8 | 2023 National Recreation and Park Association a population of more than 250,000 people. Agencies serving jurisdictions with populations between 100,000 and 250,000 manage 8.9 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. Parkland refers to both maintained parks and open space areas, such as green spaces and courtyards. Park and recreation professionals oversee a wide range of facilities and features for which their agencies have responsibility. In addition, the number of amenities and facilities managed by park and recreation agencies varies. Ninety-five percent of park and recreation agencies provide playground facilities for their communities, typically managing 14 playgrounds. At least half of agencies have basketball courts, diamond fields for baseball and/or softball, tennis courts, multi- purposeand/oryouthsoccerrectangularfields,dogparks, community gardens and outdoor swimming pools. The typical park and recreation agency has: • One playground for every 3,759 residents • One basketball court for every 7,404 residents • One outdoor tennis court for every 5,860 residents • One dog park for every 43,532 residents FIGURE 2: ACRES OF PARKLAND PER 1,000 RESIDENTS (BY JURISDICTION POPULATION) 15 12 9 6 3 0 All Agencies Less Than 20,000 20,000 to 49,999 50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 250,000 More Than 250,000 ACRES OF PARKLAND PER 1,000 RESIDENTS All Agencies Less Than 20,000 20,000 to 49,999 50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 250,000 More Than 250,000 Median 10.8 13.0 11.3 11.2 8.9 10.1 Lower Quartile 5.3 6.0 5.9 5.0 4.5 5.2 Upper Quartile 18.4 21.1 17.9 17.3 17.1 17.4 A young child slides down a slide in Miami, Florida. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIAMI-DADE PARKS AND RECREATION
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