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TABLE 1 <br /> POPULATION of TOWNS IN DELTA COUNTY <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 /> HOTCHKISS 855 744 -13 <br /> ORCHARD 1,914 2,218 +16 <br /> CITY <br /> PAONIA 1 1,425 1 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 10 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 19801's were <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. Most 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 /> R. 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 />