. Canon City District wilderness planning amendment. Wilderness areas; Land use. 40 are changed, the growth of Colorado Springs could he limited. The concern has been addressed in Chapter II, Issues of Public Conern. Economic - Beaver Creek, lies within the three counties of El Paso, Fremont, and Teller which have been characterized by rapid growth. Population increased from 260,230 in 1970 to 346,134 in 1980, a change of 33 percent. However, employment has not kept pace with population growth. The unemployment rate of these counties has consistently been greater than the state by less than 1
. Canon City District wilderness planning amendment. Wilderness areas; Land use. 40 are changed, the growth of Colorado Springs could he limited. The concern has been addressed in Chapter II, Issues of Public Conern. Economic - Beaver Creek, lies within the three counties of El Paso, Fremont, and Teller which have been characterized by rapid growth. Population increased from 260,230 in 1970 to 346,134 in 1980, a change of 33 percent. However, employment has not kept pace with population growth. The unemployment rate of these counties has consistently been greater than the state by less than 1 percent and per capita income in all three counties has been consistently lower. In 1969 estimated per capita income was $2,859 (Colorado $3,106); in 1977 it was $5,168 (Colorado $6,118). Per capita income in El Paso County is significantly higher than in Fremont or Teller County. UPPER GRAPE CREEK (017) This WSA contains a tract of land containing 10,200 acres located approximately 10 miles southwest of Canon City in Fremont and Custer Counties. The unit lies within T. 20 S., R. 71 and 72 W., and T. 21 S., R. 71 and 72 W- 6th PM. (See Map III-5.) Air This unit is considered Class II by Federal Air Quality Standards. The Colorado State Air Pollution Control Commission has identified a large portion of this WSA as a zone of high air quality. Geology and Minerals This unit is located on the northern end of the Wet Mountains. Most of the rock exposed in the unit Is Precambrlan in age and consists mainly of migraatitic gneisses of a sedimentary and volcanic origin. These gneisses have been intruded by granodlorites in several locations within the WSA. The unit has been highly faulted and falls into a prominently west-northwest and northeast trend. There are no known significant mineral resources in and around this WSA. As of December 31, 1981, there were 148 recorded mining claims. There are 9,840 acres of subsurface minerals in Federal ownership and 360 in Critical M
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