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' CHAPTERTHREE 1 1 P:ereent::1996::Niaaort Pv utatFOm :...:....... ..:...... ..::...:.:.... ..:.:P.:.............::::..:.....:. ..: .:...... .. Rio Blanco County . ..... .::: : 5.1 - Meeker 3.8 Garfield County 6.9 - Rifle 7.2 - Pazachute 4.3 - Glenwood Springs 5.4 State of Colorado 19.6 Source: USDC 1998 ' Minority populations aze not highly concentrated in the towns within the Project Area. In 1990, minority populations comprised 3.8 percent of the population in Meeker, 7.2 percent in Rifle, 4.3 percent in Parachute, and 5.4 percent in Glenwood Springs. ' Since the 1990 census, minority populations in the project azea have increased. Although recent data aze not available for racial composition and ethnicity, it is reasonable to expect (based on higher minority school enrollments in Rifle, Pazachute, and Cazbondale) that minority populations in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties could be double the 1990 estimates. 3.14.7 Local Government Fiscal Conditions This section includes a description of revenues that may be affected by mining operations and ' addresses property tax revenues, federal mineral lease royalties, sales and use tax and mineral severance tax. ' Property Tax Revenues In Rio Blanco County, local school districts and Colorado Northwest Community College receive the lazgest portion of property tax revenue, followed by the county government, various special service districts (including local pazks and recreation, fire protection, library services, water and pest control, the local cemetery), and the town governments of the cities of Meeker ' and Rangely. In total, approximately $13 million in property tax revenue was distributed to these entities in Rio Blanco County in 1997 (Steigers 1998b). ' In Garfield County, local school districts and Colorado Mountain College receive the lazgest share of property tax revenue, followed by county government, special service districts, fire protection districts, and the local community governments. In total, approximately $27 million ' in property tax revenue was distributed to these entities in Garfield County in 1996 (Gazfield County Assessor 1998). Socioeconomics 3-61 Affeeted Environment approximately 5 percent of Rio Blanco County's total population in 1990. In 1990, 0.2 percent of the population in Rio Blanco County was African American, 0.3 percent was Asian, and 4.0 percent was Hispanic. Garfield County had a minority population of 6.9 percent, including 3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 5.6 percent Hispanic.