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PARKS 



reasons for parks and other recreation areas for these communities are 

 practically the same as for the first group. 



Of the 1,320 communities in this group (Census-- 1920) 309 complete 

 reports were received during the recent study of municipal and county 

 parks, or approximately 23.4 per cent of the total number. Of the 309 

 communities reported, 72 were reported as having no park areas, while 

 237 reported owning one or more parks. The total area of all the parks 

 owned by the 237 communities was 5,186.89 acres or an average of 21.46 

 acres per community. This does not include the school sites which, in many 

 instances, are large enough to provide quite amply for the outdoor active 

 recreation needs of the children and young people. 



Thirty-five of the 237 communities in this group reporting parks were 

 selected as most representative by reason of the size of their individual 

 gross park area. These 35 communities reported having a total of 2,529.89 

 acres of parks. The total population (1920) of these communities was 



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PLATE No. 16. SHOWING PARK AREAS OF THE VILLAGE OF LITCHFIELD, MINNESOTA 



The village in 1920 had a population of 2,790 and an incorporated area of 2,560 acres. There are four well 

 distributed neighborhood parks of about one block in area each; two larger parks located on the lake front; and in 

 addition there are four school sites, not shown on the map, totaling 17 acres, one of which is 10 acres in area, giving 

 ample space for a neighborhood playneld. The total park area is 62 acres. 



