Chapter 3: Settlement Patterns before 1950

A small community named Ute City was founded in 1879 and a year later was renamed Aspen. From the very beginning Aspen has had a small population. Founded as a mining town the population depended heavily on the work available. Thus, at its peak production in 1891 and 1892, the population was also at its highest. The population of 1890 was 5108, but then with the Panic of 1893 production declined and so did the population down to 3303 in 1900. Population continued to decline up to 1930 when it reached its lowest point of 705. After World War II, investors began to develop Aspen into a ski resort, which brought in more jobs and increased the population. In 1940 the population was 777 and 906 in 1950.


Aspen Lumber Company in 1882.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspen,_Colorado