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. • . <br /> 128 _ <br /> 5) The area along NC54 is not appropriate for strip- <br /> type commercial development. Rather, development <br /> should take place in compact clusters focused on <br /> designated activity nodes separate from agricultural <br /> areas, thereby preserving the utility of the highway <br /> as an important thoroughfare. <br /> Population Projections and Land Requirements: 1985-2005 <br /> One of the initial and fundamental steps in the land use <br /> planning process is calculating the amount of land required <br /> to accommodate projected growth in a particular area. The <br /> amount of land required for residential use and associated <br /> non-residential uses is usually related directly to <br /> population and household size. <br /> Table 3- summarizes population estimates and projections <br /> through the year 2005, while Table 3- projects the number of <br /> new housing units required to meet the demand of new <br /> residents. The average household size is assumed to remain <br /> constant throughout the plan period at 2 .38 persons per <br /> household. This was the figure reported in the 1980 Census <br /> of Population. The population projections are based on <br /> the average annual growth rate from 1970-1987 of 5. 06% per <br /> year, projected out from 1987 . <br /> TABLE 3- <br /> BINGHAM TOWNSHIP POPULATION PROJECTIONS, 1987-2005 <br /> a <br /> 1980 1987 1990 1995 2000 2005 <br /> TOTAL POPULATION 3,954 5,502 6, 379 8, 163 10,446 13,368 <br /> POPULATION CHANGE <br /> FROM 1980 (number) --- 1,548 2,425 4,209 6,492 9,414 <br /> a <br /> Source: 1980 Census of Population <br /> b <br /> Based on building permits issued by Orange County Planning <br /> Department <br /> CS <br /> Projections based an a standard exponential extrapolation <br /> of the 1970-1987 average annual growth rate of 5.06% <br /> per year, projected out from 1987 <br /> S <br /> 3. i 1-14 <br />