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Geographic regions The Midwest |
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Land Acreage > Total
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36 million acres |
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[23rd of 45]
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Land Acreage > Total Cropland
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22.6 million acres |
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[4th of 43]
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Land Acreage > Total Forest Land
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2.7 million acres |
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[35th of 44]
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Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land
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10.6 million acres |
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[16th of 43]
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Land area
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55,869 sq mi |
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[23rd of 56]
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Land borders Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota |
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Largest cities (with populations)
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Des Moines - 194,311 |
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May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number
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52 |
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[2nd of 26]
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Mean County Area
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1,472.16 sq.km. |
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[37th of 49]
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Percentage of area water
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0.71% |
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[43rd of 50]
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State capitals (with populations)
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Des Moines - 194,311 |
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Tornadoes > Fatalities
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61 |
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[22nd of 55]
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Tornadoes > Injuries
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1,774 |
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[18th of 55]
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Tornadoes > Total cost of damage
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$709,211,904.00 |
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[10th of 55]
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Tornadoes > Total number
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1,374 |
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[6th of 55]
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Total area
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56,272 sq mi |
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[26th of 50]
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US National Historic Landmarks > Number
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24 |
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[33rd of 51]
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US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated
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24 |
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[33rd of 51]
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Water area
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402 sq mi |
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[44th of 50]
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SOURCES: US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
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