TABLE 3
Land Cover in St. Louis County, Missouri: Percentage of Land Area in Various Land Cover Classes
1992
2001
2006
Forestland
24.2
27.1
26.8
Recreational grasses
17.2
13.1
13.5
Farmland
15.8
10.6
10.2
Developed lands
37.4
43.3
44.7
Source:
U.S. Geological Survey, National Land Cover Database, available at
www.mrlc.gov/
.