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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 111- Affected Environment/Environmental Consequences <br />PDEIS - Navajo Reservoir Operations <br /> <br />252 San Juan County, Utah <br />253 <br />254 Located in the southeastern corner ofUtal1, San Juan CoWlty is 5,005,561 acres in total, <br />255 making it the largest land area COWlty in the State. Land ownership in the COWlty is 25.5 <br />256 percent Tribal reservation land (1.276,000 acres), 61 percent Federal land (3,053,000 <br />257 acres), 8.2 percent private land (410,000 acres) and 5.3 percent (267,000 acres) State- <br />258 owned land. <br />259 <br />260 <br />261 Population.- The current (1999) population of San Juan ColUlty is estin1ated to be <br />262 13,561 (U.S. Census Bureau). During the 1990s, the armual population growth rate in <br />263 San Juan CoWlty averaged about 0.8 percent, a little less than the national average of <br />264 1.01 percent and sixth slowest in the State when compared to the State's 2.3 percent <br />265 average over the same period. Having a large land area and small population makes <br />266 San Juan CoWley one of the least populated cowlties in the State, with only 1.7 people <br />267 per square mile. Blanding is the largest city in the COWlty with a population of <br />268 3,516 (1998). <br />269 <br />270 <br />271 Demographics.-The most reliable data that describe the ethnic composition for San <br />272 Juan ColIDty, Utal1 are from the Bureau of Census, 1997. Native Americans are by far <br />273 the most populous group in San Juan CoWley, representing about 55 percent of the tOtal <br />274 COWlty population, reflecting the fact that a greater proportion of this COlUlty'S land is <br />275 composed ofIndian reservation land. Caucasian population makes up the remaining 45 <br />276 percent of the COWley population, which includes a small percentage of Hisparuc <br />277 residents. <br />278 <br />279 <br />280 Jobs and Income.-Historically, San Juan CoWlty was developed as a result of <br />281 livestock ranching because of the harsh desert COWltry; later, sporadic mining activity <br />282 brought some economic gain-most significantly with the development of San Juan <br />283 CoWlty'S uraniwn deposits in the 1950's. With the creation of Lake Powell in the <br />284 1960's, tourism has become one of the COlUlty'S most significant economic resources. <br />285 (State of Utah Economic Development Department, 1998). <br />286 <br /> <br />January 25, 2002 - Not for Public Review - Draft <br />