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research, recreational, and open space use, should be <br /> protected- Trdm the averse surrounalng <br /> adyelo <br /> 61 Public water supply-watersheds in the Towns uld be <br /> de--yelopAd.- onXyin a manner . that minimizes adverse <br /> mAacts on water-Q u 4-1—i-t-y-, <br /> Population and Land Requirement Projections <br /> One of the initial and fundamental steps in the land use <br /> planning process Is calculating the amount of land required <br /> to accommodate .projected, growth in a given area. Generally,, <br /> the amount of land required for residential and associated <br /> non-residential uses are directly related to the size of the <br /> population. Tables 3- through 3- summarize the population <br /> trends and estimated land requirements for Hillsborough <br /> Township during the plan period. <br /> Table 3- summarizes population estimates and projections for <br /> population, while Table 3- projects the number of new homes <br /> required to meet the demands of new residents. The average <br /> household sizes used for projections in Table 3- assume that <br /> the trends towards smaller household sizes will continue, <br /> ,leveling off towards the end of the "Plan peri5ai <br /> TABLE 3- <br /> POPULATION PROJECTIONS AND ESTIMATES, 1987-2005 <br /> HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, ALL JURISDICTIONS <br /> a b c c C c <br /> 1980 1987 1990 1995 2000 2005 <br /> Total <br /> Population 8,599 11,427 12,858 1.5,653 19,055 23,196 <br /> Population <br /> Change from 2,828 4,259 7,054 10,456 14,597 <br /> 1980(number) <br /> a source: 1980 Census of population <br /> b <br /> Source: Orange County Planning Department <br /> c <br /> Based on an exponential extra-DOlation of the average growth <br /> r FMe --f m -1970-1y8 7 of <br /> 12 <br />