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<br />. <br /> <br />CHAPTER 3 . SOCIOECO:"iOMIC COl"l'DITIOSS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />POPULATION <br /> <br />Population forecasts prepared in 1990 for Larimer County by the Colorado <br />Division of Local Government project continued population growth lhrough 2000. <br />These projections are shown in table 3-2. Similar projections were no! available for <br />Fort Collins. Population projections for Fort Collins were based on the assumption <br />that the population rclalionsllip between the city and county in 1990 would continue <br />in the future. The~e projections are also shown in tahle 3-2. <br /> <br />Fort Collins, Larimer County, and Colorado have grown rapidly Since 1970, <br />although growth rates have slowed since 1980. The population and perccntage <br />changes for these three area.! are presented in table 3-1. <br /> <br />Tabh3-2 <br />PopulatiQ~ Foracasta <br /> <br />Fon Collins had population of87,758poopJe in 1990,whieh was 47.1 percent of <br />the 1990 population of Larimer County. A significant portion of the city's <br />population is made up of students attending Colorado State University (CSU), which <br />is located in Fon Co11ins and has an enrollmerll of about 21,000 students. <br /> <br />Year <br /> <br />POI'"lation <br /> <br />FortColUna <br /> <br />Larimer County <br /> <br />1990 <br />1995 <br />2000 <br /> <br />87,7S8 <br />97,100 <br />108,800 <br /> <br />186,136 <br />212,800 <br />238,200 <br /> <br />'I'Ab}<.J-l <br />po~lation - 1970 to 1990 <br /> <br />Sou""ee: Colou.doOl"i.ion otLoc.l Gov....nment, 1990Popuh.tlonCen_ <br />aua,andColoradoDivialonOfLocalGovernmenta,1I"quDt1990Populs- <br />tlon Projo~tions. <br /> <br /> In~rease In<:rease <br /> 1'l70' 1980' ,,= 1990' Fro," <br /> 1970 1960 <br /> (percent) (percont) <br />Fort Collins 43,366 65,092 50.1 67,756 34.8 <br />Larimer County 89,'l00 149.184 65.9 186.136 24.8 <br />L'Olot"lldo 2.201,259 2,889,73$ 30.9 3,294.394 14.0 <br /> <br />As shown, jXlpulatio.1 growth is projected to continue at a high level through the <br />1990's, with an increase of roughly 24 percent projected by 2000 for Fort Collins. <br /> <br />ECONOMY <br /> <br />. Source. u.s. Department of ~erce, 8uresu of the Ceneue, 1980 <br />Cen.u. of population <br />'Sourc..: U.S. Department of CocM>er~e. 8ureau of the ceneus, 1990 <br />Cene"" of populetion (Dec~r 20, 1990) <br /> <br />EMI'LOYMEI'o"T <br />Employment for Larimer County and the Stale of Colorado (or 1987 is listed by <br />Standard Industrial C14silication in table ).3. Generally. the employment listed is <br /> <br />~~V"Tr''' hy r~,. 'F'.~,.-I ..".'M....... e,,"'';''''';''''' 4... n::rrA\ ,,_~;,~,,:~~. ..._" u <br />... , "- -~'~.'~-" ~._.-_ .n_.___... .... \"~"I' '"""^'~r"'-~"~ ~....." "-' <br /> <br />government service, railroad employment, and (arming are not covered by FICA. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />3-1 <br /> <br />3-2 <br /> <br />. <br />