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3 <br /> As shown pasture underwent the largest percentage decline, almost 39% over <br /> the 22 year period. Cropland loss was slightly less at 28.3% for the same time <br /> period. <br /> The factors that have caused this decline in farming activity in Little <br /> River Township over the past two decades will likely continue to influence the <br /> viability of farming in the future. These factors are essentially economic <br /> in nature. One of these factors is the price of land. Population growth <br /> pressure in the Township will cause land values to be bid up. Farmers may <br /> find it to expensive to acquire more land to enlarge their farming operations <br /> and may in fact find that it makes more economic sense to sell out to residen- <br /> tial housing developers. <br /> Population and Land Needs Projection 1980-2000: <br /> The population projections for Little River Township are: <br /> Total <br /> 1980 1990 2000 <br /> 1943 3401 5882 <br /> Additional persons: <br /> 1990 2000 <br /> 1458 3939 <br /> Using an average household size of 3.13 persons, the number of additional <br /> residential dwellings needed was calculated for each ten-year increment: <br /> Total <br /> 1980 1990 2000 <br /> 466 750 1216 <br /> . 1 <br />