North Central Florida Environmental Profile North Central Florida Environmental Summit: A Socio-Demographic Analysis and Ecological Characterization February 16, 2002 • Mary Davis, PhD Candidate, Dept of Economics • Thomas T. Ankersen, Director, Conservation Clinic • Tom Hoctor, UF Geoplan Center • Amy Knight, Florida Natural Resources Inventory • Luther Quinn, M.S. Candidate, Inter. Ecology
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North Central Florida Environmental ProfileNorth Central Florida Environmental Summit: A Socio-Demographic Analysis and Ecological
CharacterizationFebruary 16, 2002
• Mary Davis, PhD Candidate, Dept of Economics• Thomas T. Ankersen, Director, Conservation
Clinic• Tom Hoctor, UF Geoplan Center• Amy Knight, Florida Natural Resources Inventory• Luther Quinn, M.S. Candidate, Inter. Ecology
North Central Florida Environmental Profile
• What is North Central Florida?– Political Boundaries– Socio-Demographic Statistics– Economics and Industry– Environmental Issues
North Central Florida Environmental ProfilePolitical Boundaries
• Counties included in NCF profile– 16 counties covering 12,400 square miles, 19%
of the total Florida land area
North Central Florida Environmental Profile
North Central Florida Environmental ProfilePolitical Boundaries
• Regional Planning Councils– North Central Florida, Northeast Florida,
Withlacoochee
North Central Florida Environmental Profile
North Central Florida Environmental ProfilePolitical Boundaries
• Water Management Districts– Suwannee, St. Johns, Southwest
North Central Florida Environmental Profile
North Central Florida Environmental ProfileSocio-demographics
• NCF population in 2000 - 962,306, 6% of the total FL population
• Distribution of the population– Alachua, Marion, and Clay
counties constitute 64% of the NCF population
– Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, and Union all have less than 15,000 persons each
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North Central Florida Environmental ProfileSocio-demographics
• Population Density– 78 persons per square
mile
– Florida average is 300
– Most densely populated counties are Clay and Alachua
– Least dense are Lafayette, Taylor, and Dixie
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North Central Florida Environmental ProfileSocio-demographics
• Population Growth 1990-2000 – 26%
• State average – 23.5%• Highest growth area is
Gilchrist County at 50%
• Smallest growth in Putnam County at 8% 0
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North Central Florida Environmental Profile
Alachua County Growth SequenceSeparate PowerPoint
North Central Florida Environmental ProfileSocio-demographics