NJDEP Land Use/Land Cover Level I Data Analysis, 2002-2007

(07/19/10)

(See note below concerning acreage totals)

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Statewide Land Use/Land Cover Statistics (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	594,599	566,045	-28,554
Barren Land	59,138	51,678	-7,460
Forest	1,568,809	1,526,367	-42,442
Urban Land	1,452,077	1,532,364	80,287
Water	803,611	810,541	6,930
Wetlands	1,005,735	996,975	-8,760

Land Use/Land Cover Change Statistics by Watershed Management Area (In Acres)

WMA 1: UPPER DELAWARE (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	81,813	80,168	-1,645
Barren Land	4,218	3,138	1,080
Forest	253,364	249,750	-3,614
Urban Land	73,250	79,350	6,101
Water	16,147	16,820	673
Wetlands	48,461	48,026	-435

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WMA 2: WALLKILL (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	18,404	17,448	-955
Barren Land	981	941	-40
Forest	64,865	63,683	-1,182
Urban Land	22,433	24,658	2,255
Water	4,596	4,669	73
Wetlands	22,099	21,978	-121

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WMA 3: POMPTON, WANAQUE, RAMAPO (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	821	837	16
Barren Land	1,075	905	-169
Forest	87,756	86,594	-1,162
Urban Land	38,095	39,429	1,334
Water	10,380	10,489	109
Wetlands	14,102	13,974	-128

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WMA 4: LOWER PASSAIC AND SADDLE (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	294	256	-38
Barren Land	1,023	886	-137
Forest	13,128	12,086	-1,042
Urban Land	99,485	100,764	1,278
Water	2,894	2,938	44
Wetlands	3,823	3,718	-105

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WMA 5: HACKENSACK AND PASCACK (In Acres)*

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	190	147	-43
Barren Land	1,697	2,246	549
Forest	11,985	10,738	-1,247
Urban Land	79,034	79,932	898
Water	19,192	19,259	67
Wetlands	7,194	6,971	-223

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WMA 6: UPPER PASSAIC, WHIPPANY, AND ROCKAWAY (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	4,246	3,988	-258
Barren Land	2,132	1,849	-283
Forest	75,680	73,381	-2,299
Urban Land	103,179	106,179	3,000
Water	7,326	7,480	154
Wetlands	39,788	38,474	-314

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WMA 7: ARTHUR KILL (In Acres)*

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	123	103	-20
Barren Land	1,010	1,064	54
Forest	8,266	7,683	-583
Urban Land	83,185	83,807	621
Water	4,148	4,180	32
Wetlands	4,514	4,410	-105

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WMA 8: NORTH AND SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	67,294	65,015	-2,279
Barren Land	2,069	1,629	-440
Forest	107,157	104,553	-2,605
Urban Land	90,159	95,716	5,557
Water	7,008	7,118	111
Wetlands	26,023	25,680	-344

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WMA 9: LOWER RARITAN, SOUTH RIVER, AND LAWRENCE (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	12,478	10,471	-2,007
Barren Land	4,342	3,722	-620
Forest	37,426	34,693	-2,733
Urban Land	123,390	129,911	6,519
Water	5,842	5,987	144
Wetlands	41,561	40,257	-1,303

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WMA 10: MILLSTONE (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	35,257	32,056	-3,202
Barren Land	3,216	2,508	-708
Forest	39,598	38,694	-902
Urban Land	67,174	72,578	5,404
Water	2,408	2,491	82
Wetlands	34,492	33,818	-673

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WMA 11: CENTRAL DELAWARE (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	47,110	45,333	-1,777
Barren Land	1,294	1,007	-287
Forest	47,296	46,590	-706
Urban Land	50,355	53,338	2,983
Water	3,942	4,051	109
Wetlands	24,026	23,704	-322

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WMA 12: MONMOUTH (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	12,886	11,665	-1,222
Barren Land	5,012	3,167	-1,845
Forest	33,202	31,169	-2,033
Urban Land	107,681	112,862	5,171
Water	97,153	97,865	712
Wetlands	41,669	40,876	-783

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WMA 13: BARNEGAT BAY (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	4,654	4,241	-413
Barren Land	8,771	7,603	-1,167
Forest	146,727	139,686	-7,041
Urban Land	100,240	108,054	7,814
Water	158,718	159,991	1,273
Wetlands	89,139	88,673	-466

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WMA 14: MULLICA (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	22,676	22,231	-445
Barren Land	2,145	1,686	458
Forest	185,923	183,757	-2,163
Urban Land	27,171	29,757	2,586
Water	47,265	48,111	845
Wetlands	134,987	134,622	-365

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WMA 15: GREAT EGG HARBOR (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	19,526	18,586	-941
Barren Land	4,703	3,871	-831
Forest	146,006	141,181	-4,824
Urban Land	67,202	73,433	6,230
Water	54,076	54,909	833
Wetlands	109,861	109,396	-465

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WMA 16: CAPE MAY (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	5,830	5,349	-481
Barren Land	2,201	2,019	-182
Forest	27,245	26,436	-809
Urban Land	26,245	28,067	1,440
Water	79,457	79,390	-68
Wetlands	72,735	72,835	100

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WMA 17: MAURICE, SALEM, AND COHANSEY (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	147,742	144,583	-3,159
Barren Land	4,809	5,068	259
Forest	142,858	140,006	-2,853
Urban Land	77,822	83,532	5,710
Water	259,146	259,696	549
Wetlands	156,908	157,400	-507

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WMA 18: LOWER DELAWARE (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	42,276	37,058	-5,218
Barren Land	4,104	4,484	380
Forest	34,451	32,506	-1,945
Urban Land	123,201	130,311	7,110
Water	14,710	15,462	751
Wetlands	31,719	30,640	-1,079

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WMA 19: RANCOCAS (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	23,214	21,767	-1,447
Barren Land	2,231	1,709	-522
Forest	78,547	77,115	-1,432
Urban Land	51,499	55,204	3,705
Water	5,152	5,519	368
Wetlands	63,857	63,185	-672

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WMA 20: ASSISCUNK, CROSSWICKS, AND DOCTORS (In Acres)

Land Use Type	2002	2007	Net Change
Agriculture	47,764	44,743	-3,021
Barren Land	2,107	2,173	67
Forest	27,327	26,063	-1,264
Urban Land	40,880	45,482	4,602
Water	4,050	4,116	66
Wetlands	39,787	39,337	-450

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Note: Some delineations and land use classifications for the original 2002 mapping were revised during the 2007 update. The 2002 acreage values included in this table represent these revised delineations, and these values may differ slightly from the 2002 values generated from the 1995-2002 update data sets.

*The boundaries for two WMAs, 5 and 7, underwent major modifications between the time the 2002 and 2007 land use projects were undertaken, with a large portion of the former WMA 7 now included as part of WMA 5. The data for the present 2007 update, including the values for 2002 listed in this table, reflect the new boundaries for these two management areas.