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In Denver County light industry, tourism, mining, and agriculture are the principal economic activities of the region. |
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Fueling Denver’s economy are financial institutions, federal and state governments, and the corporate headquarters of numerous companies. |
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Denver County includes prairies to the east and the mountains and foothills to the west. |
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The population of the metropolitan Denver area has increased steadily throughout the second half of the 20th century. |
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By 1995 nearly one-half of Colorado’s population resided in the Denver metropolitan area. |
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Steady growth and housing development are eliminating the farmlands that once covered much of the area of Denver County. |
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Denver 's population began increasing in the 1990s after declining in the previous two decades. |
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Denver County ’s population dropped from 492,365 in 1980 to 467,610 in 1990. |
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In the 90's People, businesses, and jobs migrated to Denver's suburbs. |
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Between 1950 and 1990 Aurora's population increased from 11,300 to 222,103. |
