1998 Indicators in Northwestern Colorado
Grand, Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Routt Counties
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Region

Colorado

Land

Total Square Miles

13,833

104,247

Percent Public Lands

65%

42%

Population

1997 Population

48,579

3,935,332

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

18%

16%

Rank in 12 regions: Total Population

11th of 12 regions

Rank in 12 regions: Population Growth

(tie) 7th of 10 rankings

1997 People per Square Mile

3

49

Income

1995 Annual Payroll

$498m

$40,4b

Percent Change from 1990 to 1995

35%

32%

1996 Per Capita Income

$20,411

$20,688

Percent Change from 1990 to 1996

22%

23%

Development

1996 Building Permits

709

41,203

Percent Change from 1990 to 1996

527%

261%

1996 Well Permit Applications

567

11,073

Percent Change from 1992 to 1996

61%

39%

1997 Total Assessed Value

$1.3b

$38.5b

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

22%

33%

1997 Agriculture Assessed Value

$32m

$740m

Percent Change from 1990 to 1997

-22%

-15%

Agriculture

1992 Number of Farms

1,303

27,152

Percent Change from 1987 to 1992

4%

-4%

-4%

-4%

Environment

Land Trusts and Open Space Dedicated Revenue Sources:

2 Land Trusts

1 Revenue Source

Some Endangered/Threatened Wildlife Species
in the Area

Boreal toad, wood frog, whooping crane, bald eagle, greenback cutthroat trout, wolverine, black-footed ferret, great sandhill crane

Some Imperiled Plant Species in the Area:

Ute ladies’ tresses, Piceance twinpod, North Park phacelia, Osterhout milkvetch

Other notes about the region:

  • With the exception of higher building permit and water well permit rates, this region possesses a growth profile that is similar to that of the state’s profile.

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