CREATE TABLE table_name_70 (population INTEGER, area_km_2 VARCHAR(255), status VARCHAR(255), census_ranking VARCHAR(255))
What is the Population of the Town with a Census Ranking of 1,379 of 5,008 and an Area km 2 smaller than 8.35?
    
SQL: SELECT MAX(population) FROM table_name_70 WHERE status = "town" AND census_ranking = "1,379 of 5,008" AND area_km_2 < 8.35