æt ðə tˈaɪm ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi bɪkˌeɪm ɐwˈɛɹ ʌvðə klˈoʊʒɚ plˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, ɚɹˈaʊnd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv pˈiːpəl lˈɪvd æt mæpˈuːn.
At the time the community became aware of the closure plan in 1954, around 285 people lived at Mapoon.