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<br />52. POPULATION.-' The population of Colorado at the time it
<br />achieved territorial status in 1861 was about 25,000. By 1900 the
<br />population had grown to 539,700 and has continued to grow since that
<br />time in an orderly manner.
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<br />53, As shown in table 4, the population of the 13-county study area
<br />was 370,529 at the time of the 1960 census. This total represented about
<br />21.09 percent of the total population of Colorado and 0.21 percent of the
<br />population of the United States. The 1960 population represents an
<br />average annual increase of 2.73 percent over the 1950 population of
<br />282,354. During the same period, the average annual percent increase
<br />in population was 2.85 for Colorado as a whole and 1.71 for the United
<br />States. The bulk of population increase of the basin area came from
<br />growth of urban population in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, and
<br />Pueblo, Pueblo County. Other areas showing significant percentage
<br />increases were Canon City, Fremont County, East Canon, Fremont County;
<br />Ivywild, El Paso County; and Manitou Springs, El Paso County. Additional
<br />data on population are presented in paragraph 68.
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<br />TABLE 4. -- Area and Population of Counties
<br />Within'the'Study Area - Arkansas River
<br />Basin Upstream from John Martin Dam
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<br /> Area PODulation
<br /> County (SQ. mi.) 1950 1960
<br /> Bent , 1,517 8,775 7,419
<br /> Chaf f ee~c 1,039 7,168 8,298
<br /> Crowley' 803 5,222 3,978
<br /> Custer-: 737 1,573 1,305
<br /> El Paso.", 2,158 74,523 143,742
<br /> Fremont 1,562 18,366 29,196
<br /> Huerfano- 1,578 10,549 7,867
<br /> Lake ,380 6,150 7,101
<br /> Las Animas 4,794 25,902 19,983
<br />, , Lincoln 2,593 5,909 5,310
<br /> Otero 1,267 25,275 24,128
<br /> Pueblo 2,401 90,188 118,707
<br /> Teller 554 2,754 2,495
<br /> Total 21,383 282,354 370,529
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<br />54. EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME. - Employment.in the base study area is
<br />an important segment of the Colorado total and, as indicated in table 5,
<br />closely parallels that of the State as a whole. However, there are
<br />noteworthy differences; for example, the area contained 19.9 percent of
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