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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DEFINITION: Total land area in millions of acres. |
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SOURCE: US Census Bureau. |
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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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DEFINITION: Total area of cropland in millions of acres. NOTE: Because of the difficulty in gathering these statistics across independent state agencies, some states may be missing. Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Illinois, Ohio and Maine did not report. |
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SOURCE: National Association of State Foresters, 2004. |
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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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DEFINITION: Total area of forest land in millions of acres. NOTE: Because of the difficulty in gathering these statistics across independent state agencies, some states may be missing. Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Illinois, Ohio and Maine did not report. |
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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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10.6 million acres |
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[16th of 43]
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DEFINITION: Total area of pasture or range land in millions of acres. NOTE: Because of the difficulty in gathering these statistics across independent state agencies, some states may be missing. Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Illinois, Ohio and Maine did not report. |
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SOURCE: National Association of State Foresters, 2004. |
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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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DEFINITION: Land area in square miles, not including water. |
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SOURCE: National Association of State Foresters, 2004. |
Land borders
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota |
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DEFINITION: Land borders by state. Includes international borders. |
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SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2006. |
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Largest cities (with populations)
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Des Moines - 194,311 |
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DEFINITION: Largest cities with population according to the 2004 census. |
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SOURCE: US Census Bureau. |
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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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DEFINITION: The May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence produced several tornado outbreaks between May 21 and May 31, 2004 across mostly the Midwestern and Southern United States as well as southern Ontario including three major outbreaks on May 22, May 24 and May 29-30. Overall the tornado produced 389 tornadoes which makes it one of the most productive tornado outbreak sequence in history. Each tornado is classed per state based on its starting location. |
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SOURCE: US Census Bureau. |
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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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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes |
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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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DEFINITION: Percentage of total area which is water. |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States |
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State capitals (with populations)
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Des Moines - 194,311 |
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DEFINITION: Official state capitals, with 2004 population. NOTE: State capitals under 80,000 people have latest available population data. |
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SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2006. |
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Tornadoes > Fatalities
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61 |
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[22nd of 55]
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DEFINITION: Total number of fatalities caused by tornadoes from 1950 to 1994. |
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SOURCE: US Census Bureau. |
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Tornadoes > Injuries
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1,774 |
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[18th of 55]
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DEFINITION: Total number of injuries caused by tornadoes from 1950 to 1994. |
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SOURCE: Storm Prediction Center (SPC) |
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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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DEFINITION: Total cost of damage from tornadoes during the period 1950 to 1994, in adjusted US dollars. |
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SOURCE: Storm Prediction Center (SPC) |
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Tornadoes > Total number
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1,374 |
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[6th of 55]
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DEFINITION: Total number of tornadoes from 1950 to 1994. |
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SOURCE: Storm Prediction Center (SPC) |
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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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DEFINITION: Total land surface area, including water, in square miles. |
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SOURCE: Storm Prediction Center (SPC) |
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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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SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2006. |
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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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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state |
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Water area
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402 sq mi |
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[44th of 50]
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DEFINITION: Total water area in square miles. |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state |
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