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018 <br /> acres can be broken down in the following manner: <br /> Agricultural : 30,610 acres 59 .2% of the Township <br /> Rural Residential : 950 acres 1 .8% of the Township <br /> (Lots <5 acres ) <br /> Agricultural <br /> Residential : 450 acres 1 .0% of the Township <br /> (Lots 5-10 acres ) <br /> Commercial : 180 acres 0 .3% of the Township <br /> Institutional : 100 acres 0 .2% of the Township <br /> Vacant/Other 19,410 acres )7 .5% of the Township <br /> TOTAL 51 ,700 acres 100 .0% <br /> Agricultural acreage is based on land enrolled in the <br /> use value taxation program and the results of a field survey. <br /> Rural Residential maximum lot size is tied to North Carolina <br /> General 5tatu+es regarding annexation. Two-thirds of the <br /> commercial acreage consists of the Cedar Grove Golf Club . The <br /> rest of the commercial land, along with most of the <br /> institutional ( primarily churches and community facilities ) - <br /> land, is scattered throughout the Township . <br /> Development Trends <br /> From 1980 to 1986, eighty-four subdivisions created 143 <br /> new lots in Cedar Grove Township, the lowest of any Township <br /> in the County . The subdivisions involved 397 acres, less than <br /> one percent of the total acreage in the Township. Only six of <br /> the eighty-four subdivisions were considered major, those <br /> creating more than four new lots. <br /> The largest portion of the new lots were created in the <br /> southeastern quarter of the Township, closest to <br /> Hillsborough . Approximately 40% of both new subdivisions and <br /> new parcels created from 1980 to 1986 were in that quarter of <br /> the Township. The area of least activity was in the northeast <br /> quarter. <br /> 'Z 4_r <br />