Tennessee Fast Facts 2000
Transportation System Extent
All public roads: 87,419 miles
Interstate: 1,073 miles
Road bridges: 19,404 Class I railroad trackage: 2,331 miles Inland waterways: 946 miles
Public use airports: 80 (8 certificated for air carrier operations)1
Vehicles and Conveyances
Automobiles registered: 2.9 million Light trucks registered: 1.8 million Heavy trucks registered: 58,000 Buses registered: 17,000 Motorcycles registered: 71,000 Rail transit systems: 1 light rail, 1 inclined plane Numbered boats: 270,000
Geographic
Land area: 41,217 sq. miles (rank: 34) Percent of land area owned by federal government: 6.22 (rank: 23)
Persons per square mile: 138.0 (rank: 19) Highest point: Clingmans Dome (6,643 ft.) Lowest point: Mississippi River (178 ft.)
Political Subdivisions
Counties: 95 Municipal governments: 3433 Congressional districts: 94
Demographic
Population: 5,689,283 (rank: 16) Percent urban population: 615 (rank: 35)
Socioeconomic
Gross state product: $170 billion2 (rank: 19) Civilian labor force: 2.8 million2 (rank: 19)
Median household income: $33,885
(rank: 43)
Commuting (percent of workers)
Car, truck, or van—drove alone: 81.4 Car, truck, or van—carpooled: 12.4 Public transportation (including taxi): 1.0 Walked: 1.2 Other means: 1.0 Worked at home: 2.9
State Transportation Department
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) 505 Deaderick Street Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 741-2848
http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/
1 2002
2 1999
3 1997
4 Apportionment based on 2000 census
5 1990
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