Population Counts

Herein we delve into the science of counting heads ... PageDown (or press spacebar)
for details. The firgures here are from the 1990's when this www.MountainLake.com
joined the Internet. The main number which is too low is the moose count!

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People:

800-1000 year round residents from Grand Lake to the south end of Lake Granby.
This figure has been obtained by Donna Ready using her prodigious memory to sort the
year round residents from the second home owners listed in our local phone bo   ok.
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where our property owners have their primary residence.

Animals:

Grand County is an immense watershed called Middle Park, an "Island in the Rockies" surrounded
by wave upon wave of mountains. The Colorado Division of Wildlife and National Park Service try to
count the Wildlife which roams our vast and open acreage. It is a difficult task, but essential for monitoring
the quality of our ecosystems. Shown below are estimates for some of our larger animals. Hunting and
Fishing licenses are issued based on these population counts. Grand County welcomes hunters and
fishermen, but we expect you to behave responsibly. Learn how to catch and release fish, and for trophy
animals, shoot with your camera. For photos, see our scenery & wildlife section. We welcome your entries.

Although Middle Park (aka Grand County) is a well defined geographic
area, the Grand Lake area within it doesn't have any definite boundaries.
Large animals freely roam through our mostly undeveloped landscape.

Grand County has 1,186,300 acres (480,283 ha) of Classic Colorado High County.

76% of our land is government owned. 20% is ranches. Just 4% is in other private hands!
Percentage Ownership of this land is as follows:

These land ownership figures are from the Grand County Assessor office in Hot Sulphur Springs.
They are a few years old.

77% of the property in Grand County is owned by people whose primary residence is not in
Grand County. Many of our locals have purchased property in their neighborhood in addition
to their primary residence. If we include these purchases, then over 80% of the property in
Grand County is held for investment, rental income or as a second home. People buy property
here because they consider it a rare find and a privilege they have earned.
The location of the primary residence of our property owners is as follows:

Colorado: 77.6%. Of these, 30% are Grand County locals.
Texas: 2.8%
California: 2.8%
Illinois: 1.9%
Florida: 1.3%
Arizona: 0.8%
Nebraska: 0.8%
The Rest of the World: 10.5%

As you can see, Grand County is a secret that Coloradoans are trying to keep to themselves.
These figures are compiled from Grand County's 1995 tax roles.

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