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1980-1990 California Urbanized Areas Raw Data Population,
per capita land use and total land area from 1980 and 1990 U.S. Census Bureau reports

Urbanized Area

1980 Popula-tion

1990 Popula-tion

1980 Per Capita Land Use (acres/person)

1990 Per Capita Land Use
(acres/person)

1980 Total Land Area (sq. miles)

1990 Total Land Area (sq. miles)

Antioch-Pittsburg

86,435

153,768

0.1925

0.2560

26.0

61.5

Chico

51,914

71,831

0.3082

0.2905

25.0

32.6

Fairfield

69,255

99,964

0.2957

0.2606

32.0

40.7

Hemet-San Jacinto

55,377

90,929

0.3236

0.3069

28.0

43.6

Lancaster-Palmdal2

56,328

187,190

0.5113

0.2834

45.0

82.9

Napa

59,277

68,049

0.2051

0.1975

19.0

21.0

Palm Springs

66,431

129,025

0.6069

0.4450

63.0

89.7

Redding

52,867

78,364

0.5448

0.5023

45.0

61.5

Santa Cruz

123,226

152,355

0.3843

0.4146

74.0

98.7

Santa Maria

57,237

88,989

0.2572

0.1819

23.0

25.3

Visalia

58,957

83,594

0.2714

0.2113

25.0

27.6

Yuba City

61,107

77,167

0.2723

0.2297

26.0

27.7

1980 Census of Population, Number of Inhabitants, United States Summary, Table 34 — Population, Land Area, and Population Density of Urbanized Areas: 1980; 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, United States, Table 8 — Land Area and Population Density: 1990.

To convert from acres to square miles, divide by 640. To convert from square miles to acres, multiply by 640

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