Sutter County Data Summary
|
1990
|
2000
|
1990-2000
Change |
|
| Population [1] |
64,415 |
78,930 |
14,515
23% |
- |
| Agricultural Land (Acres) [2] |
362,228 |
352,134 |
(10,154) |
- |
| Urban & Built-Up Land (Acres) |
9,010 |
11,362 |
2,352
26% |
11 |
| 1.5-10 Ac Ranchette Development (Acres) [3] |
- |
530 |
- |
1 |
Ranchettes as Percentage of
Urban & Built-Up Land |
- |
5% |
- |
2 |
| High Quality Farmland (Acres) [4] |
310,698 |
301,176 |
(9.522) |
- |
| High Quality Farmland as Percentage of All FFMP Mapped Land in County |
78% |
- |
- |
- |
| Percentage of New Development 1990-2000 on High Quality Farmland |
- |
- |
80% |
10 |
| High Quality Farmland as Percentage of Undeveloped Land in City Spheres of Influence |
- |
84% |
- |
11 |
Development Efficiency
(People per Urban Acre) |
5.8 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
9 |
| Undeveloped Land within City Spheres of Influence (Acres) |
- |
14,234
|
- |
1 |
| Undeveloped Land in Spheres as Percentage of Land Needed for 2020 Population at 1990-2000 People Per Acre |
- |
279% |
- |
7 |
| Percentage of Urban & Built-Up Land Outside City Spheres of Influence |
- |
27% |
- |
6 |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled Per Household [5] |
25,872 |
26,411 |
+ 2.1% |
6 |
| Projected Loss of Farmland by 2040 [6] |
- |
- |
10,442 |
1 |
Note on Ranking: The Central Valley counties included in this report are ranked to enable a comparison of their performance in preserving farmland and encouraging "smart growth." A rank of 1 (among the 11 counties studied) indicates the best relative performance, a rank of 11 indicates the worst relative performance. Rankings are based on percentage change (where it is given), amount of change (where no percentage change is given) or the absolute number (where no change is given).
Data Sources
[1] Population data from U.S. Bureau of Census.
[2] All data on agricultural and urban land from Farmland Mapping & Monitoring Program (FMMP), Department of Conservation, California Resources Agency.
[3] Ranchette data from T. Dunbar, "Ranchettes: The Subtle Sprawl" (American Farmland Trust, 2000); except Stanislaus, Merced, Madera and Fresno Counties data from FMMP, 2002.
[4] "High Quality Farmland" includes farmland classified by FMMP as prime, unique or of statewide importance. [See Land Classification System]
[5] Vehicle miles from "California Motor Vehicle Stock, Travel and Fuel Forecast," Caltrans, Nov. 2004; households calculated by dividing population by 2.8 people per household.
[6] Calculated by AFT based on 1990-2000 development efficiencies and California Department of Finance population projections.
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