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APPENDIX C <br /> EFLAND FACT SHEET <br /> AREA: 925 acres (1450) <br /> POPULATION: 686 (1067) <br /> PRINCIPAL ROADS: US 70, Brookhollow Road, Efland - Cedar Grove <br /> Road, Richmond Road <br /> Facts about Efland as defined thru survey) <br /> Efland contains 2 . 8% of the land area of Cheeks Township. <br /> The population density of Efland is 465 persons per square <br /> mile, which is a low to moderate suburban density. <br /> Efland is shown on County plans as becoming urban/suburban <br /> in character and is designated Ten and Twenty Year <br /> Transition for immediate and near-future residential <br /> development at urban/suburban densities . The "heart" of <br /> Efland contains a Commercial Node for future service needs . <br /> Efland is a community which has grown up around the presence <br /> of the railroad. The Southern Railway runs through the <br /> middle of the area. The community was "founded" circa 1880 <br /> largely as an important stop for tobacco and other <br /> agricultural products between major tobacco centers in <br /> Durham and Winston. <br /> Areas due south and west of Efland (the I-85/Buckhorn Road <br /> interchange and the US-70/Buckhorn Road intersection) are <br /> suitable for some commercial and industrial uses. These <br /> areas are referenced as the Efland Center, Miles South and <br /> Miles North Commercial Industrial Transition Activity <br /> Nodes in the County Land Use Plan. <br /> Efland is located within two branches of the Upper Eno <br /> Watershed, which provides water to Mebane and Mebane/Efland. <br /> The area north of the railroad (US 70, McGowan Creek) drains <br /> largely into McGowan Creek before entering the Eno River and <br /> Lake Ben Johnson. The potential Eno River reservoir (not <br /> planned at this time) would also be downstream of this part of <br /> Efland. <br /> The area south of the railroad drains mainly into the Seven- <br /> Mile Creek basin, which is planned for a future reservoir at <br /> this time. Therefore, the entirety of Efland is within a <br /> "protected watershed" . <br /> Only a small part of Efland is within the "Water Quality <br /> Critical Area" - which requires special protection measures <br /> such as larger lots and limits on ground coverage. <br /> C-1 <br />