Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Oklahoma Fast Facts 2000

Transportation System Extent

All public roads: 112,634 miles
Interstate: 930 miles
Road bridges: 22,726
Class I railroad trackage: 2,645 miles
Inland waterways: 150 miles
Public use airports: 143 (8 certificated for air carrier operations)1

Vehicles and Conveyances

Automobiles registered: 1.6 million
Light trucks registered: 1.2 million
Heavy trucks registered: 13,000
Buses registered: 17,000
Motorcycles registered: 58,000
Numbered boats: 231,000

Geographic

Land area: 68,667 sq. miles (rank: 19)
Percent of land area owned by federal government: 3.04 (rank: 34)
Persons per square mile: 50.3 (rank: 35)
Highest point: Black Mesa (4,973 ft.)
Lowest point: Little River (289 ft.)

Political Subdivisions

Counties: 77
Municipal governments: 5923
Congressional districts: 5

Demographic

Population: 3,450,654 (rank: 27)
Percent urban population: 682 (rank: 28)

Socioeconomic

Gross state product: $86 billion4 (rank: 29)
Civilian labor force: 1.6 million4 (rank: 29)
Median household income: $32,445 (rank: 45)

Commuting (percent of workers)

Car, truck, or van—drove alone: 81.8
Car, truck, or van—carpooled: 11.0
Public transportation (including taxi): 0.5
Walked: 2.1
Other means: 1.7
Worked at home: 2.9

State Transportation Department

Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT)
200 North East 21st Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 522-6000
http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/

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