LAND USE 1993

LAND USE DESCRIPTION	Sq. Miles	% of COUNTY
Residential   low             0-1 DU/acre	7.8
Residential   moderate    2-5 DU/acre	65.12
Residential   high             5+  DU/acre	7.73
Residential (Total)	80.66	25.86
Urban Commercial	9.61
Suburban Commercial	3.92
Commercial (Total)	13.53	4.34
Industrial	21.26	6.82
Recreational	27.31	8.76
Agriculture	41.88	13.43
Forested	82.85	26.57
Wetlands (unofficial)	70.28	22.63
LAND AREA (Total)	311.85
COUNTY AREA (Total)	323.32
DEVELOPED LAND (Total) {Res.,Com.,Ind.,Rec.}	179.25
UNDEVELOPED LAND (Total) {Agr.,For.,Wet.}	195.00

 

For more information contact: Middlesex County Depart. of Planning (732) 745-3013 Data Compiled By: Middlesex County Planning Department, Environment, Parks & Comprehensive Planning Division (1993) Notes: (1) Land use data based on Integrated Terrain Unit Mapping (ITUM), provided by NJ DEP, and updated by Planning Dept staff using the Planning Dept Geographic Information System (GIS).        (2) Freshwater wetlands data are not the official NJ DEP delineations.        (3) Water figures do not exactly match with the Middlesex County Hydrography coverages.