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County:

Baca County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8009

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

10% to 15%

Percent Land in NF:

12.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

205,040

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

753

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.95

Comanche NGL

205,040

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Considerable Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,674

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,419

-4.5%

-9.9%

5.4%

1990:

4,556

-15.9%

-20.1%

4.1%

2000:

4,517

-0.9%

2.4%

-3.3%

2005:

4,069

-10.0%

-6.6%

-3.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,084

90.4%

0-to-19:

1,204

26.7%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

850

18.8%

Hispanic:

317

7.0%

40-to-59:

1,222

27.1%

American Indian:

46

1.0%

60-plus:

1,241

27.5%

Other:

69

1.5%

Median Age:

42.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.0%

Median Family Income:

$34,018

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.9%

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