Geographic regions
The South |
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Land Acreage > Total
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171.079 million acres |
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[1st of 45]
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Source: US Census Bureau. |
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Land Acreage > Total Cropland
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26.9 million acres |
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[2nd of 43]
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Source: National Association of State Foresters, 2004. |
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Land Acreage > Total Forest Land
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11.879 million acres |
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[27th of 44]
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Source: National Association of State Foresters, 2004. |
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Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land
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111.6 million acres |
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[1st of 43]
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Source: National Association of State Foresters, 2004. |
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Land area
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261,797 sq mi |
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[2nd of 56]
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Source: National Association of State Foresters, 2004. |
Land borders
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana; international borders: Mexico |
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Source: US Census Bureau, 2006. |
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Largest cities (with populations)
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Houston - 2,012,626 |
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Source: US Census Bureau. |
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May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number
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15 |
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[10th of 26]
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Source: US Census Bureau. |
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Mean County Area
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2,738.67 sq.km. |
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[17th of 49]
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Source: Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes |
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Percentage of area water
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2.53% |
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[30th of 50]
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Source: Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States |
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State capitals (with populations)
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Austin - 681,804 |
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Source: US Census Bureau, 2006. |
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Tornadoes > Fatalities
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475 |
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[1st of 55]
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Source: US Census Bureau. |
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Tornadoes > Injuries
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7,452 |
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[1st of 55]
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Source: Storm Prediction Center (SPC) |
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Tornadoes > Total cost of damage
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$1,955,927,552.00 |
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[1st of 55]
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Source: Storm Prediction Center (SPC) |
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Tornadoes > Total number
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5,490 |
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[1st of 55]
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Source: Storm Prediction Center (SPC) |
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Total area
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268,581 sq mi |
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[2nd of 50]
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Source: Storm Prediction Center (SPC) |
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US National Historic Landmarks > Number
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46 |
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[16th of 51]
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Source: US Census Bureau, 2006. |
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US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated
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46 |
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[16th of 51]
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Source: Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state |
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Water area
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6,784 sq mi |
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[9th of 50]
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Source: Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state |
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