Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_70 ( population INTEGER, area_km_2 VARCHAR, status VARCHAR, census_ranking VARCHAR )

### Question ###
What is the Population of the Town with a Census Ranking of 1,379 of 5,008 and an Area km 2 smaller than 8.35?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT MAX(population) FROM table_name_70 WHERE status = "town" AND census_ranking = "1,379 of 5,008" AND area_km_2 < 8.35