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County:

Rio Grande County

State:

Colorado

FIPS Code:

8105

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

45% to 50%

Percent Land in NF:

47.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

279,183

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

418,292

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

12.68

Rio Grande NF

273,946

% Water:

0.1

San Juan NF

5,237

Mean Jan. Temp:

21

Mean July Temp:

64

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

10,494

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

10,511

0.2%

-7.7%

7.8%

1990:

10,770

2.5%

-7.5%

10.0%

2000:

12,413

15.3%

10.7%

4.6%

2005:

12,227

-1.5%

-3.2%

1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,022

56.6%

0-to-19:

3,835

30.9%

Black:

12

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,847

22.9%

Hispanic:

5,172

41.7%

40-to-59:

3,370

27.1%

American Indian:

78

0.6%

60-plus:

2,361

19.0%

Other:

129

1.0%

Median Age:

37.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

13.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.8%

Median Family Income:

$36,809

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.3%

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