The settlement greatly increased in population in the years immediately preceding and just after world war two. A major fire burned down the clubhouse of the settlement in 1946, forcing it to relocate to the school of the settlement. The population of the settlement began to decline in 1949, and the hospital was demolished in 1951.
The community saw a substantial increase in population just before and immediately following World War II. A major fire in 1946 destroyed the clubhouse, forcing relocation to the school. The population began to fall in 1949, and the hospital was demolished in 1951.