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Electrical Power for Valdez and the Copper River Basin-1981

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Table 2Employment EstimatesCity of <strong>Valdez</strong> 1968 <strong>and</strong> 19781968 1978 1978 (Part-time)Industry Number Percent Number Percent NumberMining 0 0 0Construction 15 4.7 209 15.8 15Manufacturing 10 3. 1 0 0Transportation* 35 2 715 4.7 283 21.4 17Communication &Utilities 35 2.7 8I\Iholesale Trade 8 2.5 6 .5 2Reta il Trade 23 7.2 218 16.5 77Finance, Insurance,Real Estate 3 .9 28 2. 1 6Services 26 8. 1 102 7.7 69Government 220 68.8 404 30.6 34TOTAL 320 100.0 1,320 100.0 228*Transportation, communications <strong>and</strong> ut il it ies combined in 1968 data.1968 data source: Alaska Department of Economic Development (nowCommerce <strong>and</strong> Economic Development), St<strong>and</strong>ard Industrial Survey of <strong>Valdez</strong>,1969.1978 data source: City of <strong>Valdez</strong>, Overall Economic Dev~lopm~nt Plan,June 1978.Population:- --- -----Tne population <strong>and</strong> employment mix of <strong>Valdez</strong> has grown in accordancewith <strong>the</strong>se developments. Table 3 indicates <strong>the</strong> population of <strong>Valdez</strong> at<strong>the</strong> close of each decade since 1900 with selected years <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> early tolate 1970's. The influence of pipeline construction over <strong>the</strong> last decadeis quite apparent. From a town of just over 1,000 people in 1970, <strong>Valdez</strong>grew to a peak of some 8,000 inhabitants in 1976. By 1978 constructionactivity had receded <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> population stabilized at 4,481 as certifiedby <strong>the</strong> Alaska Department of Community <strong>and</strong> Regional Affairs. There isSOllie evidence (oased on school enrollment, occupied dwellings, etc.) that<strong>the</strong> population has declined somewhat since. In keeping with o<strong>the</strong>r recentstudies concerning <strong>Valdez</strong>, a 1979 base population of 3,500 has beenadopted <strong>for</strong> this document.14

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