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<br />INCOME <br /> <br />attributed to the fact that CSU is located in Fort Collins. Table 3-6 compares the <br />educational attainment levels of Larimer County and Colonulo 10 national levels. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Per capita Income is hased on regularly received income before personal income <br />taxes, Medicare deductions, and Social Security. Larimer County isveryelose to the <br />national average and at about 92percent of the State average. Table 3-5 summarizes <br />per capita income for ]985 for Larimer County and Colorado. <br /> <br />Table 3-6 <br />Comparhon of <br />Educational Attainment <br /> <br />Levele <br /> <br />High School Diplo~a-4 Years <br />(percent) <br /> <br />Collage Degree-4 <br />(percent) <br /> <br />Year.. <br /> <br />Table 3-5 <br />Income Characteristics <br /> <br />Larimer County <br />Colorado <br />UnitedStatee <br /> <br />" <br />" <br />" <br /> <br />" <br />" <br />" <br /> <br />Vel' Capita Income <br />(l98S) <br /> <br />Sourc.., "eounty and eity Data 1I00k 19BB", U.S. Department of <br />Commerce. Bureau of the Censue. <br /> <br />LII.rLmerCounty <br />Colorado <br />unitedStatee <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />10,770 <br />11,713 <br />10,797 <br /> <br />Sourc.., "County ...n" city n...tll Bo,," 19""8", U.~. Department of Com- <br />merce, Bureau of the ceneue <br /> <br />CUI. TURAL RFSOURCF..s <br /> <br />Personal income in the Fort Collins-Loveland MSA is forecast by the BEA to <br />grow slightly in real terms between 1990 and 2000. An increase oflpereent in real <br />dollars is forecast for the MSA. This is in line with the rate of growth projected for <br />the nation as a whole over the same period. Per capita income in dollar :lmOllnl' <br />wiIllikelyincrea5e much more and islarge.ly dependent on inflation. <br /> <br />Prehistoric archeological sites in the Fort Collins area include small campsiteS, <br />animal proceSSing sites, and other evidences of the nomadic lifestyle of the [ocaI <br />Native Americans. <br /> <br />EDUCATION <br /> <br />A military outpost was established in this area in 1864 that was named after its <br />founder, Ueutenant William Collins. A community developed around the outpost <br />and continued to grow after thc fort was abandoned in 1872. A town development <br />company promoted settlement in the area. The town of Fort Collins grew <br />successfully because of the arrival of the railroad, the foundation of a land grant <br />colle~e (now CSU), and the local sugar beet industry. Sugar beet production and <br /> <br />The percentage of individuals completing a 4-yearhigh school eduC<ltion and a <br />4-ycar college def:Tee is high for both Larimer County and Colorado. The statistic~ <br />also show that both the counl)'and State exceed the national averages. This maybe <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'-6 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />,-, <br />