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B.
Residential
4.
Household Change
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Figure 25: Housing Change 1990 to 2000
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County
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Homes 1990
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Homes 2000
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Percent Increase in
Housing
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Champaign
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2,328
|
2,818
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21.05
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Clark
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26
|
29
|
11.65
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Franklin
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6,239
|
11,682
|
87.26
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Logan
|
277
|
393
|
41.76
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Madison
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4,593
|
4,922
|
7.16
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Pickaway
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1,530
|
1,749
|
14.29
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Union
|
2,500
|
4,242
|
69.67
|
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Totals
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17,494
|
25,836
|
47.68
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The number of households in the Darby Watershed is
increasing at a faster rate than population growth.
This phenomena is occurring all over the country as people pursue less
dense communities, household ownership rates increase, and household size
decreases. Figure 25 summarizes
the housing change in the Darby Watershed between 1990 and 2000.
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Figure
26: Comparison between Housing and Population Change between 1990 and
2000
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County
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Percent Increase in Housing
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Percent Increase in Population
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Champaign
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21.05
|
13.91
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Clark
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11.65
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-0.86
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Franklin
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87.26
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70.32
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Logan
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41.76
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35.28
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Madison
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7.16
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3.13
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Pickaway
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14.29
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-12.50
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Union
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69.67
|
32.79
|
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Totals
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47.68
|
28.17
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Figure 26 above shows that there was nearly a 48 percent
increase in households in 2000 over 1990 whereas the population increased by
28 percent. In Union County, the
population in the Darby Watershed increased by almost 33 percent but the
number of homes increased by nearly 70 percent.
The average household size of the new homes and population in
Union
County
is 1.5 people per home. New home
growth is expected to continue outpacing the population growth rate in the
next thirty years as central Ohio continues to move outward (MORPC, 2004).
The land use and infrastructure problems associated with sprawling
style of development will be discussed in later portions of the
watershed
plan.
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