1998 Indicators in the Northern Front Range
Larimer and Weld Counties
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Region

Colorado

Land

Total Square Miles

6,648

104,247

Percent Public Lands

34%

42%

Population

1997 Population

382,856

3,935,332

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

20%

16%

Rank in 12 regions: Total Population

3rd of 12 regions

Rank in 12 regions: Population Growth

6th of 10 rankings

1997 People per Square Mile

48

49

Income

1995 Annual Payroll

$2,947,365

$40,4b

Percent Change from 1990 to 1995

35%

32%

1996 Per Capita Income

$21,691

$20,688

Percent Change from 1990 to 1996

33%

23%

Development

1996 Building Permits

5,345

41,203

Percent Change from 1990 to 1996

399%

261%

1996 Well Permit Applications

840

11,073

Percent Change from 1992 to 1996

10%

39%

1997 Total Assessed Value

$3.4b

$38.5b

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

43%

33%

1997 Agriculture Assessed Value

$117m

$740m

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

-21%

-15%

Agriculture

1992 Number of Farms

4,142

27,152

Percent Change from 1987 to 1992

-2%

-4%

Percent Change in Farm Acreage 1978 to 1992

-8%

-4%

Environment

Land Trusts and Open Space Dedicated Revenue Sources:

2 Land Trusts

3 Revenue Sources

Some Endangered/Threatened Wildlife Species
in the Area

Boreal toad, wood frog, whooping crane, great sandhill crane, greenback cutthroat trout, lynx, wolverine, black-footed ferret, brown bear

Some Imperiled Plant Species in the Area:

Ute ladies’ tresses

Other notes about the region:

  • Weld County has the highest number of prime farmland acres in Colorado (365,000) and Larimer County has the sixth greatest number (99,000)

  • The region shows a significant increase in the percentage increase in total assessed valuation, 43%, and a significant decrease in the assessed valuation of agricultural properties, -21%

  • The rate of increase for building permits from 1990-96, 399%, exceeds the state rate by 35%

  • Weld Co. is the largest irrigating county in the state, with estimated annual potential irrigation at 570,000 acre-feet

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