9 2 



PARKS 



Under i acre 



1 to 2 acres 



2 to 3 acres 



3 to 4 acres 



4 to 5 acres 

 6 to 10 acres 



10 to II acres inclusive 

 60 acres and over 

 Totals 



No. Sites 

 5 

 3 

 i 



Total Area 



57463 



78.220 



57.000 



295.063 



200.265 



FLINT, MICHIGAN 



Population, 1920, 91,599. Estimated population, 

 1925, 130,310. Total area within the city limits (1925) 

 18,985 acres. 



Park Properties: Flint has (1925) 30 different park 

 and recreation properties under the control of the 

 Park Department. As to size these properties may be 

 classified as follows: 



No. Properties 

 3 



Under i acre 

 i acre to 5 acres 

 5 acres to 10 acres 

 10 acres to 25 acres 

 25 to 50 acres 

 50 to 100 acres 

 100 acres and over 

 Totals 



9 

 4 

 5 

 i 



4 



4 

 30 



The properties have been well chosen both as to 

 distribution and as to size. 



School Sites: Flint is especially distinguished by the 

 number and size of its school sites. The majority of 

 the sites are not only large enough to provide ample 

 areas for children's playgrounds but to serve also as 

 neighborhood playfield-parks. 



The following is a classification of the existing areas: 



Under I acre 

 i to 3 acres 

 3 to 5 acres 

 5 to 10 acres 



No. Sites 



3 



8 



ii 



7 



Total Area 

 1.674 



15-744 

 42.603 



42-359 



city, 1922, 104,437. Estimated 

 897. Area of the city, 39.25 square 

 miles or 25,120 acres. 



Park Areas: The park system of Spokane comprises 

 46 different properties totaling 2,218.01 acres. This is 

 approximately one acre to every 50 inhabitants. The 

 following table shows the distribution of the unit areas 

 in the Spokane park and recreation system arranged 

 according to size: 



No. Properties 



2 



Total Acres 

 1.6 

 8.51 

 7.87 

 18.10 

 47.87 

 101.45 

 182.66 

 158.11 

 180.00 

 752.84 

 759-QO 

 2,218.01 



From the viewpoint of size of properties and the dis- 

 tribution of these properties over the total area of the 

 ctiy, the Spokane park and recreation system is admira- 

 bly planned and executed. There is hardly a part of 

 the residential sections of the city that is not within 

 walking distance of a park property, and the properties 

 are for the most part of such size as to provide a wide 

 range of recreation opportunities. The system is not 

 burdened with a large number of small properties of 

 the triangle and oval type. Much has been done also 

 to preserve areas along the banks of the beautiful 

 Spokane River which flows through the city. 



This generous allowance of play space might well be emulated by every 

 municipality large or small throughout the United States. 



Group VII. Cities Having a Population of from 100,000 to 250,000. 



In 1920 this group comprised 43 communities with a total population 

 of 6,519,187, or 6.2 per cent of the total population of the nation. In 1910 

 this percentage was 5.3. 



During the decade from 1910 to 1920 this group of cities made a more 

 rapid growth in population than any other of the groups except Group IX 

 (cities from 500,000 to 1,000,000). The 43 cities were reported to have a 



