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Given the reallocation of population for these transbasin counties, the total
<br />population per basin was determined, as summarized in Table 3. The percent
<br />change over 30 years and the annual growth rate are shown in Table 3 for
<br />each basin. The populations in the Colorado, Dolores-San Juan and Gunnison
<br />basins are projected to nearly double over the next thirty years. The North
<br />Platte basin (i.e., Jackson County) has the lowest growth rate showing a
<br />modest increase in population over the 30-year planning period. The South
<br />Platte basin is expected to have moderate growth, but is expected to have the
<br />largest increase in population. The projected population by basin is
<br />illustrated in Figure 1.
<br />TABLE 3
<br />SUMMARY OF POPULATION PROJECTIONS BY BASIN
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<br />Basin
<br />2000
<br />2010
<br />2020
<br />2030 Percent
<br />Change
<br />2000-2030 Annual
<br />Growth
<br />Rate
<br />Arkansas 835,130 967,021 1,127,747 1,292,985 54.8% 1.47%
<br />Colorado 248,034 312,679 399,079 492,556 98.6% 2.31%
<br />Dolores/San Juan 90,893 113,495 142,464 171,641 88.8% 2.14%
<br />Gunnison 88,603 108,297 135,216 161,495 82.3% 2.02%
<br />North Platte 1,586 1,720 1,866 1,986 25.3% 0.75%
<br />Rio Grande 46,435 51,488 57,596 62,748 35.1% 1.01%
<br />South Platte 2,985,586 3,537,764 4,215,553 4,911,601 64.5% 1.67%
<br />Yam a/White 39,273 45,464 53,970 61,410 56.4% 1.50%
<br />Total 4,335,540 5,137,928 6,133,491 7,156,422 65.1% 1.68%
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<br /> s,ooo,ooo ^ Yampa/
<br />White
<br /> 7,000,000 ^ South
<br />Platte
<br /> 6,000,000 ^ Rio
<br /> ,~ Grande
<br /> 5,000,000 ^ North
<br /> Platte
<br /> 4,000,000 - ^ Gunnison
<br /> 3,000,000 ^ Dolores/
<br /> San Juan
<br /> 2,000,000 ~ Colorado
<br /> 1,000,000 - ^ Arkansas
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<br /> 200 0 2010 2020 20 30
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<br />FIGURE 1
<br />POPULATION BY BASIN
<br />II. Population Projections
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