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124 - <br /> - - <br /> • • <br /> - 1110 <br /> Figure 3- <br /> EXISTING LAND USE <br /> Bingham Township <br /> Other* 51.''% <br /> "'Art Reservoir 1.5X <br /> 1 Residential 3.2X <br /> Agricultural*4' 43.0X <br /> • <br /> *include,undeveloped <br /> 'miler-ludas managed forest <br /> Of the township's total acreage, 25,545 acres are <br /> located within the Cane Creek and University Lake water <br /> supply watersheds. Land uses within the watershed fall into <br /> the following categories: <br /> Agricultural: 9, 610 acres, 37. 6% of watershed <br /> Residential (0-5 acres) : 570 acres, 2.2% of watershed <br /> (5 .1-10 acres) : 80 acres, 0.3% of watershed <br /> Commercial/Industrial: 125 acres, 0.5% of watershed <br /> Institutional: 30 acres 0.1% of watershed <br /> Drinking Water Supply: 755 acres 3.0% of watershed <br /> Vacant/Other: 14,375 acres 56.3% of watershed <br /> Development Trends <br /> Every indicator of growth points to Bingham Township as <br /> continuing to be one of the fastest growing areas of Orange <br /> County. Since 1970 the Township's population has grown at an <br /> average rate of 5.06% annually, one and one-half times the <br /> county rate of 3.26% per year. In 1980, Bingham Township was <br /> the fifth most populous of the County's seven townships, <br /> . _ <br /> - - <br /> 3. 11-10 <br />