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County:

Conejos County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8021

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

36.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

301,211

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

265,361

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

14

Rio Grande NF

296,969

% Water:

0.3

San Juan NF

4,242

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

65

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

7,846

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,794

-0.7%

-13.1%

12.4%

1990:

7,453

-4.4%

-16.2%

11.8%

2000:

8,400

12.7%

6.0%

6.7%

2005:

8,512

1.3%

-1.7%

3.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,298

39.3%

0-to-19:

2,955

35.2%

Black:

9

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,857

22.1%

Hispanic:

4,949

58.9%

40-to-59:

1,964

23.4%

American Indian:

61

0.7%

60-plus:

1,624

19.3%

Other:

83

1.0%

Median Age:

34.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

6.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.4%

Median Family Income:

$29,066

Families Below Poverty Line:

18.6%

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