Excerpt from Economic Potential Study, Avery County, North Carolina: April 1970 Economic opportunities are created by the presence of people, and in turn, people are attracted to an area by economic opportunities. The most important resource for sound economic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Economic Potential Study, Wayne County, North Carolina Because people are attracted to any given area by economic opportunities and because economic opportunities are created by the presence of people, it is necessary that the population of Wayne County be studied in detail as a preface to the study of the economy. The people of Wayne County must be consider ed its most important asset for the development of sound economic growth. Population data used in this report was obtained from the U. S. Bureau of the Census, unless otherwise noted. The latest census for Wayne County was conducted in 1960, and, thus, is somewhat outdated. But it should serve our purposes for comparison with past population trends and with other areas. It will also serve as a guide in preparing projections of future population. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Economic Potential Study, Nash County, North Carolina This Economic Potential Study is the second in a series of planning elements prepared by the Nash County Planning Board. The first, the Land Potential Study, was completed in December, 1968. This report will analyze the existing population and economy, then project future populations and economic potentials for Nash County: It is not intended that this report be an academic exercise but rather a guide toward the formulation of an overall development plan for the county. By means of future population projections, estimates can be made of the amount of land needed to accommodate the expected growth, if growth is to occur. An analysis of the economy of the county will help point out whether the economy is growing or declining. Goals can be established, and recommendations made to rejuvenate the economy or cope with the problems of growth. It should be noted that a great deal of the statistics used in this report were compiled in 1960 by the U. S. Bureau of Census. This information is now outdated by eight years, but for some items it represents the only documented facts available for analysis. Wherever possible, material from studies and reports more recent than 1960 has been used. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.