Maps of regional and statewide land use trends

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Statewide Maps

These maps use the town-level datasets to display various rural land use trends at a statewide level.

• Persons per Square Mile, 1997
• Rate of Farmland Loss off Tax Roll
• Dairy Farms per Square Mile, 1999
• Percent of Town Income from Farming
• Agricultural Land Value
• Percent of Farmland in Row Crops
• Soil Corn Yield Index
• Percent of Town Land Taxed as Agriculture
• Agricultural Taxes
• Change in Dairy Farm Numbers
• Percent of Population Living on Farms
• New Houses per Square Mile

Regional Planning Commission Maps

These maps display various rural land use trends organized by Regional Planning Commission (RPC) boundaries in the state of Wisconsin (including one “region” that includes the 5 counties that have no RPC). The RPC maps were generated on a regional level to show how individual town trends fit into a regional picture.

Please choose from the following RPC districts on the map below:

Bay Lake RPC Dane County RPC East Central RPC Mississippi River RPC North Central RPC No RPC Northwest RPC Southeastern RPC South West RPC West Central RPC

Wisconsin County Agricultural Trend Databook Maps