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TABLE 3.2 <br /> POPULATION BY TOWNSHIP (1970.2000) <br /> YEAR BINGHAM CHAPEL HILL <br /> 1970 2,379 38,856 <br /> 1980 3,954 50,572 <br /> 1990 5,500 71,160 <br /> 2000 7,650 100,130 <br /> Source: "Land Use Element - Orange County Comprehensive Plan." Orange County <br /> Planning Department, Amended April 16, 1991. <br /> According to Table 3.2 population in Bingham Township has grown, on average, more than 5% <br /> per year and Chapel Hill Township experienced growth in the range of 3% per year. These <br /> trends can be partially attributed to growth in employment opportunities in Chapel Hill,Carrboro, <br /> and nearby Durham and Research Triangle Park. <br /> 3.2 Land Use <br /> The study area occurs in an area designated as a Rural Buffer District in the"Joint Planning Land <br /> Use Plan" and as such is part of the Joint Planning Jurisdiction of Orange County and the <br /> municipalities of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The Joint Planning Agreement which established the <br /> Joint Planning Jurisdiction was entered into on September 22, 1987 between Orange County,and <br /> the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The rural buffer area is considered to be land adjacent <br /> to the Urban Transition area which is rural and which the towns and county have determined <br /> should remain rural. <br /> Land in the study area is largely undeveloped. Among the developed property in the area, <br /> residential development dominates as shown in Figure 3.,, Residential development consists <br /> largely of rural residences: situated on large parcels (2 acres or larger) of land, as required by <br /> zoning ordinance. <br /> American Stone Company operates an active quarry in the northwest quadrant of the NC 54/SR <br /> 1104 (Bethel Church-Hickory Grove Road) intersection. Across SR 1104 in the northeast <br /> 3-3 <br />