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the central portion of the township along the Eno River and in the lower drainage basin of its tributary, Buckwater Creek. Soil Characteristics: Eno Township has large areas of good soils suitable for sanitary facilities, development, and water management north of St. Mary's Road. South of St. Mary's Road less suitable soils begin to predominate. The areas of steep slopes in the center of the township have a covering to thin soils underlain by hard rock which make them generally unsuitable for development. In many other areas where the topography is gentler, heavy clay soils present problems especially regarding on-site sewage disposal systems. Agriculture Reported Eno Township cropland both harvested and idle diminshed by over 53% between the years 1955 and 1977. This is a decline in cropland of 2,300 acres. The amount of pastureland in the township also declined, but at a slower rate of 5% for the 22 year period. This represents a loss of about 100 acres. Several factors may account for this loss of farmland. Some of the losses may have taken place as a direct consequence of the construction of 1-85 through the township, Perhaps more importantly the construction of the interstate has greatly improved transportation access in the area and stimulated competition for land by residential , commercial and industrial uses. Southern and western Eno Township is also in close proximity to a regional employment center which includes Duke University, Duke Medical Complex, downtown Durham and Research Triangle Park, This has made those areas of the township an attractive place of residence for "exurban" commuters, Eno Township is likely to continue to experience growth pressures due to its good access to employment centers in the City of Durham and Research Tri- angle Park. As many as 7,500 new residents are projected for Eno Township by