As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,523 and a density of 38.13 persons per km2.
See Ojiro if you want to know the present situation of this area.
But on April 1, 1961, the portion of Mikata that was Isou merged into the town of Muraoka, because those who in Ojiro and Isou were not friendly.
[1] The portion of Kami that was Mikata is now known as Ojiro-ku (小代区), or Ojiro Ward.
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