United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

228 Public Lands, Parks, Recreation and Travel
No. 3 8 4 . P u b l i c L a n d s — D is p o s a l T r a n s a c t io n s a n d C a s h R e c e i p t s : 1 9 5 1 t o 1 9 8 1
{For years ending June SO except, beginning 197?, Sept, SO. For explanation of terms, see text, p. 223. Period figures are totals
not annual averages. See also H istorical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1970, series J 10-15 and J 26-32] ’
ITEM
Unit
1951-
1960,
total
1961-
1970,
total
1971-
1975,
total
1976-
1960,1
total
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Applications, entries and selections
allowed.8....... .................................... 1,000 acres... 3.176 17,518 13,078 5134,014 10,518 860 16,649 1,167 1,311
Alaska.................. .............................. 1,000 acres... 1,535 16,019 12,898 a133,932 10,469 850
Applications, entries, and selections
16,644 1,160 1,277
277 175 335
1.000 256 2 321
Patents and certificates *... 1.000 acres.. 5,626 11,524 5,584 14,389 1,163 108 616 2,495 1,258
approved,2..........................................
Alaska.............................
1,000 acres...
acres...
2,382
164
4,177
2,537
4,704
4,270
13,262
13,013
1,161
1,145
1,364
1,360
Alaska............................ 1,000 acres... 246 6,050 4,470 13,884 990 24 556 2,443 1,090
Homestead entries: ‘
Allowed...., Number........ 6,158 2,363 211 25 13 1 1 12
Acres...
1,000............ 790 292 24 3 2
(z) 1
Approved *
l.ooo acres... 442 172 42 13 5 1 1 (zl 2
Cash receipts
Mil. dol......... 1,399 4,770 16,141 19,715 3,008 2,924 4,052 5,079 11,279
Mineral leases and permits............... Mil. dot-------- 1,054 4.168 15,509 16,308 2,717 2,661 3,754 4,783 10,960
Oil. gas Mil. dol......... 1,071 3,955 15,387 17,963 2,669 2,600 3,671 4,664 10,721
Offshore..................................... Mil. dol......... 435 2,918 14,462 15,973 2,373 2,259 3,267 4,101 10,138
Timber.... Mil. dol......... 209 478 496 1,062 235 195 218 216 216
Fees and commissions.............. . Mil. dol......... 9 37 46 153 27 32 40 29 44
Other........ Mil. dot......... 127 87 90 192 29 38 40 51
59
- Represents zero. Z Less than 500 acres. 'Includes transition quarter, July-Sept. 1976. 2Cover$ homestead,
desert land, and mineral entries, public auction sales, Indian and State selections; and other disposal transactions. 3 Includes
entries under the Alaska Native Claims Act o( Oec. 16, 1971. See also footnote 5, table 385. ‘ Excludes ceded Indian lands.
Excludes commuted homesteads.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Statistics, annual.
No. 3 8 5 . P u b l ic D o m a in L a n d s — H o m e s t e a d E n t r ie s , 1951 t o 1981, a n d V a c a n t L a n d s , 1950
t o 1 9 8 1 , b y S t a t e s
[in thousands of acres. Homestead entries for years ending June 30 except, beginning 1977, ending S e p t 30; vacant lands as
of June 30 except, beginning 1977, as cl Sept. 30. Excludes States with less than 500 acres in years specified. Vacant public
lands are Ynose which are unappropriated and unreserved. The former represent lands not covered by an entry; the latter, lands
not reserved for some public purpose, l,e„ available for entry or selection under appropriate laws. Data for vacant public lands In
States other than Alaska cover lands withdrawn for classification in furtherance of Taylor Grazing Act and for conservation and
development of natural resources. See text, p. 223. See Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1970, series J 8, for vacant lands
excluding Alaska, and J 1*1 for homestead entries]
HOMESTEAD ENTRIES i VACANT LANDS 1
STATE 1951-
1960,
total
1961-
1970,
total
1971-
1980,
total
1981 1950 1960 1970 1975 1980 1981
T o ta l........................ 3 790.0 291.9 27.3 1.1 440,408 437,879 ‘ 159,139 *158,778 ‘ 158,427 ‘ 158,886
Alabama..... .. _ _ 27 3 1 3 3 3
Alaska8................... . 572.0 279.9 22.3 .2 270.000 270,200 257,133 257,065 167,090 167,090
Arizona............................. 9.4 1.3 _ - 12,545 12,442 11,597 11,592 11,547 11,473
California.......................... 3.9 _ .1 _ 16,306 15,673 14,587 14,570 14,470 15,206
Colorado.......................... 14.5 .2 _ - 8,070 8,090 6,485 6,440 6,290 6,265
Idaho........... 96.0 3.0 _ - 10,656 11,652 11,597 11,520 11,491 11,154
Minnesota... - - - - 93 58 23 26 42 23
Montana.... 1.6 3.4 .6 6,773 6,385 6,143 6,140 6,146 6,137
Nebraska... - _ _ 25 6 6 4 9 9
Nevada..... 25.8 5.2 .2 _ 47,158 46,027 47,310 47,367 48,074 48,146
New Mexico 3.9 1.5 .7 - 14,503 13,129 12,576 12,400 12,155 12,141
North Dakota - - .2 .3 96 79 69 68 68 66
Oregon............................ 1.3 -
- 13,298 13,153 13,342 13,136 13,024 13,022
South Dakota........... .....
,5
290 272 276 276 276 276
Utah................................ 53.6 .3 _ _ 23,033 24,097 20,877 20,790 20,373 20,307
Washington................... .6 .3 - - 487 365 292 304 308 306
Wyoming......................... 2.5 .1 .1 - 16,615 16,198 13,944 14,118 14,132 14,242
Other States................... .5 .1 - - 231 50 11 16 19 17
- Represents zero. 'Homestead entries allowed. As a result ol the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976,
Public Law 94-579, the only homestead actions now occurring are carryover cases, such as inheritances, etc. 2 Includes
acreage o f public lands within grazing districts, as follows (in thousands): 1950, 134,875; i960, 141,645; 1970, 132,669; 1975,
132,265; I960, 132,854; and 1981, 132,644. includes 4,200 acres for Bureau of Land Management. ‘ Excludes Alaska;
see footnote 5. 5 Effective Jan. 17, 1969, all unreserved lands in Alaska were withdrawn from all forms of appropriations or
disposition under the Public Land Laws; land and resources were reserved until Dec. 31,1970, for determination and protection of
rights of native Aleuts, Eskimos, and Indians of Alaska. The Alaska Native Claims Act of Dec. 16,1971, and Public Land Order No.
5418 dated Mar. 25,1974, withdraws aU unreserved lands in Alaska.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Statistics, annual.