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County:

Jackson County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8057

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

30% to 35%

Percent Land in NF:

32.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

333,292

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

524,817

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

34.15

Routt NF

328,634

% Water:

0.5

Arapaho NF

4,658

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

59

Topography:

High Mountains

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:

1,811

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,863

2.9%

-8.6%

11.5%

1990:

1,605

-13.8%

-21.4%

7.6%

2000:

1,577

-1.7%

-5.0%

3.2%

2005:

1,448

-8.2%

-10.0%

1.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,452

92.1%

0-to-19:

436

27.6%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

341

21.6%

Hispanic:

103

6.5%

40-to-59:

510

32.3%

American Indian:

10

0.6%

60-plus:

290

18.4%

Other:

12

0.8%

Median Age:

40.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.9%

Median Family Income:

$37,361

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.3%

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