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County:

Las Animas County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8071

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

2.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

87,076

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

911,180

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

8.21

Comanche NGL

65,146

% Water:

0.1

San Isabel NF

21,930

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

15,744

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

14,897

-5.4%

-7.0%

1.6%

1990:

13,765

-7.6%

-9.6%

2.0%

2000:

15,207

10.5%

10.6%

-0.1%

2005:

15,446

1.6%

1.5%

0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

8,387

55.2%

0-to-19:

4,133

27.2%

Black:

52

0.3%

20-to-39:

3,282

21.6%

Hispanic:

6,304

41.5%

40-to-59:

4,288

28.2%

American Indian:

161

1.1%

60-plus:

3,504

23.0%

Other:

303

2.0%

Median Age:

40.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.2%

Median Family Income:

$34,072

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.0%

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