Physical Description
Archuleta County is comprised of 872,960 acres. Only 34% of lands in Archuleta County are in private ownership. Tribal lands comprise 14.4% of the county. Most of the northern and eastern portions of the county (51.6%) are within the San Juan National Forest and are under the management of the U.S. Forest Service. There is a total of approximately 2.8 million acres of National Forest and Bureau of Land Management surrounding Archuleta County.

Population Archuleta County
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts
2005 estimate — 11,886

Housing & Income
Median value of owner-occupied housing — $167,400
Households — ­­3,980
Persons per household — 2.47
Per capita money income — $21,683
Median household income — $38,642
Persons below poverty — 11.0%

Geography
Land area (square miles) —1,350
Persons per square mile — 7.3

Taxes
Sales and User Tax: 2.9% state and 4% county. County tax revenue is divided between county and town.

Lodger’s Tax: A 3% tax is collected from the lodging industry and used for tourism promotion.

Primary Source of Town & County Revenue:
Retail sales taxes, property taxes and charges for services.
Government
Town Government: townofpagosasprings.com
Home Rule Municipality
Town Council with elected Mayor and six trustees elected for alternating four-year terms, Town Administrator is appointed. Date of Incorporation: 1891.
County Government: archuletacounty.org
Three county commissioners elected for alternating four-year terms.

Media
Newspaper: The Pagosa Springs SUN
www.pagosasun.com (970) 264-2100

Radio Stations: KWUF AM-1400, FM-106.3
kwuf.com, (970) 264-5983

Television: Cable TV available in certain areas.

Education
District 50 Joint Office (970) 264-2228,
pagosa.k12.co.us
Pagosa Springs High School (970) 264-2231,
pagosapirates.org
Pagosa Springs Intermediate School (970) 264-2256
Pagosa Springs Junior High (970) 264-2794
Pagosa Springs Elementary (970) 264-2229
The Training Advantage (970) 264-5627
Archuleta Co. Education Center (970) 264-2835

Utilities
Electricity La Plata Electric Association
(970) 247-5786, lpea.com
Gas/Natural SourceGas, (800) 563-0012
Telephone CenturyTel
(970) 264-0012, centurytel.net
Water Pagosa Area Water & Sanitation
(970) 731-2691, pawsd.org
Sanitation Pagosa Lakes Area, (970) 731-2691
Sanitation Town of Pagosa Springs
(970) 264-4151
townofpagosasprings.com
Trash At Your Disposal (970) 264-4891
Waste Management (970) 264-5622
County Transfer Station
(970) 264-5660
Tourism & Business Development
Archuleta Economic Development Association
archuletaeconomicdevelopment.org
970-731-1443
Pagosa Springs Area Chamber of Commerce
pagosaspringschamber.com
(970) 264-2360, (800) 252-2204
Town Tourism
visitpagosa.com
Region 9 Economic Development Dist.
(970) 247-9621, scan.org
Ft. Lewis College Small Business Development Center
(970) 247-7009, soba.fortlewis.edu/sbdc/

Related Web Site Links & Info
Pagosa Builders Association, pagosabuilders.com
Association of Realtors, pagosaspringsrealtors.com
Pagosa Lodging Association, pagosalodging.org
Pagosa Springs Arts Council Gallery,
(970) 264-5020, pagosa-arts.com
U.S. Postal Service Hot Springs Boulevard,
(970) 264-5440
U.S. Forest Service Pagosa Ranger District Office,
(970) 264-2268, fs.fed.us
Soil Conservation Service, (970) 264-5516
Colorado State University Extension Office,
(970) 264-5931, archuleta.colostate.edu
Ruby Sisson Memorial Library, (970) 264-2209,
pagosa.colibraries.org
Stevens Field Airport, (970) 731-3060,
archuletacounty.org/airport
AWOS frequency 127.17, (970) 731-0365
FBO (970) 731-2127
Durango-La Plata County Airport, flydurango.com

Road Conditions
Colorado Department of Transportation,
(877) 315-7623, cotrip.org
Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office Road Report,
(970) 264-5555
New Mexico Road Report, (800) 432-4269,
nmroads.com