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TABLE 3-135a <br /> POPULATION PROJECTIONS: 1980-2000 <br /> 1980 1990 2000 1980-2000 <br /> TOTAL POPULATION 8599 1 9850 2 11,100 2 --- <br /> POPULATION CHANGE <br /> (NUMBER) — 1251 1250 2501 <br /> 11980 U.S census figure. <br /> SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. <br /> 2Projected population based on the LINAVE method. Explanation of <br /> methodology can be found in Appendix A. <br /> SOURCE: Orange County Planting Department. <br /> TABLE 3-135b <br /> LAND REQUIREMENTS: 1980-2000 <br /> 1980-1990 1990-2000 1980-2000 <br /> DWELLING UNITS REQUIRED 1 470 d.u. 470 d.u. 940 d.u. <br /> RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE <br /> REQUIRED 2 1302 ac. 1302 ac. 2604 ac. <br /> I.DTAL ACREAGE REQUIRED 3 1303 ac. 1303 ac. 2606 ac. <br /> 1Based on an average household size of 2.66 persons. <br /> 2Based on an average subdivided lot size of 2.77 acres. <br /> 3Adjusted for non-residential and commercial uses based on the addition <br /> of one acre of land to accomodate these uses. Since industrial devel- <br /> opment usually has little or no market relationship to local residential <br /> development, it has not been calculated as part of the Township needs. <br /> 135 <br />