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< 093 Land Use Distribution and Infrastructure The bulk of the suburbanization that the Township has experienced in recent years has occurred in the southern and eastern portions, closest to Durham and to Hillsborough. The northern tier of the Township, which includes the largest of the County's Eno River State Park tracts, retains a more agricultural and rural quality, characterized by low density residential development and very few commercial activities. Eno Township is not currently served by a public sewer system. Sewer mains from the Town of Hillsborough and City of Durham, however, come within a few hundred feet of the Township and both municipalities do have plans for extension of sewer service into the area. The Greater Durham 201 Facilities Plan, first adopted in the mid 1970's, proposed extensions of the City's sewer system to provide service in the US70/I-85 corridor as far east as Stoney Creek by the year 2005. Hillsborough has proposed sewer or force mains along a portion of St. Mary's Road during the same time frame. Water lines from the Town of Hillsborough do extend into Eno Township. North of 1-85, water lines with a diameter of six inches or greater extend as far east as Piney Grove Church Road (SR1711) . South of the Interstate, lines with a six inch diameter or greater extend as far east as the junction of Old NC10 (SR1710) and the Southern Railroad right-of-way. City of Durham water lines extend into Orange County for about one- half mile along US70. The extension was made to serve residences of mobile home parks and other residences in the area whose water supplies had been contaminated by malfunctioning on-site sewage disposal systems. Insofar as the Hillsborough water system is concerned, excess capacity is rapidly diminishing and will require enlargement before major expansions can take place. Further extensions from the City of Durham should also be expected during the plan period. Approximately 1,400 acres of Eno Township, roughly bordered by the Eno River, Stoney Creek, and the Southern Railroad line, lies within the Durham Urban Growth Area as defined in the adopted Durham 2005 Comprehensive Plan, the area for which Durham expects to eventually provide public services. Household Size and Housing Stock The housing stock of Eno Township consisted in 1980 of 1,770 units. Seven years later that number had increased almost 25% to an estimated 2,186 units. Manufactured housing made up a large majority of that increase. 3.10-2