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Medium Change in Iowa Land Cover Types, 1980 - 2000
Wimmeshiek County
Wimmeshiek County Iowa
Decorah - 1980
Decorah - 1980 Dominant Land Cover Click to enlarge map
Dominant Land Cover Type Legend
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Decorah - 2000
Decorah - 2000 Dominant Land Cover Click to enlarge map
Land Cover Change in Decorah, Iowa
Land Cover
1980
2000
Change
Urban
8.1
10.8
2.7
Agriculture
70.0
67.3
-2.7
Forestland
21.2
21.4
0.2
Wetland
0.0
0.0
0.0
Barren
0.7
0.5
-0.2
Water
0.0
0.0
0.0
Humboldt County
Humboldt County Iowa
Humboldt - 1980
Humboldt - 1980 Dominant Land Cover Click to enlarge map
Dominant Land Cover Type Legend
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Humboldt - 2000
Humblodt - 2000 Dominant Land Cover Click to enlarge map
Land Cover Change in Humboldt, Iowa
Land Cover
1980
2000
Change
Urban
9.1
11.5
2.4
Agriculture
88.8
85.5
-3.3
Forestland
0.6
2.2
1.6
Wetland
0.0
0.0
0.0
Barren
1.5
0.8
-0.7
Water
0.0
0.0
0.0
Woodbury County
Woodbury County Iowa
Sioux City - 1980
Sioux City - 1980 Dominant Land Cover Click to enlarge map
Dominant Land Cover Type Legend
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Sioux City - 2000
Sioux City - 2000 Dominant Land Cover Click to enlarge map
Land Cover Change in Sioux City, Iowa
Land Cover
1980
2000
Change
Urban
32.7
37.9
5.2
Agriculture
63.9
59.1
-4.8
Forestland
0.3
2.1
0.8
Wetland
0.0
0.0
0.0
Barren
1.2
0.0
-1.2
Water
0.9
0.9
0.0
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