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Adirondack Park Land Use Classification Statistics - March 20, 2018

Land Use Classification Acreage by County within the Adirondack Park - March 2018
Land Use Classification Clinton Essex Franklin Fulton Hamilton Herkimer Lewis Oneida Saratoga St.Lawrence Warren Washington Park acres % of Park
Hamlet 3,120 18,732 7,009 3,693 4,646 1,526 0 234 1,240 2,170 10,823 0 53,193 0.91%
Moderate Intensity 7,263 20,376 9,190 4,837 12,261 4,406 1,695 1,275 5,644 2,479 25,066 4,872 99,366 1.71%
Low Intensity 31,460 75,131 20,638 18,006 27,554 22,291 11,430 58 10,407 2,419 38,796 8,047 266,238 4.57%
Rural Use 121,085 175,828 131,568 45,497 40,902 50,442 40,000 7,121 73,311 94,592 167,219 41,374 988,939 16.99%
Resource Management 72,073 254,469 269,486 26,671 229,303 105,423 49,244 492 32,419 322,341 71,358 20,351 1,453,629 24.98%
Industrial Use 36 6,005 621 0 156 0 0 0 0 3,626 1,347 0 11,792 0.20%
Wilderness 0 390,198 56,612 0 475,268 135,487 4,309 0 0 61,870 62,655 0 1,186,399 20.38%
Canoe Area 0 0 17,325 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17,325 0.30%
Primitive 951 8,459 7,834 0 5,872 80 0 0 0 14,920 100 0 38,215 0.66%
Wild Forest 69,551 186,305 170,033 78,845 292,027 209,134 52,313 6,638 17,290 88,515 130,378 23,014 1,324,043 22.75%
Intensive Use 337 6,678 1,750 334 5,004 1,550 0 0 0 259 6,496 206 22,614 0.39%
Historic 0 521 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 521.5 0.01%
State Administrative 1,015 384 367 8 147 0 0 0 0 39 45 24 2,028 0.03%
Pending Class State 335 195 0 2,241 547 1 0 0 829 0 836 7 4,657 0.08%
Pending Class Private 355 34 4 0 8 65 6 0 0 0 0 0 471 0.01%
Water 19,720 81,852 43,340 23,012 62,808 28,675 5,022 777 10,063 29,596 41,736 4,247 350,847 6.03%
Total Acreage 326,966 1,225,166 735,777 203,143 1,156,502 559,081 164,019 16,596 151,204 622,826 556,855 102,142 5,820,278  
 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 Land 235,392 550,575 438,516 98,704 314,830 184,154 102,375 9,181 123,021 427,627 314,609 74,645 2,873,628 49.37%
 % Private 71.99% 44.94%
 59.60%
 48.59%
 27.22%
 32.94%
 62.42%
 55.32%
 81.36%
 68.66%
 56.50%
 73.08%
    
State Land 71,854 592,470 253,921 81,428 778,864 346,252 56,622 6,638 18,119 165,603 200,511 23,251 2,595,802 44.60%
 % State Land 21.98% 48.38%
 34.51%
 40.08%
 67.35%
 61.93%
 34.52%
 40.00%
 11.98%
 26.59%
 36.01%
 22.76%
    

 

 

  • 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 March 20, 2018.
  • Changes in acreage between 2017 and 2018 are attributed to approval of the State Land Classification Package, map amendments in the Town of Essex, Essex County, and a minor adjustment to the Blueline (park boundary) in the Town of Parishville, St. Lawrence County.
  • 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.