1998 Indicators in Southwestern Colorado
Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, and San Juan Counties
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	Region	Colorado
Land
Total Square Miles	6,558	104,247
Percent Public Lands	70%	42%
Population
1997 Population	74,453	3,935,332
Percent Change from 1990 to 1997	27%	16%
Rank in 12 regions: Total Population	9th of 12 regions
Rank in 12 regions: Population Growth	3rd of 10 rankings
1997 People per Square Mile	9	49
Income
1995 Annual Payroll	$227m	$40,4b
Percent Change from 1990 to 1995	47%	32%
1996 Per Capita Income	$18,896	$20,688
Percent Change from 1990 to 1996	25%	23%
Development
1996 Building Permits	845	41,203
Percent Change from 1990 to 1996	247%	261%
1996 Well Permit Applications	666	11,073
Percent Change from 1992 to 1996	45%	39%
1997 Total Assessed Value	$1.3b	$38.5b
Percent Change from 1990 to 1997	76%	33%
1997 Agriculture Assessed Value	$24m	$740m
Percent Change from 1990 to 1997	-24%	-15%
Agriculture
1992 Number of Farms	1,663	27,152
Percent Change from 1987 to 1992	5%	-4%
Percent Change in Farm Acreage 1978 to 1992	2%	-4%

Environment
Land Trusts and Open Space Dedicated Revenue Sources:	Southwest Land Alliance, Valley Land Conservancy
Some Endangered/Threatened Wildlife Species in the Area	Boreal toad, American peregrine falcon, lynx, wolverine, black-footed ferret, brown bear, black-footed ferret, southwestern willow flycatcher
Some Imperiled Plant Species in the area:	Knowlton cactus

		Other notes about the region: This region experienced the highest rate of increase in total assessed valuation of land, 76%, from 1990 through 1997 Of the twelve regions, the rate of public land ownership in this region, at 70%, is second highest in the state After the Denver-metro region, this region had the second highest rate of increase in annual payroll, at 47 Click here for examples of regional projects funded in Partnership with GOCO Main Page | Projects | Strategic Plan Summary | Home Page