THE TOWN WHERE RETIREES CAN’T RETIRE

Bob Bastion, 83, drives a tractor as he clears the snowy roads of his neighborhood in Lincoln, Mich. after a snowstorm.

Across rural America, nearly 20 percent of the population is 65 and over. And it’s set to get much older. What happens when communities face rapid aging? How do they function without the young? Alcona County, Michigan, one of the oldest places in America, may provide some clues.

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