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County:

Rio Blanco County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8103

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

17.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

358,495

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

1,147,201

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

8.02

White River NF

247,317

% Water:

0.1

Routt NF

111,178

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

67

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,842

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,255

29.2%

17.9%

11.3%

1990:

5,972

-4.5%

-18.3%

13.8%

2000:

5,986

0.2%

-4.3%

4.5%

2005:

5,973

-0.2%

-1.3%

1.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,546

92.6%

0-to-19:

1,848

30.9%

Black:

11

0.2%

20-to-39:

1,401

23.4%

Hispanic:

296

4.9%

40-to-59:

1,799

30.1%

American Indian:

37

0.6%

60-plus:

938

15.7%

Other:

96

1.6%

Median Age:

37.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.5%

Median Family Income:

$44,425

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.7%

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