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TABLE 1 <br />POPOLATION OP TOWNB IN DELTA COQNTY <br />TOWN 1980 1990 PERCENTAGE <br />CHANGE <br />CEDAREDGE 1,184 1,380 +17 <br />CRAWFORD 268 221 -18 <br />DELTA 3,931 3,789 - 4 <br />HOTCHRISS 855 744 -13 <br />'ORCHARD <br />CITY 1,914 2,218 +16 <br />PAONIA 1,425 1,403 - 2 <br />Housing Vacancy Rates for Delta County have decreased from 14.23 <br />in 1980 to 7.09 in 1988, the last year available for this data. <br />Vacancy rates of less than l0 percent can be indicative of a <br />housing shortage. It should be kept in mind that the rates do <br />not indicate either physical condition or whether the units are <br />available year around or seasonally. <br />The unemployment rates for Delta County in the middle 1980~s vere <br />around 10 percent. The rate for 1991 has been around 5.4 <br />percent. This rate indicates that local workers would be <br />available to fill new jobs. <br />A socioeconomic survey of Delta County residents was conducted in <br />1981 concerning their perceptions and ideas about energy-related <br />growth; these concerns may still be true. in general, <br />respondents felt that clean air and scenery should not be <br />sacrificed to meet the country~s energy needs. Nost agreed that <br />the costs of growth related to energy production should not be <br />borne by the residents and that increased job opportunities were <br />seen as a positive benefit resulting from energy development. <br />Some saw increased crime as a possible adverse effect of energy <br />development. <br />K. Soils <br />The dominant soils in the subject area are Absarokee-Work loams <br />(6-25$ slopes) and Fughes.loam (15-65$ slopes). The Absarokee <br />soils are formed in locally transported sediment derived from <br />sandstone and interbedded shale. The soil is well drained and <br />overlies bedrock at a depth of 20-40 inches. Surface runoff is <br />medium, and the hazard of erosion from wind is~slight and from <br />water is moderate. <br />The Work soil is deep and well drained and overlies sandstone at <br />a depth of 60 inches or more. it formed in material weathered <br />from sandstone and reworked eolian material. Surface runoff is <br />medium and the hazard of erosion from water is moderate to high. <br />Page 12 <br />