clark county - West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

7. Land Use Information .............................................................................................. 165
Element Context.............................................................................................................. 165
Existing Land Use and Land Use Trends ....................................................................... 165
Agricultural Land Use............................................................................................ 166
Forest Land Use ..................................................................................................... 168
Public Natural Resources Lands ............................................................................ 168
Residential Land Use ............................................................................................. 169
Commercial Land Use ........................................................................................... 169
Industrial Land Use................................................................................................ 170
Land Demand and Prices ....................................................................................... 171
Summary ....................................................................................................................... 172
Land Use Tables ............................................................................................................. 174
Municipality Land Use Maps.......................................................................................... 185
Limitations to Development Maps......................................................................... 185
Existing Land Use Maps........................................................................................ 185
List of Figures
Figure 1.1 - Clark County Historical Population.................................................................3
Figure 1.2 – County Population Distribution by Incorporated & Rural Residents..............6
Figure 1.3 – County Components of Population Change ....................................................7
Figure 1.4 – County Racial Population Characteristics.......................................................8
Figure 3.1 – Crashes by Highway Type ............................................................................94
Figure 5.1 – Number and Average Size of Farms ...........................................................117
Figure 5.2 – Number of Farms and Dairy Farms.............................................................120
Figure 6.1 – Composite Index of Leading Indicators for Wisconsin...............................132
Figure 6.2 – Gasoline & Medical Costs Compared to Consumer Price Index ................133
Figure 6.3 – Clark County Age/Labor Force Projection..................................................138
Figure 6.4 – Clark County vs. State Per Capita Personal Income ...................................139
Figure 6.5 – Clark County & Wisconsin Monthly Unemployment Rate .............................141
Figure 6.6 – Clark County Monthly Total Potential Labor Force ...................................142
Figure 6.7 – Clark County Travel Time to Work ............................................................143
Figure 6.8 – Clark County Employment by Industry ......................................................146
Figure 6.9 – West Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Area.............................148
Figure 6.10 – Traveler Expenditures in Clark County.....................................................155
Figure 6.11 – Seasonality of Traveler Expenditures in Clark County.............................156
List of Tables
Table 1.1 – County Population Distribution by Incorporated & Rural Communities.........6
Table 1.2 – County Historical Population..........................................................................15
Table 1.3 – County Historical Population Change by Municpality...................................16
Table 1.4 – County Historical Population by Age and Sex ...............................................17
Table 1.5 – County Components of Population Change ...................................................17
Table 1.6 – County Change in Age-Sex Structure.............................................................18
Table 1.7 – Population by Age and Sex by Municipality (2000) ......................................19
Table 1.8 – Population by Age by Municipality (1990) ....................................................23
Table 1.9 – Percent Change in Age Structure by Municipality .........................................27
Table 1.10 – Population Projections, County and Municpality.........................................31
Table 1.11 – Household Projections, County and Municpality.........................................32
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