Kansas Fast Facts 2000
Transportation System Extent
All public roads: 134,582 miles Interstate: 872 miles Road bridges: 25,717 Class I railroad trackage: 4,273 miles Inland waterways: 120 miles Public use airports: 142 (12 certificated for air carrier operations)1
Vehicles and Conveyances
Automobiles registered: 826,000 Light trucks registered: 1.3 million Heavy trucks registered: 27,000 Buses registered: 3,900 Motorcycles registered: 50,000 Numbered boats: 103,000
Geographic
Land area: 81,815 sq. miles (rank: 13) Percent of land area owned by federal government: 1.32 (rank: 43) Persons per square mile: 32.9 (rank: 40) Highest point: Mount Sunflower (4,039 ft.) Lowest point: Verdigris River (679 ft.)
Political Subdivisions
Counties: 105 Municipal governments: 6273 Congressional districts: 44
Demographic
Population: 2,688,418 (rank: 32) Percent urban population: 695 (rank: 24)
Socioeconomic
Gross state product: $81 billion2 (rank: 31) Civilian labor force: 1.4 million2 (rank: 31)
Median household income: $37,705
(rank: 36)
Commuting (percent of workers)
Car, truck, or van—drove alone: 82.6 Car, truck, or van—carpooled: 8.8 Public transportation (including taxi): 0.4 Walked: 2.8 Other means: 1.2 Worked at home: 4.3
State Transportation Department
Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) 915 Harrison St. Topeka, KS 66612-1568 (785) 296-3566
http://www.ink.org/public/kdot/
1 2002
2 1999
3 1997
4 Apportionment based on 2000 census
5 1990
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