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County:

Moffat County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8081

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

1.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

41,763

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

858,057

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.99

Routt NF

38,084

% Water:

0.2

White River NF

3,679

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

67

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,525

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,133

101.3%

84.7%

16.6%

1990:

11,357

-13.5%

-27.2%

13.7%

2000:

13,184

16.1%

8.8%

7.3%

2005:

13,417

1.8%

-2.1%

3.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,626

88.2%

0-to-19:

4,113

31.2%

Black:

17

0.1%

20-to-39:

3,441

26.1%

Hispanic:

1,247

9.5%

40-to-59:

3,956

30.0%

American Indian:

100

0.8%

60-plus:

1,674

12.7%

Other:

194

1.5%

Median Age:

35.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.5%

Median Family Income:

$45,511

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.9%

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