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<br />"Ill <br /> <br />"Ill <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />As indicated by the Regional Land Use plan for Huerfano- <br />Las Animas Counties, July 1976, the area is beginning to show <br />vital signs of growth. The transportation pattern and increased <br />traffic volumes provide an indicator of greater business activity. <br />The railroad activity on the main north-south lines shipping coal <br />from Wyoming to Texas is having an impact. The creation of the <br />Trinidad Dam, just a few miles west of Trinidad, has renewed in- <br />terest in retirement communities and tourists' activities. All <br />of this will create jobs and support a growing population with <br />many families desiring to live in a small community, such as <br />Starkville. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />.. <br /> <br />Population Development <br /> <br />The population is studied in terms of the town limits of <br />Starkville, the small area just south of the town known as South <br />Starkville, and an area just north of town referred to as Greekvi1le. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />!!!! <br /> <br />A house count was made on September 21, 1976, of the Stark- <br />ville area. In Starkville there is a total of 67 housing units <br />available with present occupation of about 48 units. There are <br />two (2) bars, and one church. The school building is currently <br />under plans for rehabilitation as a neighborhood facility. <br /> <br />- <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Greekville has about 51 housing units with about 42 units <br />presently occupied. In South Starkville there are available 25 <br />units with 18 units occupied, and the potential of some commercial <br />usage of several units. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />In all cases the unoccupied units would require considerable <br />rehabilitation but they do indicate the potential of future <br />growth. A meeting with the citizens of the area indicates 48 <br />families in Starkville with a population of 114, South Starkville <br />has 20 families and Greekvi1le has 42 families. A discrepancy <br />is noted in the memory of the citizens on the boundary limits and <br />existing families. In Starkville alone the number of families <br />agree with the occupied housing count. Interpretation of the <br />data provides a population of 324 in the Starkville area with <br />the following breakdown: Starkville 114, Greekville 147, and <br />South Starkville 63. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />8 <br />