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Adirondack Park Land Use Classification Statistics - May 25, 2017

Land Use Classification Acreage by County within the Adirondack Park - May 2017
Land Use Classification Clinton Essex Franklin Fulton Hamilton Herkimer Lewis Oneida Saratoga St. Lawrence Warren Washington Park acres % of Park
Hamlet 3,120 18,748 7,009 3,693 4,646 1,526 0 234 1,240 2,170 10,823 0 53,209 0.91%
Moderate Intensity 7,263 20,210 9,190 4,837 12,261 4,406 1,695 1,275 5,644 2,479 25,068 4,872 99,201 1.70%
Low Intensity 31,460 76,460 20,638 18,006 27,554 22,291 11,430 58 10,407 2,419 38,799 8,046 267,569 4.60%
Rural Use 121,085 178,586 131,568 45,497 40,902 50,442 40,000 7,121 73,311 94,627 167,215 41,374 991,727 17.04%
Resource Management 72,073 250,627 269,486 26,671 229,303 105,423 49,244 492 32,419 322,340 71,358 20,353 1,449,789 24.91%
Industrial Use 36 6,005 621 0 156 0 0 0 0 3,626 1,347 0 11,792 0.20%
Wilderness 0 365,743 56,612 0 474,060 135,410 4,309 0 0 61,870 62,655 0 1,160,661 19.94%
Canoe Area 0 0 17,325 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17,325 0.30%
Primitive 951 8,429 7,834 0 5,887 127 0 0 0 14,920 100 0 38,248 0.66%
Wild Forest 69,245 174,417 167,561 75,036 291,672 209,000 52,116 6,604 15,846 88,513 125,150 22,678 1,297,837 22.30%
Intensive Use 337 6,678 1,750 334 4,944 1,536 0 0 0 259 6,491 4 22,332 0.38%
Historic 0 521 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 521.5 0.01%
State Administrative 987 341 353 8 125 0 0 0 0 35 45 0 1,895 0.03%
Pending Class State 335 36,507 2,485 6,050 2,176 179 196 34 2,274 5 6,059 569 56,869 0.98%
Pending Class Private 355 34 4 0 8 65 6 0 0 0 0 0 471 0.01%
Water 19,720 81,859 43,340 23,012 62,808 28,675 5,022 777 10,063 29,597 41,747 4,247 350,867 6.03%
Total Acreage 326,966 1,225,166 735,777 203,143 1,156,502 559,081 164,019 16,596 151,204 622,861 556,855 102,142 5,820,313  
County as % of Park 5.62% 21.05% 12.64% 3.49% 19.87% 9.61% 2.82% 0.29% 2.60% 10.70% 9.57% 1.75%    
% Private 71.99% 44.95%
 59.60%
 48.59%
 27.22%
 32.94%
 62.42%
 55.32%
 81.36%
 68.66%
 56.50%
 73.08%
   49.37%
% State Land 21.98% 48.37%
 34.51%
 40.08%
 67.35%
 61.93%
 34.52%
 40.00%
 11.98%
 26.59%
 36.01%
 22.76%
   44.60%

 

 

  • These statistics were generated from the Adirondack Park Agency Geographic Information System Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan and State Land Map database on May 25, 2017.
  • Although acreage figures are shown to one acre accuracy, the geographic information used for area calcuations is approximate. These statistics are base on land classification regional boundary GIS data derived from 2017 NYS GPO roads, US NHD hydrography, and NYS GPO orthoimages. Parcel boundaries are derived from 2015 County Real Property Tax Map data. Due to map scale of source information, these data are intended for regional planning purposes.
  • County acreage totals represent the portion of the county within the Adirondack Park. Only Essex and Hamilton counties are wholly within the Adirondack Park.
  • As of 2009, state lands Pending Classification that surround Great Sacandaga Lake are under the jurisdiction of the Hudson River - Black River Regulating District.
  • More information about land use area classifications can be found in the Adirondack Park Agency Act (pdf 294kb) and the State Land Master Plan (pdf 440kb). In addition, see descriptions of private and state land use classifications at www.apa.ny.gov.