A reference to people who live at a particular place for a prolonged period and are showing signs of becoming old or an indication of aging populations.

Two decades of generous pubic works spending have showered this city of 61,000 mostly graying residents with a highway, a four-lane bypass, a university, a prison, a children's art museum, the Sun Village Hamada sports center, a bright red welcome center, a ski resort, and an aquarium featuring three ring-blowing beluga whales.