RIO GRANDE National Forest Local Area

List of the 28 Local Area counties with total population, land area, and population density

5-digit FIPS code	County	Population	Land area (square miles)	Persons per square mile
8003	Alamosa, CO	15,088	722.7	20.9
8007	Archuleta, CO	11,615	1,350.2	8.6
8015	Chaffee, CO	16,936	1,013.5	16.7
8021	Conejos, CO	8,398	1,287.2	6.5
8023	Costilla, CO	3,603	1,227.1	2.9
8027	Custer, CO	3,841	738.9	5.2
8029	Delta, CO	29,774	1,142.1	26.1
8033	Dolores, CO	1,788	1,067.0	1.7
8041	El Paso, CO	554,574	2,126.5	260.8
8043	Fremont, CO	47,425	1,532.9	30.9
8051	Gunnison, CO	14,166	3,238.8	4.4
8053	Hinsdale, CO	810	1,117.7	0.7
8055	Huerfano, CO	7,755	1,590.9	4.9
8067	La Plata, CO	46,468	1,692.2	27.5
8079	Mineral, CO	932	875.7	1.1
8083	Montezuma, CO	24,795	2,036.6	12.2
8085	Montrose, CO	36,674	2,240.6	16.4
8091	Ouray, CO	4,139	540.5	7.7
8093	Park, CO	16,833	2,200.7	7.6
8101	Pueblo, CO	150,171	2,388.7	62.9
8105	Rio Grande, CO	12,414	911.6	13.6
8109	Saguache, CO	7,029	3,168.4	2.2
8111	San Juan, CO	575	387.4	1.5
8113	San Miguel, CO	7,116	1,286.5	5.5
8119	Teller, CO	21,677	557.1	38.9
35039	Rio Arriba, NM	40,710	5,857.6	6.9
35045	San Juan, NM	124,166	5,514.0	22.5
35055	Taos, NM	31,464	2,203.2	14.3
		1,240,936	50,016.2

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate. Total population includes all ages, not just age 16 and older.

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RIO GRANDE National Forest Local Area

Population age 16 and older by stratum and age group

Population stratum	Age 16-34	%	Age 35-53	%	Age 55+	%	All Ages 16+	%
Hispanic males	40,126	44.9	31,801	35.6	17,520	19.6	89,447	9.5
Hispanic females	35,855	41.4	30,458	35.2	20,307	23.4	86,620	9.2
White males	112,906	33.8	128,538	38.4	92,886	27.8	334,330	35.4
White females	102,814	30.4	129,031	38.1	106,823	31.5	338,668	35.9
Black males	8,619	47.9	7,194	40.0	2,173	12.1	17,986	1.9
Black females	5,865	44.5	5,103	38.7	2,216	16.8	13,184	1.4
Native American males	11,293	47.9	8,443	35.8	3,835	16.3	23,571	2.5
Native American females	10,823	43.8	9,132	36.9	4,776	19.3	24,731	2.6
Asian & Pacific Islander males	3,275	50.6	2,366	36.6	826	12.8	6,467	0.7
Asian & Pacific Islander females	3,141	36.2	3,556	41.0	1,970	22.7	8,667	0.9
	334,717		355,622		253,332		943,671	100.0

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate.

Note: Does not include people who reported being 2 or more races. Hispanics may be of any race, but are included in the two Hispanic rows only. Percentages for the three age groups sum across to 100. May not equal 100.0 exactly due to rounding.