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Estimation of Future Industxial and Commercial <br /> Land Space Needs in Orange County <br /> Population data and projections <br /> Year , Population <br /> 1950 34,435 <br /> 1960 42,970 Data from Census of <br /> 1970 57,567 population <br /> 1980 85,139 Projections by Planning <br /> 1990 116,798 Department -- March, 1979 <br /> 2000 161,116 <br /> Calculation of industrial space needs <br /> Year Persons employed % of total population <br /> in industry _ employed in industry <br /> 1950 2659 7.7% <br /> 1960 2853 6.6% <br /> 1970 3793 6.6% <br /> *date. from Census of Population <br /> Using estimated 1980 population and 1970 percentage of population employed <br /> in industry, calculate current industrial employment <br /> 85,139 x .066 = 5619 persons employed in industry* <br /> calculate industrial employment for year 2000, using 6.6% as value for <br /> proportion of population employed in industry <br /> 161,116 x .066 = 10,634 persons estimated to be employed in industry <br /> by year 2000 <br /> subtract year 1980 industrial employment from year 2000 employment to get <br /> increase in industrial employment <br /> 1,634 — 5619 = 5015 increase in industrial employment by year 2000 <br /> using a standard of one acre of land needed for every twelve industrial <br /> employees*, calculate year 2000 apace needs for industry <br /> 5015 x 1 = 418 additional acres needed by year 2000 for industrial <br /> 12 space <br /> *Land Classification Plan, TTCOG, 1978 <br />