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<br />, <br /> <br />co <br /> <br /> PROJECTED POPULATION <br />Animas - La Plata Project Area <br />United states Bureau of Reclamation <br />1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 <br />18,000 20,600 28,700 36,400 44,000 53,000 <br />75,550 94,600 145,200 202,400 254,300 319,700 <br /> PROJECTED POPULATION <br />Animas -La Plata Project Area <br /> Census Bureau <br />1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 <br />19,199 27,201 34,000 37,000 40,000 47,000 <br />52,517 81,433 99,500 112,800 128,000 142,800 <br /> <br />NM <br /> <br />CO <br /> <br />NM <br /> <br />Concern that the U.s. Bureau ot Reclamation's population <br />projections were inaccurately hiqh has prompted Duranqo's <br />Animas Reqiona1 P1anninq Committee to make its own <br />assessment. <br /> <br />PROJECTED POPULATION FOR PROJECT SERVICE AREA IN DURANGO <br /> BY AGENCY <br /> USBR ARPC CEN.BUR <br />1980 17,952 15,134 12,274 <br />1990 24,338 20,737 <br />2000 32,202 28,415 <br />2010 38,675 ------ <br />2020 48,337 ------ <br /> <br />The qrowth rates used by the USBR and the ARPC are very <br />similar. The main ditterence is that the ARPC started at <br />a lower population base as determined by the 1980 Census <br />Bureau. These are also very larqe and rapid increases in <br />population tor the city and its service area, considerinq <br />past qrowth and the land area actually suitable tor <br />development. <br /> <br />Accordinq to an analysis that was undertaken by Black and <br />Veatch tor the City ot Duranqo serious doubt i. rai.ed on <br />the popUlation tiqures used by the Bureau ot Reclamation <br /> <br />19 <br />