Land Cover Change

1990-1995 Land Cover Change Information

1985-1990 | 1990-1995 | 1995-2002 | 1985-2002


Wetlands is an aggregation of the non-forested, forested, and tidal wetlands categories. Other is an aggregation of the barren and utility right-of-way categories.

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1990 Area
(sq. miles)
1995 Area
(sq. miles)
Change
(sq. miles)

Percent
Change

Developed
874
895
21.0
2.4%
Turf & Grass
221
223
1.3
0.6%
Other Grasses & Agriculture
567
580
13.0
2.3%
Deciduous Forest
2410
2373
-36.8
-1.5%
Coniferous Forest
455
452
-3.7
-0.8%
Water
164
159
-4.9
-3.0%
Non-forested Wetlands
18
20
2.0
11.0%
Forested Wetlands
179
176
-3.4
-1.9%
Tidal Wetlands
23
23
0.1
0.5%
Barren
42
53
11.4
27.1%
Utility Right-of-way
15
15
0.0
0.2%


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