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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Chapter III - Affected Environment/Environmental Consequences <br />PDEIS - Navajo Reservoir Operations <br /> <br /> <br />80 glUwrh rare in Archuieta COlUlty averagcd K3 percent, about 8 times thc national <br />81 average of 1.01 percent over the sanle period. The current population estimate for <br />82 Pagosa Springs, which is the largest commtUliry in the COWlty, is about 1,800 and this <br />83 does not reflect a large nwnber of seasonal residents, <br />84 <br />85 <br />86 Demographics.-The most reliable data that describe the ethnic composition for <br />87 Archuleta CoWlty are 1997 cstinlates from the Census Bureau, as follows: Caucasians <br />88 are the most populous group, comprising about 97 percent, with about 2 percent Native <br />89 Americans. Even though about 15 pcrcent of this cotmty's land is composed of the <br />90 Southern Ute Indian reservation, Native Americans are a very small proponion of the <br />91 population. <br />92 <br />93 <br />94 Jobs and Income.-Historically, Archuleta CoWlty developed as a result of such <br />95 traditional western commodities as minerals, cattle, and timber. Wood products <br />96 manufacturing provided mosr of the jobs and income for the COWlty through the I970s <br />97 wltil the dccline of the timbcr industry. Since thaI' time the COWlty has been in transition <br />98 to a more tourist-related environment with wholesale, retail, and services sectors <br />99 providing the majority of jobs. (Region 9 Economic Development District 1998). <br />100 <br />101 In 1996, Archuleta County had a per capita personal income of $14,741 and ranked <br />102 58th Out of 63 cOlulties in the State. The COWlty per capita personal income \Vas <br />103 57 percent of the State average of $25,470 and 61 percent of the national average of <br />104 $24,169. The Wlemployment rate was 5,2 percent as of 1997, which is slightly higher <br />105 than that of the State, which in 1997 was 3.3 percent. <br />106 <br />107 <br />108 Tourism/Recreation.-Tourism has replaced the tinlber and wood products <br />109 industries as the major economic industry. Archuleta CoWlty'S tourism centers on the <br />110 area's natural environment, with the hot springs located in Pagosa Springs as an example. <br />III During the winter months, winter sportS at Wolf Creek Ski Area near Pagosa Springs is <br />112 a major attraction. Other recreational activities include golf, fishing, htUlting, and <br />113 hikin!!. alon!! with can1Din!! and water-related activities at Navajo Reservoir. Add some <br />114 expenditure data when INTERNET service is restored. <br /> <br />Draft - Not fir Public Review - January 25, 2002 <br /> <br />01075 <br />