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<br />I"V <br />A <br />W <br />o <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The large growth of seasonal and year-round tourism and recreation <br /> <br />has increased service and urban-related occupations. This urban-associated <br /> <br />employment has surpassed mining, farming, and forestry, collectively. <br /> <br />Per capita income averaged $4,087 in 1974, or $1,500 to $1,900 <br /> <br />below similar numbers for the entire state of Colorado, the larger Rocky <br /> <br />Mountain Region, or the entire United States. This relatively low <br /> <br />income results from: (1) the arid climate and relatively low agricultural <br /> <br />productivity, (2) the lack of an industrial manufacturing base with <br /> <br />attendant high-skill jobs, and (3) the low population density and lack <br /> <br />of major urban centers. <br /> <br />Land Use and Ownership <br /> <br />Of the Region's 72.6 million acres, about 85 percent or 62 million <br /> <br />acres are used for agriculture. About 60 million acres are used for <br /> <br />grazing, 1.5 million acres for irrigation, and 0.5 million acres for dry <br /> <br />cropland. Forests and woodlands, classed as an agricultural use, cover <br /> <br />over one-third of the Region, with about one-third of these classified <br /> <br />as commercial forest lands. <br /> <br />The Federal Government controls 60 percent of the land in the <br /> <br />Region, most of which is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. <br /> <br />Twenty percent is owned by individuals and corporations; 15 percent is <br /> <br />managed by Indian tribal trusts; and the remaining 5 percent is con- <br /> <br />trolled by individual States. <br /> <br />2-11 <br />