1998 Indicators in Colorado's North-central Western Slope
Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin and Summit Counties
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Region

Colorado

Land

Total Square Miles

6,247

104,247

Percent Public Lands

76%

42%

Population

1997 Population

103,561

3,935,332

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

34%

16%

Rank in 12 regions: Total Population

7th of 12 regions

Rank in 12 regions: Population Growth

2nd of 10 rankings

1997 People per Square Mile

17

49

Income

1995 Annual Payroll

$1.2b

$40,4b

Percent Change from 1990 to 1995

36%

32%

1996 Per Capita Income

$31,275

$20,688

Percent Change from 1990 to 1996

36%

23%

Development

1996 Building Permits

2,806

41,203

Percent Change from 1990 to 1996

142%

261%

1996 Well Permit Applications

647

11,073

Percent Change from 1992 to 1996

6%

39%

1997 Total Assessed Value

$.34b

$38.5b

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

88%

33%

1997 Agriculture Assessed Value

$13m

$740m

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

-32%

-15%

Agriculture

1992 Number of Farms

675

27,152

Percent Change from 1987 to 1992

-6%

-4%

Percent Change in Farm Acreage 1978 to 1992

-9%

-4%

Environment

Land Trusts and Open Space Dedicated Revenue Sources:

4 Land Trusts

8 Revenue Sources

Some Endangered/Threatened Wildlife Species
in the Area

Boreal toad, American peregrine falcon, greater sandhill crane, bald eagle, lynx, wolverine, brown bear, whooping crane

Some Imperiled Plant Species in the Area:

Uinta Basin hookless cactus, penland alpine fen mustard

Other notes about the region:

  • The region has the state’s highest percent change in population, at 34 percent

  • The region had the state’s highest percent increase in total assessed valuation, at a rate of 88

    percent, and the third highest decrease in assessed valuation of agricultural properties,
    at -32 percent

  • The region has the highest rate of public ownership of land at 76 percent

  • At greater than $31,000, the region has the highest per capita income in the state

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