Monthly High Temperature (F) January 43.5 July 79.0

Monthly Low Temperature (F) January 11.8 July 51.3

-Total yearly precipitation = 20.5 inches

-Total yearly snowfall = 97.1 inches

-Growing season (General) 90 110 days

-Elevation 7,079 feet above sea level

-Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County population for 1999 = 9,600

-Projected population for 2000 is 10,107 -1,551 students enrolled in 1999, 71% are attending college w

ith a dropout rate of only 1.8%

-2000 town budget is 3,672,805

-Over 60% of all retail sales are made directly from the tourism industry.

-There were 517 building permits in 1999.

-Pagosa Springs students have higher ACT scores than the national and Colorado average. The educational attainment of the citizens of Colorado has been among the highest in the nation for years.