Total population (2010 census): 56389
Total population (1990 census): 29974
County seat: Glenwood Springs
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Field Crops for Grain | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
Oats | 1 | D | D | |
All Wheat | 2 | D | D | |
Winter Wheat | 2 | D | D | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 362 | 29967 | 61891 | |
Alfalfa Hay | 309 | 23802 | 50852 | |
Small Grain Hay | 17 | 295 | 407 | |
Tame Hay | 47 | 4071 | 9002 | |
Wild Hay | 40 | 1799 | 1630 | |
All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 5 | 386 | 655 | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 1 | D | D | |
Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Snap Bean | 2 | D | ||
Cantaloupes | 2 | D | ||
Carrots | 2 | D | ||
Garlic | 2 | D | ||
Cucumbers & Pickles | 2 | D | ||
Eggplant | 2 | D | ||
Fresh Cut Herbs | 1 | D | ||
Dry Onions | 2 | D | ||
Green Peas | 3 | D | ||
Potatoes | 6 | 4 | ||
Pumpkins | 3 | D | ||
Squash | 2 | D | ||
Sweet Corn | 2 | D | ||
Tomatoes | 3 | 2 | ||
Watermelons | 2 | D | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 20 | 54 | ||
Apricots | 9 | 6 | ||
Sweet Cherries | 2 | D | ||
Tart Cherries | 1 | D | ||
Grapes | 8 | 4 | ||
Peaches | 5 | D | ||
Raspberries | 1 | D | ||
Strawberries | 3 | D | ||
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Floriculture Crops | 6 | 76000 | D | D |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | D | - | D |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 2 | - | D | D |
Foliage Plants | 1 | D | - | D |
Potted Flowering Plants | 1 | D | - | D |
Sod Harvested | 3 | X | 106 | 1380025 |
Nursery Stock | 12 | D | 81 | 881968 |
Greenhouse Crops | 1 | D | X | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
Wheat | 8 | 1690 | 49902 bu | |
Winter Wheat | 7 | (D) | (D) | |
Barley | 20 | 379 | 28295 bu | |
Oats | 21 | 430 | 27785 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 319 | 36652 | 85750 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 294 | 28402 | 70360 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 24 | 482 | 826 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 59 | 7160 | 13384 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 11 | 463 | 983 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 3 | 145 | 590 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage | 6 | 92 | 1872 tons, grn | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Potatoes | 5 | 11 | 1380 bu | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Pumpkins | 3 | 2 | ||
Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 26 | 60 | 3691 trees | |
Apricots | 11 | 13 | 357 trees | |
Cherries, Total | 11 | 7 | 297 trees | |
Sweet Cherries | 9 | 6 | 240 trees | |
Tart Cherries | 5 | 1 | 57 trees | |
Grapes | 3 | (D) | 1541 vines | |
Peaches | 7 | 3 | 395 trees | |
Pears | 8 | 2 | 247 trees | |
Plums and Prunes | 4 | 12 | 1354 trees | |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 20 | (D) | 180 | 7106 |
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 12 | (X) | 173 | (X) |
Florculture Crops | 9 | 32300 | (D) | 536 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 8 | 29600 | (D) | 396 |
Nursery Crops | 11 | (D) | 45 | 400 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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