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St. Louis by the Numbers, compiled by the library staff, is an index to the most
requested statistics at the St. Louis Public Library.
Area.................................61.37 sq mi or 158 sq km Elevation.........................................535 ft or 163 m (at Lambert St. Louis International Airport) Latitude 38° 45’ N Longitude 90° 22’ W *In 1994, St. Louis enjoyed 89 days that were clear from sunrise to sunset. Highest Temperature of 1994 (6/19 & 8/13).......97°F Average High................................................66.6°F Lowest Temperature of 1994 (1/18)...................-8°F Average Low................................................48.7°F Record High (7/14/54)...................................115°F Record Low (1/29/1873.................................-23°F Precipitation.................................................. 34.7” *Hottest month was July with an average temperature of 79.5°F. *Coldest month was January with an average temperature of 26.8°F. POPULATION - 1990 U.S. Bureau of the Census
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Not Corrected for Residency Births............................................................7,437 Deaths...........................................................5,263 Marriages.......................................................3,464 Divorces........................................................1,347 PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS (10)
*Kiel Center has a maximum seating of 21,000 (19,200 Blues seating) and 664,240 square feet inside. *The St. Louis Downtown Convention and Sports Facility had 1,710,430 sq ft of floor space with a seating capacity of 67,000. POLICE Number of Patrolmen - 1995 Probationary.......................................................85 Academy (not included in total)............................26 Non-probationary............................................1,500 Total.............................................................1,585 Number of Vehicles - 1995 Automobiles.......................................................479 Executive.............................................................35 Covert.................................................................24 Motorcycles..........................................................14 Service Vehicles/Vans...........................................44 Tricars.................................................................30 with Percentage Changes from 1993 Crime Against Property
Crimes Against Persons
Number of Firefighters.......................................690 Number of Firehouses..........................................30 Number of Districts...............................................7 Number of Vehicles Pumpers.........................................30 (11 Reserve) Hook and Ladders...............................4 (7 Reserve) Foam Trucks........................................................4 Rescue Squads....................................2 (1 Reserve) Fuel Truck............................................................1 Marine Unit..........................................................4 Total Items..............................................4,895,532 Number of Volumes.................................1,480,821 Circulation...............................................2,076,985 *In 1994, the St. Louis Public Library added 28,554 titles to its catalog and had a total attendance of 1,565,084. Public Schools 1994-95 Elementary..........................................................67 Secondary...........................................................12 Middle Schools....................................................21 Special Schools.....................................................6 Total................................................................106 Enrollment Elementary....................................................24,610 Secondary.......................................................9,294 Middle Schools................................................8,351 Special Schools...................................................367 Total.............................................................42,622 *The public school district budget for 1994-95 was $338,409,631. Rankin Technical College....................................805 Harris-Stowe State College...............................1,848 St. Louis University.........................................7,098 SLCC at Forest Park......................................11.394 BI-STATE July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1994 Buses Number of Buses...............................................685 Call-a-Ride Vans (liftless)......................................15 Call-a-Ride Plus Vans (lift-equipped)......................45 Number of Riders....................................45,600,000 Number of Routes (4/95).....................................118 Number of buses running at peak service..............556 MetroLink Light Rail Vehicles (LRV).....................................31 Miles of Track.....................................................18 Stations...............................................................18 Number of LRVs running at peak service...............26 Flights (All Aviation).................................479,943 First Class Commercial Carriers....................317,576 AirTaxi/Commuter.......................................116,161 Military..........................................................7,462 Private & Business........................................38,744 Freight (Excluding Mail) Arriving.............................................100,599,489 lbs. Departing..........................................105,821,364 lbs. Total..............................................206,430,853 lbs. Passengers Arriving...................................................11,696,004 Departing................................................11,666,667 Total......................................................23,362,671 *St. Louis had 10 sister cities: Bologna, Italy; Galway, Ireland, Georgetown, Guyana; Lyon, France; Nanjing, China; St. Louis, Senegal; Samara, Russia; Stuttgart, Germany; Suwa, Japan; Szcecin, Poland. CITY GOVERNMENT 1995 Political Divisions Wards..................................................................28 Precincts.............................................................374 General Revenue Fiscal Year 1995/96..............................$327.7 million Fiscal Year 1994/95................................$323 million Voters on File (6/1/95)..................................161,576 Number of Polling Places Total..................................................................224 Handicapped-Accessible......................................199 *ST. LOUIS HAS:
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