Coastal Area Land Cover Analysis Project

Coastal Area Land Cover Analysis Project (CALCAP)

Sponsored by the Connecticut DEP Office of Long Island Sound Programs

1985-2002 Land Cover Change in Percentage for Each Municipality in the Coastal Study Area*

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36 Coastal Area Towns
				Changed to Developed*
				1985-1990		1990-1995		1995-2002		1985-2002
	Total Area (acres)	Total Change Area (acres)	Dev. Before 1985 (acres)	Percent of Total Area	Percent of 1985 Dev. Area	Percent of Total Area	Percent of 1985 Dev. Area	Percent of Total Area	Percent of 1985 Dev. Area	Percent of Total Area	Percent of 1985 Dev. Area
Branford	14208	433	4993	1.9%	5.5%	0.5%	1.3%	0.6%	1.8%	3.0%	8.7%
Bridgeport	10464	105	8641	0.5%	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%	1.0%	1.2%
Chester	10745	160	1182	0.6%	5.5%	0.2%	2.0%	0.7%	6.0%	1.5%	13.5%
Clinton	10422	667	2443	2.6%	10.9%	1.0%	4.3%	2.8%	12.1%	6.4%	27.3%
Darien	8140	127	3684	0.7%	1.6%	0.6%	1.3%	0.2%	0.5%	1.6%	3.4%
Deep River	9044	213	1152	0.6%	5.0%	0.7%	5.5%	1.0%	8.0%	2.4%	18.5%
East Haven	8048	410	3186	3.3%	8.4%	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	2.7%	5.1%	12.9%
East Lyme	22298	817	2985	1.7%	12.5%	0.7%	5.1%	1.3%	9.8%	3.7%	27.4%
Essex	7545	374	1297	1.9%	10.9%	1.0%	5.9%	2.1%	12.1%	5.0%	28.9%
Fairfield	19432	306	7959	0.8%	2.0%	0.5%	1.1%	0.3%	0.7%	1.6%	3.8%
Greenwich	31089	534	9481	0.8%	2.6%	0.6%	1.8%	0.4%	1.3%	1.7%	5.6%
Groton	20704	1106	5608	1.9%	7.1%	1.3%	4.7%	2.1%	7.9%	5.3%	19.7%
Guilford	30291	528	4639	0.8%	5.1%	0.4%	2.5%	0.6%	3.8%	1.7%	11.4%
Hamden	21278	665	6260	1.8%	6.0%	0.6%	1.9%	0.8%	2.7%	3.1%	10.6%
Ledyard	25543	856	2676	1.2%	11.6%	1.3%	12.1%	0.9%	8.3%	3.3%	32%
Lyme	22051	144	1074	0.3%	5.6%	0.1%	2.5%	0.3%	5.3%	0.7%	13.4%
Madison	23490	727	3843	1.3%	7.9%	0.7%	4.1%	1.1%	6.9%	3.1%	18.9%
Milford	14695	644	7091	2.0%	4.1%	1.1%	2.3%	1.3%	2.7%	4.4%	9.1%
Montville	28315	945	3378	1.2%	9.9%	0.5%	3.9%	1.7%	14.2%	3.3%	28.0%
New Haven	12288	167	8558	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.6%	0.1%	0.2%	1.4%	1.9%
New London	3979	162	2462	1.8%	2.9%	0.7%	1.2%	1.5%	2.5%	4.1%	6.6%
North Haven	13510	579	5491	2.9%	7.2%	0.8%	2.0%	0.6%	1.4%	4.3%	10.6%
Norwalk	14754	312	9315	1.5%	2.3%	0.4%	0.7%	0.2%	0.3%	2.1%	3.3%
Norwich	18778	834	4993	2.1%	8.0%	0.9%	3.5%	1.4%	5.2%	4.4%	16.7%
Old Lyme	15544	436	2372	1.0%	6.6%	0.5%	3.3%	1.3%	8.5%	2.8%	18.4%
Old Saybrook	10032	522	2515	2.8%	11.2%	0.9%	3.5%	1.5%	6.1%	5.2%	20.8%
Orange	11136	388	3366	1.2%	4.1%	1.0%	3.3%	1.2%	4.1%	3.5%	11.5%
Preston	20317	328	1591	0.8%	10.6%	0.3%	4.1%	0.5%	5.9%	1.6%	20.6%
Shelton	20407	1394	5233	4.3%	16.6%	0.9%	3.7%	1.6%	6.4%	6.8%	26.6%
Stamford	24591	331	11054	0.7%	1.7%	0.4%	0.9%	0.2%	0.4%	1.3%	3.0%
Stonington	25049	1182	3773	0.8%	5.5%	1.2%	8.2%	2.7%	17.6%	4.7%	31.3%
Stratford	11564	303	6350	1.8%	3.3%	0.5%	1.0%	0.3%	0.5%	2.6%	4.8%
Waterford	21909	897	3905	1.6%	8.7%	0.8%	4.3%	1.8%	10.0%	4.1%	23.0%
West Haven	10310	434	1613	1.7%	10.6%	1.0%	6.4%	1.6%	10.0%	4.2%	26.9%
Westbrook	7007	273	4467	2.1%	3.4%	1.0%	1.6%	0.8%	1.2%	3.9%	6.1%
Westport	12917	159	5751	0.6%	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%	0.2%	0.5%	1.2%	2.8%
Sub-total	591892	18461	164382	1.4%	5.1%	0.7%	2.4%	1.0%	3.7%	3.1%	11.2%

Six Additional Connecticut River Towns
Cromwell	8301	377	2078	3.1%	12.5%	0.4%	1.6%	1.0%	4.0%	4.5%	18.2%
East Haddam	36234	506	2969	0.4%	4.9%	0.3%	3.3%	0.7%	8.9%	1.4%	17.0%
East Hampton	23673	360	2297	0.7%	6.8%	0.2%	1.8%	0.7%	7.1%	1.5%	15.7%
Haddam	29625	395	2612	0.7%	7.7%	0.2%	2.2%	0.5%	5.2%	1.3%	15.1%
Middletown	27172	849	5826	1.5%	6.9%	0.6%	2.6%	1.1%	5.0%	3.1%	14.6%
Portland	15853	352	1803	0.7%	6.2%	0.7%	6.1%	0.8%	7.2%	2.2%	19.5%
Sub-total	140860	2840	17585	0.9%	7.3%	0.4%	2.8%	0.8%	6.1%	2.0%	16.1%

Grand Total	732752	21300	181967	1.3%	5.3%	0.6%	2.5%	1.0%	3.9%	2.9%	11.7%

Click here to see descriptions of the 11 land cover classes.

* The Coastal Study Area consists of the 36 Coastal Area Towns in Connecticut plus six towns bordering the Connecticut River. Visit the Study Area page for a map and the full definition of the Coastal Area and Coastal Boundary.

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