 | Here are some highlights:
 | Colorado Population Counts:
 | 2000 - 4,311,882 |
| 1990 - 3,294,394 |
| 1980 - 2,889,735 |
| 1970 - 2,209,596 |
| 1960 - 1,753,947 |
| 1950 - 1,325,089 |
| 1940 - 1,123,296 |
| 1930 - 1,035,791 |
| 1920 - 939,629 |
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| Colorado's growth rate during the '90s was 30.6 %. |
| Colorado grew faster than all other states except Nevada and Arizona. |
| Eighty percent of the state's population remains along the 10-county
Front Range, from Pueblo to Fort Collins. |
| The 2000 census figures released so far contain population counts for
Colorado's 63 counties, 269 cities and towns, 1,062 census tracts and
150,262 census "blocks" that make up the tracts. The figures
give population by race and population by Hispanic ethnicity. Each of
those varieties gives total population and adult population. With this
information state lawmakers must redraw congressional and state
legislative districts. The General Assembly must complete the
redistricting in time for the 2002 elections. |
| The population of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area jumped 30
percent in a decade to more than 517,000, meaning the boundaries of
local state House and Senate districts stand to change dramatically. The
state's population jumped enough that it gained a seventh seat in
Congress. |
| In 10 years, U.S. Congressional District 5 (Rep. Joel Hefley) ballooned
to become the largest district in the state with 810,423 residents. Because
the size of a congressional district should be about 614,466 people,
District 5 will have to shrink to make room for the seventh seat.
Governor Bill Owens figures that District 5 will lose parts of
fast-growing Douglas and Arapahoe counties, areas that could be combined
into a new seventh seat. |
| The population of El Paso is 516,929 residents, El Paso County grew by
an average of 33 people per day throughout the decade adding 119,915
people. The County is the third largest county behind Denver County (554,636)
and Jefferson County (527,056). El Paso County is growing the fastest at
30.2% vs. 18.6% for Denver County and 20.2% for Jefferson County. At the
present rate of growth, within the next decade, El Paso County will have
the highest population of any County in the state. |
| The 2000 Census did not count everything. Here are a few other
indicators of growth. The first number is for 1990; the second is for
2000.
EL PASO COUNTY
Registered vehicles: 371,000; 598,278
Registered voters: 199,301; 339,321
Miles of road: 4,849; 5,263
El Paso County budget: $50.8 million; $90.1 million
Average daily jail population: 523; 939
District Court cases: 70,862; 87,380
Births: 7,343; 8,196*
Birth rate: 18.5 per 1,000; 16.3 per 1,000*
Home starts: 741; 4,675
Building permits issued, excluding remodels and signs: 1,063; 5,802
Enrollment, nine largest area school districts: 69,215; 90,737
School buildings, nine largest area school districts: 134; 162
Square feet of shopping centers: 12.6 million; 15.5 million
Square feet office space: 14.9 million; 20.8 million
Square feet industrial space: 24.1 million; 30.1 million
COLORADO SPRINGS
Single-family utility hookups: 720;3,660
Average daily vehicle count, Interstate 25 at Uintah Street: 69,000;
102,500
City budget: $111.1 million; $185.8 million
BY THE NUMBERS
El Paso County
76,447: Babies born, 1990-1999
34,764: Single-family homes built, 1990-2000
*Figures are for 1999, the most recent available.
Source: Gazette research |
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