [1, 2]
Optimal Balance (600 – 1,500 residents): Planning research (such as studies from the Cambridge County Council) suggests this is the "sweet spot" for self-sufficiency. Villages of this size can support a church, playing field, shop, and a garage without becoming socially unmanageable or requiring dense urbanization. [1, 2]
Maximum Threshold (up to 2,500 residents): Geographers often cap the definition of a village here; above 2,500, a settlement generally scales up to a town, often losing its closely integrated social dynamic and requiring formal, administrative municipal services. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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