Coastal Area Land Cover Analysis Project (CALCAP)

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1985-2002 Land Cover Change in the Coastal Boundary* for Each Municipality

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1985-2002 Land Cover Change in the Coastal Boundary*
Acres
 
Branford 1920 381 154 2023 30 3 7 2 16
0
  
Bridgeport 2001 126 62 176 10 3 4 5 2
--
  
Chester 211 51 80 505 10 0 2 1 6
5
  
Clinton 1236 227 76 1638 113 2 18 2 50
9
  
Darien 988 335 81 369 4 2 6 3 2
--
  
Deep River 228 45 77 579 9 1 6 3 11
2
  
East Haven 889 201 22 903 63 5 7 3 15
0
  
East Lyme 1017 110 126 1609 51 1 22 1 41
7
  
Essex 311 95 97 565 15 1 6 3 12
7
  
Fairfield 1642 469 66 551 5 5 5 3 4
--
  
Greenwich 1959 729 146 411 3 2 3 0 5
--
  
Groton 1839 638 267 2281 51 11 34 6 59
15
  
Guilford 1274 381 140 3230 31 4 10 6 8
--
  
Hamden 352 73 87 583 14 0 1 1 2
--
  
Ledyard 483 82 88 1144 25 1 14 1 20
2
  
Lyme 245 18 297 3006 20 2 4 4 14
4
  
Madison 1251 417 94 2105 44 4 18 4 47
10
  
Milford 3007 365 280 2195 79 7 36 3 85
26
  
Montville 339 23 95 524 38 2 19 1 89
12
  
New Haven 3251 352 98 711 37 8 33 2 7
--
  
New London 887 96 53 147 25 2 10 1 19
5
  
North Haven 708 21 90 598 60 1 17 0 8
--
  
Norwalk 1825 269 121 501 9 5 3 1 3
--
  
Norwich 852 54 90 381 37 1 11 2 21
3
  
Old Lyme 1541 361 280 4798 78 4 41 4 95
38
  
Old Saybrook 1691 372 159 2256 155 2 35 4 77
10
  
Orange 35 6 25 119 5 2 0 2
36
  
Preston 150 19 45 398 19 7 0 8
0
  
Shelton 141 5 62 225 9 3 2 0 19
--
  
Stamford 1476 350 66 158 7 2 5 1 2
--
  
Stonington 1464 271 328 3300 65 11 29 3 111
26
  
Stratford 2119 289 138 1265 52 32 13 3 6
--
  
Waterford 1068 305 178 1604 46 2 23 3 42
15
  
West Haven 798 124 71 1202 41 1 21 1 36
6
  
Westbrook 1232 208 29 398 15 2 5 1 3
--
  
Westport 1454 468 126 840 19 3 8 2 5
--
  
Total
41884
8388
4298
43298
1290
137
485
82
951
237
  

* The Coastal Boundary is small ribbon of land along the immediate coast. Visit the Study Area page for a map and the full definition of the Coastal Area and Coastal Boundary.

 

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