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Urbanized Areas in California
Growth in Population, Per Capita Land Consumption,
and Total Land Area (1980 to 1990) *
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Urbanized
Area
|
%
Growth in Population
|
%
Growth in Per
Capita Land Consumption
|
%
Growth in Land Area
(Sprawl)
|
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Antioch-Pittsburg
|
78%
|
33%
|
137%
|
| Chico |
38% |
—
6% |
30% |
| Fairfield |
44% |
— 12% |
27% |
| Hemet-San
Jacinto |
64% |
— 5% |
56% |
| Lancaster-Palmdale |
232% |
— 45% |
84% |
| Napa |
15% |
— 4% |
11% |
| Palm
Springs |
94% |
— 27% |
42% |
| Redding |
48% |
— 8% |
37% |
| Santa
Cruz |
24% |
8% |
33% |
| Santa
Maria |
55% |
—
29% |
10% |
| Visalia |
42% |
— 22% |
10% |
| Yuba
City |
26% |
—
16% |
7% |
| Mean
of percentages** |
63% |
—
11% |
40% |
| Weighted
average*** |
60% |
— 11% |
42% |
* The Census Bureau classified these as Urbanized Areas in
1980.
** Mean of the percentages.
*** For "% Growth in Population," is the % change in
total population of all 12 towns; "% Growth in Per Capita
Land Consumption," is the % change in total area of all 12
towns divided by the total population; "% Growth in Total
Land Area" is the % change in the sum of all land areas between
1980 and 1990.
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