Land cover and land use, St. Catharines–Niagara census metropolitan area (CMA) and census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011
Table 3.77CMANote 1 | CMA-ecosystemNote 2 | CMA as a proportion of CMA-ecosystem | |
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square kilometres | percent | ||
Total land area | 1,398 | 2,441 | 57 |
1971 | |||
Total built-upNote 3 | 187 | 232 | 81 |
Settled | 117 | 141 | 82 |
Roads | 70 | 90 | 78 |
ArableNote 4 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 1,101 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
Natural and semi-naturalNote 5 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 1,108 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
1991 | |||
Total built-upNote 6 | 314 | 426 | 74 |
Settled | 196 | 260 | 75 |
Roads | 118 | 166 | 71 |
ArableNote 4 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 955 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
Natural and semi-naturalNote 5 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 1,059 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
2001 | |||
Total built-upNote 6 | 395 | 529 | 75 |
Settled | 276 | 362 | 76 |
Roads | 119 | 167 | 71 |
ArableNote 4 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 1,056 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
Natural and semi-naturalNote 5 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 856 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
2011 | |||
Total built-upNote 6 | 412 | 553 | 74 |
Settled | 292 | 383 | 76 |
Roads | 120 | 171 | 71 |
ArableNote 4 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 1,034 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
Natural and semi-naturalNote 7 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 853 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
Forest | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 416 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
Water | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 44 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
Other | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 394 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
percent | |||
Land cover and land use change, 1971 to 2011 | |||
Total built-up areaNote 3, Note 6 | 121 | 139 | Note ...: not applicable |
ArableNote 4 | Note ...: not applicable | -6 | Note ...: not applicable |
Natural and semi-naturalNote 5 | Note ...: not applicable | -23 | Note ...: not applicable |
.. not available for a specific reference period ... not applicable
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