400,000 bottles of beer on the wall: 2011 by the numbers in Lawrence
What did you do in 2011? Some of us had babies, a few of us built new homes and a lot of us had a glass or two of Free State beer. To give you an idea of what happened in Lawrence last year, we checked in with folks all over the city to see what numbers defined 2011. Here’s what we found:
1,076
Babies delivered at Lawrence Memorial Hospital
219
People buried at the city of Lawrence’s Maple Grove Cemetery, Memorial Park Cemetery and Oak Hill Cemetery.
643
Students graduated from Lawrence High School and Free State High School.
876
Students who entered kindergarten in the Lawrence school district.
60
Weddings at Kansas University’s Danforth Chapel
95
Building permits for single-family homes in Lawrence
19
Days with temperatures 100 degrees or higher
9
Days with temperatures 0 degrees or lower
3.9 billion
Gallons of water produced by the city of Lawrence
407,595
Glasses of beer sold at Free State Brewing Co.
30,092
Total number of evening meals served and nighttime beds provided at the Lawrence Community Shelter.
5,422
People booked into Douglas County Jail
2,100
The number of youth baseball, softball, basketball and indoor soccer games played through the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.