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Numbers
Then and now

Complied by Pat Murphy

Number of issues of the Sun Valley Guide published since its debut in 1984: 55

Blaine County’s year-round population in 1984: 11,991
Blaine County’s year-round population today (estimated): 21,731
Projected permanent resident population in 2030: 30,890

1984 year-round population of Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum and Sun Valley, respectively: 1,363, 2,856, 3,041 & 838
2007 year-round population of Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum and Sun Valley, respectively: 2,000, 8,300, 3,003 & 1,654

Number of post office boxes in Ketchum in 1984: 3,460
Number of boxes today: 5,371
Number of post office boxes in Hailey in 1984: 2,000
Number of boxes today: 3,900

Number of traffic lights in the Wood River Valley in 1984: 3
Number of traffic lights today: 14

Number of airlines that served Friedman Memorial Airport in 1984: 1
Number of airlines serving the airport today: 2
Number of passengers inbound and outbound in 1984: 11,685
Number of passengers passing through the airport annually today: 66,000

Number of babies born in Blaine County in 1984: 236
Number of babies born in 2007: 284

Inches of snowfall in Ketchum during the 1983-84 winter: 143
Inches of snowfall for the 2008-09 winter: 106.7
25-year average since 1984: 105.4

Number of public schools in Blaine County in 1984: 6
Number of public schools in Blaine County today: 8

Number of ski lifts in Sun Valley in 1984: 16
Number of ski lifts today: 18

Percentage of the Blaine County population under 19 years of age in 1984: 28.2
Percentage of the population under 19 in 2006: 22.8
Percentage of the Blaine County population over 65 years of age in 1984: 6.2
Percentage of the population over 65 in 2006: 10.2

Per capita income in Blaine County in 1984: $14,472
Per capita income in 2007: $64,207
Per capita income in Idaho in 1984: $11,074
Per capita income in 2007: $31,804

Incidents of serious crimes (felonies) in Blaine County in 1984: 505
Incidents of serious crimes in Blaine County in 2007:
435