Throughout the ages, individuals have sought to answer the world's toughest problems such as transportation, communication, and governmental limitations. Now, a group of people have come together to answer a new question, what is the hidden meaning behind Population: 485. Questions such as, why are there only 485 people. Alternatively, there was a disease, which overran the population leaving only 485 individuals to repopulate the earth. On the other hand, it is the census numbers for a northern Wisconsin Town which the author of the book will base the story. This critic believes that Mitchell, Kenzie, Moira and Stephen will be able to answer this quesiton and many more through their analytical brain power, after reading the book Population: 485 written by Michael Perry. This blog will display our findings in Perry's book in an informative and educational manner.