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<br />of those four counUes increA.sf:!d by only 6 percent between 1940 amI.
<br />]960. However, there wns t'l substantwl shift from rural t.o urban,
<br />resulting largely from expansion of the unjllr.orpornted environs of
<br />Sterling, Fort Morgan, find Brush. The changes in population patterns
<br />for the four countIes [lre summn..rized in to.ble 4. These changes are
<br />t.ypical of those in the entire Missouri River BRsin during the same
<br />period.
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<br />TABLE ~.-POPULATlON IN rlARROWS UNIT AR[A
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<br /> 1940 1950 1960
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<br />Ulban;
<br />SltrlinZ....___. 7,411 15.1 7, ~3' 15.7 ]0.751 20,5
<br />FortMorv~___ 4,8~ 9,9 ~. 315 11.1 7,379 14.\
<br />Brush. 1(2. ~81) (5.0) 1(2,431) (S.l) 3,621 6,9
<br />Subtotal. 12,295 25,0 12,&49 26.8 21.151 41. ~
<br />RUlal:
<br />Flrm._. . 24,962 50.7 21.157 '" 14,708 181
<br />Nonl.rm_ __:---. 11,957 ?'.3 11.8iCJ 29.0 /5.902 3D,.
<br />Subtotal__. 36.919 75.0 35,021 7J.2 30.610 58.!:.
<br />Tolal ... 49,214 1000 '7,876 100.0 ~2. 361 100.0
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<br />Nole: Bureeu Dr the Cen~u, data lor Mori.n. LOlln, Wuhi~iton. .~d Sediwick Counties.
<br />I Classified .5 nonl.e.rm I~ the 1940.e.nd 19!:.Ocen5u5.
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<br />GENERA L ECONOMY AND RESOURCES
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<br />Tbe economy of the general tu'ea in which the N B..rrows unit would
<br />be IOCB..tcd is no\'" and has always been based prirnllrily upon agriculture.
<br />In the early 1950's, the disco\'ery of oil and gas introduced all llddi-
<br />tianal important basic industry to the ftren, Important, too, but of
<br />much lesser significance to tbe o'VeraJl ecollomy, is the mining of sand
<br />and gra.vel.
<br />In addit.ian t.o the bll8ic industries, the llsUl\1 retail trades and
<br />services ure practiced in tb.e nrea, Furthermore, there is significant
<br />activity in the mfl.nufftctu.rillg and proces9inl; iJldustrip-s. Raw mf\.-
<br />terials for t.hese ilJdust.ries are obta.ined largely from agriculture.
<br />Various Rspects of the o.gricult\lfal economy have displayed dis-
<br />similar trend patterns, Volume or production on u year-to-year
<br />basis, for instllIlce, has fluc.tuo.ten quite drosticuUy, but. on a long-
<br />term basls all upward. trend in production has been experienced,
<br />The trend in the number of workers employed in ugricultJure has been
<br />steadily downward end the llUmher of ffl.rm operators hus decreased,
<br />Consequently, individllul farm units are incrensing in size, However,
<br />it appears tbat the number of agric.ultural \vorkers has already begun
<br />to level off and will stabilize lIear Lhe pre5ent Ilumber. Therefore,
<br />taking into nccount both the long~term volume of production find the
<br />number of workers involved, it. is llot. likely that agriculture will
<br />lose it.s position as the leading busic economic a.ct.idty of the areR..
<br />Based on present. lre~ds, the importnnce of t.he p~tr,olellm industry
<br />to t.he future economy IS expected to decline, The mllUl1g' of snnd and
<br />grnvel, the third type of ba.sic proJuc_tion in the urea, has increased
<br />significnnt.ly over the past severfil years. Its importunce with respect
<br />to construction work is very greil.t, but minor wit.h respect to the o\""er-
<br />all economy,
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