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Esri, HERE, DeLorme, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user community Black Population Within 2-Mile Radius of Hazardous Waste Facilities Map Prepared By: Jade Payne Black Population Percentage 0.1% - 8.1% 8.2% - 19.5% 19.6% - 39.9% 40% - 69.2% 69.3% - 96.4% c G TRI Sites 2-Mile Radius of TRI Sites ¯ Methods: This analysis answered the question: "Is the black population percentage within a 2-mile radius around hazardous waste facilities in Orange County, Florida significantly different than within the rest of the community?" TRI facilities were used as the hazardous waste facilities. The Orange County boundary was used to Clip the TRI sites and census data. A 2-mile buffer was then placed around each facility. The overlapping boundaries were removed using the Dissolve tool. The resulting polygon represented the potentially hazardous areas in Orange County due to TRI proximity. A Summary analysis was used on the census data to find the overall percentage of black residents in Orange County and the percentage of black residents within two miles of a TRI facility. The potentially hazardous areas and their black population densities are expressed on the map. 0 5 10 2.5 Miles Sources: Census Data and Orange County Boundary from Orange County GIS Data, 2010/2015; TRI Site locations from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2012 Black Population Density for Orange County: 20.8% Black Population Density within a 2-mile radius of a Hazardous Waste facility: 21.2%
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Esri, HERE, DeLorme, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user community
Black Population Within 2-Mile Radius of Hazardous Waste Facilities
Map Prepared By: Jade Payne
Black Population Percentage0.1% - 8.1%8.2% - 19.5%19.6% - 39.9%40% - 69.2%69.3% - 96.4%
cG TRI Sites2-Mile Radius of TRI Sites
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Methods:This analysis answered the question: "Is the black populationpercentage within a 2-mile radius around hazardous wastefacilities in Orange County, Florida significantly different thanwithin the rest of the community?" TRI facilities were used asthe hazardous waste facilities. The Orange County boundarywas used to Clip the TRI sites and census data. A 2-mile bufferwas then placed around each facility. The overlappingboundaries were removed using the Dissolve tool. The resultingpolygon represented the potentially hazardous areas in OrangeCounty due to TRI proximity. A Summary analysis was used onthe census data to find the overall percentage of black residentsin Orange County and the percentage of black residents withintwo miles of a TRI facility. The potentially hazardous areas andtheir black population densities are expressed on the map.
0 5 102.5Miles
Sources: Census Data and Orange County Boundary fromOrange County GIS Data, 2010/2015; TRI Site locationsfrom U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2012
Black Population Density for Orange County: 20.8%Black Population Density within a 2-mile radius ofa Hazardous Waste facility: 21.2%
