| Land Use/Cover |
| Thousands of
Acres |
| Nebraska -
Selected Years |
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Water |
Non-Federal Land |
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Surface |
Federal |
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Total |
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Rural |
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Area |
Land |
Sq. Mi. |
Non-Federal |
Developed 1 |
Total Rural |
Cropland |
CRP Land 2 |
Pasture |
Rangeland |
Forest Land |
Other Rural |
| 1982 |
49,509.6 |
575.8 |
454.5 |
48,479.3 |
1,111.5 |
47,367.8 |
20,276.6 |
0.0 |
1,979.3 |
23,585.6 |
790.8 |
735.5 |
| 1987 |
49,509.6 |
583.2 |
462.0 |
48,464.4 |
1,128.5 |
47,335.9 |
19,933.9 |
589.7 |
1,927.3 |
23,332.2 |
804.4 |
748.4 |
| 1992 |
49,509.6 |
649.5 |
464.7 |
48,395.4 |
1,150.8 |
47,244.6 |
19,238.7 |
1,363.3 |
1,906.0 |
23,171.4 |
805.5 |
759.7 |
| 1997 |
49,509.6 |
647.6 |
469.1 |
48,392.9 |
1,205.9 |
47,187.0 |
19,469.2 |
1,245.1 |
1,800.5 |
23,089.1 |
826.0 |
757.1 |
| 1999 |
49,509.6 |
647.0 |
477.6 |
48,385.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| 2000 |
49,509.6 |
651.0 |
477.6 |
48,381.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| 2002 |
49,509.6 |
1,471.0 |
477.6 |
47,560.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| 2004 |
49,032.0 |
665.0 |
481.0 |
48,366.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Sources:
USDOC, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of
the United States: 2008, 2008 and USDA,
Natural Resource and Conservation Service, Summary
Report, 1997 National Resources Inventory, December 1999. |
| 1 Developed land. A combination of land cover/use
categories, Large urban and built-up areas, Small built-up areas, and Rural
transportation land. |
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| 2 CRP = Conservation Reserve Program. A federal program established under the
Food Security Act of 1985 to assist private landowners to convert highly
erodible cropland to vegetative cover for 10 years . |
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