St. Louis By the Numbers 1997
	St. Louis by the Numbers, compiled by the library staff, is an index to the most requested statistics at the St. Louis Public Library. ST. LOUIS IN BRIEF Area.................................61.37 sq mi or 158 sq km Elevation.........................................455 ft or 139 m Latitude 38° 45’ N Longitude 90° 22’ W *The 1997 mean number of clear days in St. Louis was 100.3. CLIMATE - 1997 Highest Temperature of 1997 (7/26)..................99°F Average High................................................55.1°F Lowest Temperature of 1997 (1/12)...................-3°F Average Low................................................26.7°F Precipitation................................................. 31.23” *Hottest month was July with an average temperature of 80.2°F. *Coldest month was January with an average temperature of 26.7°F. *Record High (7/14/54), 115°F *Record High (1/29/1873), -23°F POPULATION - 1990 U.S. Bureau of the Census 1980 1990 %Change Total................. 453,085................. 396,685................. -12.5% Male.................. 203,792............... 180,680................. -11.3% Female............... 249,293................. 216,005............... -13.4% White................. 242,576................. 202,085................. -16.7% Black................. 206,386................. 188,408................. -8.7% Spanish Origin.... 5,531.................... 5,124..................... -7.4% Asian................. 1,705.................... 3,733..................... +118.9% Native American... 633....................... 950........................ +50.1% Other.................. 1,785.................... 1,509..................... -15.5% Number of Households......... 178,450................. 164,931.................. -7.6% '90 - '95 Per Capita Personal Income...............$25,170 ............23.1% Change AGE GROUPS - 1990 U.S. Bureau of the Census Under 1.......5,630 16..............4,920 40-44..........21,614 1-2..............13,412 17..............5,155 45-49..........16,504 3-4..............12,313 18..............5,415 50-54..........15,401 5.................5,944 19..............5,821 55-59..........16,030 6.................5,680 20..............5,835 60-61..........6,985 7-9..............16,742 21..............5,649 62-64..........10,895 10-11...........10,895 22-24.........18,702 65-69..........18,153 12-13...........9,879 25-29.........36,841 70-74..........15,275 14...............4,631 30-34.........35,827 75-79..........13,998 15................4,839 35-39.........29,125 80-84..........10,186 85+.............8,389 VITAL STATISTICS - 1997 Not Corrected for Residency Births............................................................5,813 Deaths...........................................................4,788 Marriages.......................................................3,207 Divorces........................................................1,069 *In Grand Center, the Fox Theatre and Powell Symphony Hall seat 4,500 and 2,717 people respectively. The Municipal Opera in Forest Park seats 12,000 people (outdoors). PUBLIC SERVICES POLICE Number of Patrolmen - 1998 Academy (not included in total)............................40 Probationary.....................................................125 Non-probationary............................................1,179 Sergeants & above.............................................310 Total.............................................................1,614 Number of Vehicles - 1998 Marked Vehicles................................................276 Vans...................................................................45 Trucks................................................................22 Miscellaneous....................................................286 (includes 222 unmarked cars) Motorcycles.........................................................13 Total.................................................................642 REPORTED CRIMES - 1997 with Percentage Changes from 1996 Crime Against Property Burglary............................................ 10,097.......... +2.1% Larceny............................................. 23,405........ -19.9% Auto Theft......................................... 8,121.......... +11.7% Arson................................................ 837............. +6.8% Total Crimes Against Property............................... 42,460......... -10.0% Crimes Against Persons Murder............................................... 153............ -7.8% Rape................................................... 225............ -16.4% Robbery.............................................. 3,572......... -12.6% Assault................................................ 5,641......... -0.7% Total Crimes Against Persons.................................. 9,591........ -6.0 Total Crimes....................................... 52,051......... -9.3 FIRE DEPARTMENT - 1998 Number of Firefighters.......................................508 Number of Firehouses..........................................30 Number of Districts...............................................8 Number of Vehicles Pumpers.........................................30 (22 Reserve) Hook and Ladders..............................4 ( 2 Reserve) Foam Trucks........................................................4 Rescue Squads....................................2 (1 Reserve) Fuel Truck............................................................1 Marine Unit..........................................................2 ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY - 1997 Total Items..............................................4,964,492 Number of Volumes.................................1,557,100 Circulation...............................................2,516,903 *Between October 1996 and September 1997, the St. Louis Public Library had a total attendance of 1,655234. *In 1997, the St. Louis Public Library added 171,870 titles to its catalog. SCHOOLS Public Schools 1998-99 Elementary.........................................................67 Secondary............................................................9 Middle Schools....................................................22 Special Schools.....................................................7 Alternative............................................................3 Total................................................................108 Enrollment Elementary....................................................26,111 Secondary.......................................................9,589 Middle Schools................................................8,934 Special Schools...................................................495 Total.............................................................45,129 *The St. Louis Public Schools had a total district budget of $418,676,776 for 1998 -1999. *In the City of St. Louis, there are: 3 Missouri State Senate districts 13 Missouri State Representative districts TRANSPORTATION BI-STATE July 1, 1997 - June 30, 1998 Buses Number of Buses...............................................689 Active ......................................................578 Contingent..................................................19 Handicapped-Equipped...............................538 Call-a-Ride Vans (liftless).......................................1 Call-a-Ride Plus Vans (lift-equipped).....................62 Number of Riders...................................38,339,368 Number of Routes.............................................120 Number of buses running at peak service.............475 MetroLink Light Rail Vehicles (LRV)....................................31 Miles of Track....................................................17 Stations..............................................................18 Number of LRVs running at peak service..............26 Number of Riders...................................14,560,291 LAMBERT ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - 1997 Flights (All Aviation).................................516,889 First Class Commercial Carriers....................364,499 AirTaxi/Commuter.......................................117,789 Military..........................................................5,057 Private & Business........................................29,544 Freight (Excluding Mail) Arriving..............................................88,924,157 lbs. Departing...........................................98,062,637 lbs. Total...............................................186,986,794 lbs. Passengers Arriving...................................................13,840,117 Departing................................................13,821,027 Total......................................................27,661,144 *In the City of St. Louis, there are: 7 Television stations 12 Radio stations CITY GOVERNMENT 1998 Political Divisions Wards.................................................................28 Precincts............................................................374 General Revenue Fiscal Year 1998/99..............................$360.7 million Fiscal Year 1997/98..............................$347.3 million Voters on File (9/17/98).................................178,636 Number of Polling Places Total..................................................................216 Check with the Board of Election Commissioners regarding handicapped accessibility. *There are 1,076 steps from Lenor K. Sullivan Blvd. up to the base of the Gateway Arch.

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