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Show mG DEN “GATEWAY OF THE WEST” Statistical Review Form of Government, Population, Commission. U. 8. Census 1930, Area, 16.69 square miles. Ge. 4,310 feet. and osannual ;: imate, fall, mean AACR Soh 40,272. temperatur Dp ture 52.2 eS: degrees; ssessed valuation, $32,917,792.00 with $13.00 White population is 99 per cent, ses Rerceee ecb ulation as 1 per cent, estimated. ative born population is 85 per cent of whol Parks number 10 with 510.6 GO: City’s bonded debt $2,294,000. Financial: 2 banks, is with total deposits ; annual Pf atc © By rain- ax rate Tote ati Oe aes of $23,549,292.26, December 31, 1935; resources and clearings of $36,385,828.79; 2 building and December loan associations 1, 1935. Post Office receipts of Newspapers, one daily Telephones Church in service, buildings, 42, with total assets of $3,159,439.60 ees on $229,251.13 on May 31, 1936. and Sunday; one weekly. approximately 7,790. representing denominations. 16 Industry: Chief industries are livestock, poultry, dairying, canning, milling, sugar manufacturing, brick manufacturing, railroads, banking and meat packing. i Trade: Territory (Retail) serves 200,000 people within the trading area covering a radius of 150 miles. Hotels: 36 with a total of 1,373 rooms. Newest hotel opened in 1927. @ity served by three railroads, U. P., D. & R. G. W. and §S. P. and ___two electric interurban lines, B. EK. R. R. and U. I. C. Highways: U.S. 91; U. S. 30; State U-49; U-38; U-39. Airports: 1 (municipal). Golf Courses: 2. Amusements: Largest theatre or auditroium seats 1,000 people. There are 6 theatres, with a total seating capacity of 8,000 people. Hospitals number 14 with a total of 240 beds. 1 junior college, 2 18, including of schools, Number Education: 2 parochial and schools; senior high schools and 4 junior high 14,500, schools, public in pupils of Number diocesan schools. and 140 in parochial and diocesan schools. Public school teachschool Public 20. and diocesan, parochial 459; ers number School and college property property valued at $2,007,000.00. valued at $500,000.00. There are 40,328 volumes in the two libraries of the ctiy. City Statistics: 75 miles of 94.22 miles; Total street mileage, gas mains laid; of busses, 23.6 miles. cipal, daily pump 203.72, with 42.24 miles paved. water, 124.34 miles; of sewers, Capacity of water works, muni- of 8,831,127 gallons. $53,700.00. Police Water is supplied from 54 artesian wells, with reservoir capacity of 21,960,413 gallons; Value of plant estimated at $1,952, purest water in the world. 453.71. Fire department employs 30 men with following equipment: 2 auto, 1 hose and chemical wagon, 3 engines and 1 hook and ladder truck, in 2 station houses. Value of fire department with property is and employs 36 men with of property is $125,000. 3 pieces 11 department of motor has 14 station equipment; value | |
