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<br />1-5 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />< <br /> <br />134 females). The median age for Delta County was 40.6, which is <br />the highest for all counties in Colorado. <br /> <br />In 1974, the Colorado Division of Planning estimated the population <br />growth pattern for various portions of the state through 1980. The <br />following discussion is based on the Summary Report entitled <br />"Colorado Regional and County Population Estimates - - 1970-1980". <br />Growth estimates for Region 10 (Delta, Montrose, San Miguel, <br />Ouray, Hinsdale and Gunnison Counties) are given for four different <br />growth assumptions. Table 1-1 presents a summary of the state's <br />projections for total population, number of employed, and school <br />age population for Region 10. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The "low series" estimates are based on a mildly pessimistic future <br />for the economy of the state as a whole. For example, it assumes <br />that for each year from 1974 through 1980, an increase of only <br />300 people in the state will be added to the agricultural industry, <br />and 400 to the mineral extraction industry. The "high series" <br />assumes that 900 will be added to agriculture each year, and 1,400 <br />added to the mineral industry each year. The state assumes that <br />the "high series" is probably the upper limit of growth, excluding <br />significant impacts. <br /> <br />The state has also developed an "impact series" of population <br />estimates. This series is based on the assumption that there <br />will be a major industrial development in the area, such as major <br />expansion of the coal industry. For Region 10, the State assumes <br />that the impact will begin in 1978 with the influx of 7,000 <br />additional workers. <br /> <br />Recent population estimates provided by Delta County to the <br /> <br />: <br />