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County:

Custer County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8027

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

30% to 35%

Percent Land in NF:

34.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

162,172

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

293,173

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

43.99

San Isabel NF

162,138

% Water:

0.1

Rio Grande NF

34

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

63

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Low Employment, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

1,120

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,528

36.4%

30.0%

6.4%

1990:

1,926

26.0%

19.0%

7.0%

2000:

3,503

81.9%

74.4%

7.5%

2005:

3,860

10.2%

9.2%

1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,299

94.2%

0-to-19:

842

24.0%

Black:

12

0.3%

20-to-39:

605

17.3%

Hispanic:

88

2.5%

40-to-59:

1,288

36.8%

American Indian:

37

1.1%

60-plus:

768

21.9%

Other:

67

1.9%

Median Age:

44.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

90.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

26.7%

Median Family Income:

$41,198

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.8%

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