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Public toilets in Kansas
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Lincoln City Park Kansas Restroom Building
Language of toilets
Local wordswashroom
restroom
john
Men's toiletsMen
Women's toiletsWomen
Public toilet statistics
Toilets per 100,000 people8 (2021)
Total toilets??
Public toilet use
TypeWestern style sit toilet
Locations???
Average cost???
Often equipped with???
Percent accessible???
Date first modern public toilets???
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Public toilets in Kansas, commonly called washrooms, are found at a rate of around eight public toilets per 100,000 people. A public toilet won an award.

Public toilets[edit]

A map of US states showing which mandate all single-person restrooms to be all-gender.

washroom is one of the most commonly used words for public toilet in the United States.[1] Euphemisms are often used to avoid discussing the purpose of toilets.  Words used include toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory and john.[2]

A 2021 study found there were eight public toilets per 100,000 people.[3]

The 2019 International Toilet Tourism Awards gave Bowl Plaza in Kansas the award for quirkiest experience.

History[edit]

Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wyoming sued the Obama administration in July 2016 over the administration's requirement that children be allowed to use school toilets based on their gender identity instead of their sex.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hess, Nico (2019-08-04). Introducing Global Englishes. Scientific e-Resources. ISBN 978-1-83947-299-2.
  2. ^ Farb, Peter (2015-08-19). Word Play: What Happens When People Talk. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-101-97129-1.
  3. ^ QS Supplies (11 October 2021). "Which Cities Have The Most and Fewest Public Toilets?". QS Supplies. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Ten states sue Obama administration over transgender bathroom policy". the Guardian. 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2022-10-31.