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 The latest census for Wayne County was conducted in 1960, and, thus, is somewhat outdated.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 Land Potential Study, Nash County, North Carolina In June of 1967 the Nash County Board of Commissioners contracted with the Division of Community Planning for technical assistance in planning studies which would pro vide guidelines for the future growth and development of Nash County. Past development has been uncontrolled and allowed to grow in a haphazard manner. Through a series of planning studies, Nash County will be able to determine the needs of the county and to have an adopted plan to guide future growth. The county is presently working toward the adop tion of a zoning ordinance for certain selected sites with in the county. This is but one of the several studies that will be prepared. Five studies will be prepared for Nash County. They are: 1) Land Potential Study, 2) Economic Potential Study, 3) Land Development Plan, 4) Nash County Zoning Ordinance and 5) Nash County Subdivision Regulations. The Nash County Board of Commissioners appointed nine persons from various sections of the county to the Nash County Planning Board. This Board has no legislative authority, and its functions are to prepare the various studies, re view the studies and make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners. 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.