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415. National Park System--Summary

[For fiscal years ending in year shown, except as noted; see text, Section 10, Federal Government. (715.3 represents $715,300,000) Includes data forfive areas in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, one area in American Samoa, and one area in Guam]

 
ITEM 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
 
Finances (mil. dol.): 1
  Expenditures reported 715.3 709.7 779.6 843.6 848.1 818.3 909.3 922.9 1,036.8 986.1 1,104.4 1,268.7 1,429.4 1,404.0 1,445.0 1,391.0 1,473.0 1,553.0
    Salaries and wages 297.0 310.6 343.8 354.6 369.4 372.2 401.5 423.9 441.4 459.1 495.3 518.1 596.1 627.2 633.0 650.0 683.0 721.0
    Improvements, maintenance 82.3 98.3 102.4 136.4 127.4 119.6 144.1 154.7 197.5 160.0 179.6 212.1 224.8 222.9 234.0 234.0 246.0 255.0
    Construction 123.2 73.0 87.5 93.3 84.7 125.9 102.6 86.3 85.2 108.5 134.1 193.3 226.8 205.6 192.0 168.0 188.0 191.0
    Other 212.8 227.8 245.9 259.3 266.6 200.6 261.1 258.0 312.7 258.5 295.4 345.2 379.7 348.3 386.0 339.0 356.0 386.0
  Funds available 945.9 1,024.4 1,191.7 1,215.8 1,248.2 1,271.5 1,276.0 1,338.4 1,440.0 1,505.5 1,988.4 2,274.8 2,346.5 2,307.7 2,225.0 2,116.0 2,301.0 2,588.0
    Appropriations 546.8 715.2 828.9 785.9 821.6 769.3 846.2 874.6 996.7 1,052.5 1,284.7 1,392.8 1,334.0 1,388.8 1,325.0 1,346.0 1,625.0 1,765.0
    Other 2 399.1 309.2 362.8 429.9 426.6 502.2 429.8 463.8 443.3 453.0 703.7 882.0 1,012.5 918.9 900.0 770.0 676.0 823.0
  Revenue from operations 22.9 25.5 33.1 36.2 50.6 50.7 70.8 77.2 86.3 78.6 78.1 88.3 89.5 97.0 106.3 133.2 174.8 202.8
Recreation visits (millions): 3
  All areas 238.6 244.1 243.6 248.6 263.4 281.1 287.2 282.5 269.4 258.7 267.8 274.7 273.1 268.6 269.6 265.8 275.3 286.7
    National parks 4 50.4 49.6 50.0 49.7 50.0 53.5 56.6 56.4 57.4 57.7 57.4 58.7 59.8 63.0 64.8 63.1 65.3 64.5
    National monuments 15.9 16.2 16.2 15.8 15.9 21.2 23.5 23.2 23.7 23.9 25.8 26.6 26.5 23.6 23.5 23.6 24.1 23.6
    National historical, commemorative,
      archaeological 5 58.4 62.3 57.3 63.6 61.9 65.5 68.6 61.2 63.9 57.5 61.0 63.3 61.9 59.5 56.9 59.0 63.0 74.2
    National parkways 34.9 36.1 37.7 37.9 40.0 41.6 39.3 42.0 31.2 29.1 28.8 30.7 30.4 29.3 31.3 30.9 31.6 32.8
    National recreation areas 4 47.7 49.7 48.9 45.7 49.4 54.8 56.5 54.5 49.6 47.2 49.8 50.3 50.8 52.3 53.7 52.6 51.6 53.0
    National seashores and lakeshores 17.8 17.2 19.0 21.2 25.3 23.0 21.9 23.2 21.9 23.3 24.4 23.9 24.1 24.0 22.5 20.3 22.4 22.6
    National Capital Parks 6.7 5.3 6.3 7.2 8.3 6.9 8.1 9.0 8.9 7.5 7.5 8.1 9.1 5.4 5.5 6.1 5.1 4.2
    Miscellaneous other areas 6.8 7.7 8.2 7.5 12.6 14.5 12.7 12.9 12.8 12.5 13.1 13.1 10.5 11.8 11.4 11.3 12.1 12.0
  Recreation overnight stays (millions) 3 16.4 16.4 15.7 16.0 15.8 16.0 17.1 17.0 17.4 17.6 17.7 18.3 17.7 18.3 16.8 16.6 15.8 15.6
    In commercial lodgings 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6
    In Park Service campgrounds 8.9 8.8 7.8 7.7 7.3 7.2 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.8 8.1 7.5 7.6 7.1 6.5 6.3 6.1
      In tents 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.5
      In recreation vehicles 4.7 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.6
    In backcountry 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1
    Other 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.8 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9
Land (1,000 acres): 6
  Total 73,665 74,800 74,846 74,913 75,749 75,863 75,970 76,176 76,331 76,362 76,607 76,492 75,515 74,905 77,355 77,458 77,457 77,654
    Parks 44,470 45,414 45,427 45,454 45,739 45,791 45,875 45,955 46,081 46,089 46,135 46,208 45,521 48,111 49,307 49,315 49,384 49,416
    Recreation areas 3,327 3,313 3,317 3,322 3,335 3,337 3,339 3,339 3,342 3,344 3,346 3,347 3,349 3,351 3,353 3,353 3,329 3,361
    Other 25,868 26,073 26,102 26,137 26,675 26,735 26,756 26,882 26,907 26,929 27,126 26,937 26,645 23,443 24,695 24,790 24,744 24,877
  Acquisition, gross 70 40 50 44 34 177 134 38 73 21 66 23 39 32 27 98 61 94
    By purchase 60 37 43 42 29 69 27 37 14 18 15 21 29 29 25 10 39 21
    By gift 6 3 1 (Z) 2 20 (Z) (Z) 58 2 43 1 10 1 1 3 3 3
    By transfer or exchange 4 (Z) 6 2 3 88 107 1 1 3 8 1 1 (Z) 1 85 19 70
  Exclusion (Z) (Z) 2 2 (Z) 4 (Z) (Z) 1 1 (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z)
  Acquisition, net 70 40 48 42 34 173 134 38 71 21 66 23 39 32 27 98 61 94



Z Less than 500 acres. 1 Financial data are those associated with the National Park System. Certain other functions of the NationalPark Service (principally the activities absorbed from the formerHeritage Conservation and Recreation Service in 1981) are excluded.
2 Includes funds carried over from prior years.
3 For calendar year.
4 Through 1990, combined data for North Cascades National Park and two adjacent National Recreation Areas are included in National Parks total.
5 Includes military areas.
6 Federal land only, as of Dec. 31. Federal land acreages, in addition to National Park Service administered lands, also include lands within national park system area boundaries but under the administration of other agencies. Year-to-year changes in the Federallands figures include changes in the acreages of these other landsand hence often differ from "net acquisition."

Source: U.S. National Park Service, Visits, National Park StatisticalAbstract, annual; and unpublished data. Other data are unpublished.

https://allcountries.org/uscensus/415_national_park_system_summary.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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