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Ohio Broad Land Cover/Use, 1982 to 1997

Note: Land use figures represent Acres in 1,000's

Broad Land Cover/Use 1982 Ac.
Estimate
1982
SE1
1987 Ac.
Estimate
1987
SE
1992 Ac.
Estimate
1992
SE
1997 Ac.
Estimate
1997
SE
Cropland cultivated 11,479.8 96.3 11,284.1 96.3 10,853.2 97.3 10,254.6 98.6
Cropland noncultivated  967.5 41.9 1,058.0 45.1 1,076.1 44.9 1,372.4 48.3
Pastureland  2,786.4 72.3 2,462.2 68.8 2,325.1 66.0 2,006.3 62.6
Forest land  6,658.0 93.0 6,891.4 95.9 6,921.0 98.2 7,080.8 100.4
Minor land cover/uses  1,035.0 40.9 970.5 38.9 942.8 36.4 1,031.9 38.8
Urban and built-up 2,448.1 61.6 2,652.1 62.5 2,913.0 66.3 3,279.2 70.2
Rural Transportation 334.7 6.3 331.9 6.2 333.5 6.3 332.1 6.3
Water (small)  214.6 6.9 218.3 7.1 222.4 7.1 221.8 7.2
Water (census) 168.2 0.8 168.6 0.6 168.7 0.5 168.7 0.5
Federal land  352.5 0.3 350.0 1.2 373.3 0.1 373.3 0.1
CRP2 0.0 0.0 57.7 15.5 315.7 2.9 323.7 5.9
Total  26,444.8 62.7 26,444.8 62.7 26,444.8 62.7 26,444.8 62.7

Notes:
1 The standard error of the estimate (SE) can be multiplied by 1.96 to obtain the margin of error at the 95% confidence level.
2 CRP acreage is land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program.
3 Total cropland can be obtained by adding acreages for cultivated and non-cultivated cropland.

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