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Tobacco is the major cash crop in these two townships. These townships mark the southern edge of a major tobacco-growing region which extends to the north into Virginia. Cedar Grove. Township has experienced little and sometimes no population growth since 1970. The Township is distant from major employment centers in Chapel Hill, Durham, Research Triangle Park and Burlington. The Township is unlikely to see significant population growth in the near future, although recent trends indicate that residential development is beginning to spillover. Little River Township has experienced some population growth in the past 10 years, especially along Guess Road. This township's proximity to Durham is no doubt a major reason for this growth. Suburbanization of this area will likely accelerate in the future as Durham grows outward. Hillsborough, Cheeks and Eno are the three central tier townships in the County. All three are traversed east-west by a major transportation corridor consisting of Interstate 85, US 70 +/- and a main line of the Southern Railroad that connects the area with other cities in the region. The excellent access afforded by these parallel transportation routes has resulted in a more developed character for these townships than those in northern Orange County. Two towns, an unincorporated village and a string of residential as well as commercial and industrial uses occur along this transportation corridor. The increased intensity of development can be clearly seen on the Existing Land Use Map. The Town of Hillsborough, the County seat, dominates Hillsborough Township. The population of the Township is 11,885 persons. The presence of 1-85 has shaped Hillsborough's development in recent years with growth areas being centered on the two interstate interchanges in the Township south of the town. NC 86 connects the town with southern Orange County. In addition, Interstate 40 the Hillsborough easy access to Research Triangle Park and Raleigh and is a major facet of increased development pressure on Aillsborough and central Orange County +/-. The Town of Hillsborough operates a sewer and water system, whose current service area is within the town's planning jurisdiction. The raw water supply source is Lake Ben Johnson on the Eno River West of town. A future reservoir in central Orange, Seven-Mile Creek, may augment this water source in coming years. The Town of Hillsborough's planning and zoning jurisdiction extends approximately one mile beyond its corporate limits. The exact boundaries of its planning area are shown on the Planning Jurisdiction map. The County has jurisdiction over surrounding areas. Cheeks Township lies to the west of Hillsborough and contains two developed areas - the small unincorporated village of Efland and the Town of Mebane on the western edge of the Township. Only a portion