Land Cover Change

1995-2002 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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1995 Area
(sq. miles)
2002 Area
(sq. miles)
Change
(sq. miles)

Percent
Change

Developed
895
930
34.3
3.8%
Turf & Grass
223
223
0.1
0.1%
Other Grasses & Agriculture
580
595
14.8
2.6%
Deciduous Forest
2373
2327
-46.0
-1.9%
Coniferous Forest
452
446
-5.2
-1.1%
Water
159
151
-7.6
-4.8%
Non-forested Wetlands
20
23
3.4
17.1%
Forested Wetlands
176
174
-1.5
-0.9%
Tidal Wetlands
23
24
0.3
1.4%
Barren
53
61
7.5
14.1%
Utility Right-of-way
15
15
-0.1
-0.9%


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