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Following the devastating collapse of the silver industry, the population began quickly declining until the 1950s, falling to an all-time low of 241 in [[1930 United States census|1930]].<ref name=":1" /> During this time, its small economy limited the county to serving primarily as a trading center for the local farming and lumber industries, as well as fishing and hunting during the 1930s. Several lots in the county were left vacant.<ref name=":0" />
Alpine County finally managed an economic rebound with the construction of the [[Bear Valley (resort)|Bear Valley]] and [[Kirkwood Mountain Resort|Kirkwood]] ski resorts in the late 1960s, the latter of which is split with [[Amador County, California|Amador County]]. The population shot up from 484 in [[1970 United States census|1970]] to 1,097 in [[1980 United States census|1980]], a 126.65% increase, and has remained around that level to this day.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=March 27, 1995|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=September 24, 2015|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|publisher=|ref=1900}}</ref> The presence of three [[List of national forests of the United States|national forests]] ([[Eldorado National Forest|Eldorado]], [[Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest|Humboldt–Toiyabe]]
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