Table 4. Area of timberland by forest-type group and ownership class, West Virginia, 2000
(In thousands of acres)
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Ownership class
Forest-type ______________________________________________ All
group National Other Forest Other classes SE
Forest public industry private
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White/red pine 30.7 5.9 .0 106.1 142.6 19.1
Spruce/fir 16.2 7.4 .0 .0 23.6 48.6
Loblolly/shortleaf 15.5 7.7 23.2 132.8 179.2 16.1
Oak/pine 17.4 18.0 22.2 259.4 317.0 12.5
Oak/hickory 463.0 304.2 677.8 6,972.8 8,417.9 1.5
Elm/ash/red maple 6.6 17.0 23.7 266.6 313.9 12.6
Northern hardwoods 430.8 62.1 347.9 1,552.8 2,393.6 4.2
Aspen/birch .0 .0 .0 9.2 9.2 72.1
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Total, all groups 980.2 422.2 1,094.8 9,299.8 11,797.0 .6
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SE 6.4 11.9 6.7 1.2 .6
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Table 5. Area of timberland by ownership and stand-size classes, West Virginia, 2000
(In thousands of acres)
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Stand-size class
Ownership class ______________________________________________ All
Saw- Pole- Sapling and Non- classes SE
timber timber seedling stocked
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National Forest 745.7 192.2 34.3 8.0 980.2 6.4
Other federal 72.3 22.3 12.4 .0 107.0 24.0
State 121.2 27.8 15.8 .0 164.8 18.8
County and municipal 37.7 14.4 7.5 .0 59.6 34.1
Inter-governmental 17.4 .0 .0 .0 17.4 57.7
State Forest 49.0 24.4 .0 .0 73.4 28.9
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Forest industry 785.4 165.5 132.0 11.9 1,094.8 6.7
Farmer 376.3 171.3 55.7 4.2 607.6 8.9
Misc. : corporate 1,490.8 469.8 169.6 4.6 2,134.8 4.2
: individual 4,195.1 1,463.4 449.0 54.5 6,162.0 2.1
: other 306.0 85.0 3.3 1.2 395.4 11.6
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Total, all ownerships 8,196.9 2,636.2 879.6 84.3 11,797.0 .6
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SE 1.5 4.0 7.2 22.0 .6
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