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County: Mesa County
State: Colorado
FIPS Code: 8077

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 25% to 30% Percent Land in NF:
25.0%
Recreational County: Not Applicable Acreage in NF:
547,850
Retirement County: Yes Total Forest Acreage:
1,241,611
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 1.05 Grand Mesa NF
252,983
% Water: 0.4 Uncompahgre NF
207,256
Mean Jan. Temp: 27 Other
87,611
Mean July Temp: 79
Topography: Open High Mountains
Metro Status: Small metro area of less than 1 million residents
Economic Type: Services
Policy Type: None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 54,374 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 81,530 49.9% 42.3% 7.6%
1990: 93,145 14.2% 5.0% 9.2%
2000: 116,255 24.8% 20.5% 4.3%
2005: 129,872 11.6% 9.9% 1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
101,110 87.0% 0-to-19:
32,739 28.2%
Black:
460 0.4% 20-to-39:
28,808 24.8%
Hispanic:
11,651 10.0% 40-to-59:
32,104 27.6%
American Indian:
728 0.6% 60-plus:
22,604 19.4%
Other:
2,306 2.0%
Median Age: 37.9
Population Density (persons per square mile): 34.9
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 85.0%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 22.0%
Median Family Income: $43,009
Families Below Poverty Line: 7.0%
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