§ 8.6. Projected Supply and Demand of Land Uses over Planning Period

Table 8-2 displays estimates for the total acreage that will be utilized by residential, commercial/industrial, institutional, and agricultural land uses for five year increments through the year 2020 in the City of Greenwood. These future land use demand estimates are largely dependent on population increases and should only be utilized for planning purposes in combination with other indicators of land use demand.

Table 8-2

Projected Land Use Demand (acres), City of Greenwood, 2000—2020

Year	Residential*	Commercial/Industrial*	Institutional*	Agricultural*(1)
2000	197.5	90.3	63.0	435.4
2005	201.4	92.1	64.2	432.8
2010	206.5	94.4	65.9	430.2
2015	213.3	97.5	68.0	427.6
2020	220.4	100.8	70.3	425.0

 

 

(1) Assumes 0.6% decrease of farmland per year, according to county trends.

*Residential includes single family, multiple family, multiple manufactured housing, primary farmstead, other farmstead, and seasonal structures.

*Commercial/Industrial includes commercial, industrial/manufacturing, and active quarries.

*Institutional includes transportation/communication/utility, government services, institutional, and public outdoor recreation.

*Agricultural includes cropped farmland.

Year 2000 acreage figures were obtained from existing land use calculations as described below the table. Year 2005 to 2020 acreage calculations were projected by utilizing Wisconsin Department of Administration (WDOA) population projections. Projected demand for residential, commercial/industrial, and institutional land use assume that the ratio of the city's 2000 population to current land area in each use will remain the same in the future. In other words, each person will require the same amount of land for each particular land use as they do today. The projected decline in agricultural land use is based on Clark County trends from 1992 to 1997. Data from the 1997 Census of Agriculture indicated that farmland decreased by approximately 0.6% per year from 1992 to 1997. Projected agricultural land use acreages assume these trends will continue.

Table 8-2 indicates that residential, commercial/industrial, and institutional land use needs will continue to increase into the future at a moderate rate. It is anticipated that some of the agricultural land found in the city will be used for these uses as needed.