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EXISTING LAND USE, 1997
Huntingdon County |
|
Category |
Acres
(GIS) |
Percent of County |
Percent of Developed
Land |
Percent of Developed
(less agr.) |
| Urban Residential |
4,510.50 |
0.80% |
3.10% |
19.40% |
| Rural Residential* |
8,329.00 |
1.50% |
5.70% |
35.80% |
| Commercial |
540.5 |
0.10% |
0.40% |
2.30% |
| Industrial |
496.4 |
0.10% |
0.30% |
2.10% |
| Strip Mines/Quarries |
1,450.30 |
0.30% |
1.00% |
6.20% |
| Public/Semi-Public |
986.5 |
0.20% |
0.70% |
4.20% |
| Streets and Highways** |
6,924.00 |
1.20% |
4.80% |
29.80% |
TOTAL DEVELOPED
(Less Agricultural) |
23,237.20 |
4.10% |
15.90% |
100.00% |
| Agricultural |
122,504.30 |
21.50% |
84.10% |
|
| TOTAL DEVELOPED |
145,722.10 |
25.60% |
100.00% |
| Forest (open wooded land not including public lands) |
282,094.80 |
49.60% |
|
| Public Lands (See Table 4) |
129,983.60 |
22.90% |
| Water Resources*** |
11,020.10 |
1.90% |
| TOTAL UNDEVELOPED |
423,098.50 |
74.40% |
| TOTAL COUNTY |
568,840.00 |
100.00% |
| *Rural Residential lands have been increased by new subdivision information obtained by the Huntingdon County Planning Department in Table 2, final column. Land was then subtracted from forested land. Not included on Land Use map. |
| ** Streets and Highways figures were calculated using Penn DOT centerline files and liquid fuels data and subtracted out of open or forested land. |
| *** Water resources include lands occupied by Raystown Lake. |
| Source: Huntingdon County Planning Commission (GIS data) |
Last Updated on 11/7/01
By Richard E. Stahl