The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Town Documents Maine Government Documents 2002 Town of Westport Comprehensive Plan (Update) Westport Island (Me.) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs Repository Citation Westport Island (Me.), "Town of Westport Comprehensive Plan (Update)" (2002). Maine Town Documents. 2534. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs/2534 This Plan is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Town Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. TOWN OF WESTPORT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (Update) 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. HISTORY 1-1 2. NATURAL RESOURCES Introduction 2-1 Marine Resources 2-1 Coastal Access... 2-2 Geology.. 2-2 Soils 2-3 Groundwater... 2-3 Surface Water... 2-5 Wetlands 2-5 Forests... 2-6 Wildlife... 2-6 Cough Point 2-9 Scenic Areas... 2-9 3. POPULATION Westport’s Population Growth... 3-1 Population Projections 3-2 Population Comparisons with Surrounding Areas... 3-2 Population by Age Group... 3-2 Average Household Size. 3-3 Household and Per Capita Income... 3-4 Educational Attainment 3-4 4. ECONOMY Employment 4-1 Place of Work... 4-1 Employment by Industry.. 4-2 Employment by Occupation 4-2 Agriculture, Forestry and Marine... 4-3 Tourism. 4-3 Business and Commercial 4-4 Summary 4-4 5. LAND USE Background 5-1 Residential Development... 5-1 Seasonal Residents 5-2 Commercial and Industrial Use... 5-3 Agriculture and Forestry Activities 5-3 Publicly Owned Land and Buildings 5-4 Large Undeveloped Tracts of Land 5-4 Historic and Archaeological Resources 5-4 Westport Ordinances Affecting Land Use 5-5 Rural Character Analysis.