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<br />I <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />!. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />POPUIATION AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS <br /> <br />Population and Households <br /> <br />There are an estimated 126 households in Black Hawk. This figure is <br />based on a DRCOG October 1978 land use survey. Applying an estimated <br />2.0 persons per household, there are approximately 252 persons residing in <br />the town. <br /> <br />Trends. In 1970, Black Hawk's population was 217 persons. In the last 8 <br />years, from 1970 to 1978, the population increased by 35 persons or 16 <br />percent. During the same period, the population in Gilpin County increased by <br />approximately 1,500 persons or 125 percent. <br /> <br />Proiections. Population projections for the town are difficult to make due to <br />the community's size and limited amount of developable land. Growth in <br />Black Hawk will largely depend on growth trends in Gilpin County and local <br />poliCies regarding capital improvements and annexations. <br /> <br />In Gilpin County, population is estimated to increase at an annual rate of <br />3.3 percent from 1978 to 1990, i.e., from 2,700 to 4,000 persons. * Black <br />Hawk can capture a portion of this projected growth if water and developable <br />land are made available within present and future town boundaries. <br /> <br />Population Summary <br /> <br />1970 <br /> <br />1980 <br /> <br />1990 <br /> <br />1978 <br /> <br />Black Hawk <br />Central City <br />Gilpin County <br /> <br />217 <br />228 <br />1,200 <br /> <br />252 <br />300 <br />2,700 <br /> <br />3,000 <br /> <br />4,000 <br /> <br />Household Social and Economic Characteristics <br /> <br />Characteristics of households are based on 1970 Census information. This <br />dated information is assumed to be representative of the current social and <br />economic characteristics of persons in Black Hawk. <br /> <br />Aqe I Race and Sex. In 1970 the median age in Black Hawk was 27 years. <br />There were no black or spanish-surname persons reSiding in the town. Of <br />the total population, 44 percent were male and 56 percent were female. <br /> <br />*DRCOG Annual Report on Reqional Growth and Development, 1978. Population <br />projections are based on available water supply and general growth trends in <br />rural Region III. <br /> <br />-3- <br />