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Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................................. iii
THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
What is Montgomery County?...................................................................................................................................................2
REGIONAL POSITION AND INFLUENCES
The Philadelphia Region............................................................................................................................................................6
Montgomery County in the Region...........................................................................................................................................8
THE PEOPLE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Population and Projections...................................................................................................................................................... 12
Household Characteristics and Age.........................................................................................................................................14
Income, Poverty, and Education..............................................................................................................................................16
Race and Hispanic Origin........................................................................................................................................................18
THE HEALTH OF COUNTY RESIDENTS
Health Data and Health Concerns............................................................................................................................................22
Health Care Facilities.............................................................................................................................................................. 26
Aging....................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Food Distribution and Access..................................................................................................................................................30
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Existing Land Use....................................................................................................................................................................34
Regionally Significant Land Uses........................................................................................................................................... 36
Types of Landscapes................................................................................................................................................................38
Land Use Trends......................................................................................................................................................................40
THE COUNTY’S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Geology....................................................................................................................................................................................46
Climate.....................................................................................................................................................................................48
Hydrology................................................................................................................................................................................50
Floodplains...............................................................................................................................................................................52
Air Quality...............................................................................................................................................................................54
Steep Slopes.............................................................................................................................................................................56
Soils......................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Wetlands.................................................................................................................................................................................. 60
Woodlands...............................................................................................................................................................................62
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