Louisiana Fast Facts 2000
Louisiana Fast Facts 2000
Transportation System Extent
All public roads: 60,900 miles
Interstate: 894 miles
Road bridges: 13,485
Class I railroad trackage: 2,656 miles
Inland waterways: 2,823 miles
Public use airports: 77 (13 certificated for air carrier operations)1
Vehicles and Conveyances
Automobiles registered: 2.0 million
Light trucks registered: 1.5 million
Heavy trucks registered: 32,000
Buses registered: 21,000
Motorcycles registered: 48,000
Rail transit systems: 1 light rail
Numbered boats: 314,000
Geographic
Land area: 43,562 sq. miles (rank: 33)
Percent of land area owned by federal government: 4.02 (rank: 31)
Persons per square mile: 102.6 (rank: 22)
Highest point: Driskill Mountain (535 ft.)
Lowest point: New Orleans (-8 ft.)
Political Subdivisions
Parishes: 64
Municipal governments: 3023
Congressional districts: 74
Demographic
Population: 4,468,976 (rank: 22)
Percent urban population: 685 (rank: 27)
Socioeconomic
Gross state product: $129 billion2 (rank: 24)
Civilian labor force: 2.0 million2 (rank: 24)
Median household income: $30,219 (rank: 49)
Commuting (percent of workers)
Car, truck, or vandrove alone: 79.8
Car, truck, or vancarpooled: 11.4
Public transportation (including taxi): 2.6
Walked: 1.9
Other means: 2.3
Worked at home: 2.0
State Transportation Department
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD)
1201 Capitol Access Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70802-4438
(225) 379-1100
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4 Apportionment based on 2000 census
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