Fun facts about July 4
Some interesting facts and figures about the Fourth of July released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau:
Population
— 2.5 million: Estimated population of the United States, July 1776.
— 302 million: Estimated population of the United States, July 2007.Food
— 15.5 million: Market hogs and pigs in Iowa on March 1. This accounts for one-fourth of the market hogs and pigs in the United States.
— 6.8 billion: Production in pounds of cattle and calves in Texas. This accounts for one-sixth of cattle and calves production in the United States.
— 835 million: Pounds of watermelon grown in 2006 in Florida.Fireworks
— $216 million: Value of fireworks imported in 2006 by the United States. All but $10 million was imported from China.
— $22 million: Value of fireworks exported in 2006 by the United States. Nearly one-third of that value was exported to Japan.Flags
— $5.3 million: Value of American flags imported in 2006 by the United States. All but $300,000 was imported from China.
— $1.7 million: Value of American flags exported in 2006 by the United States. Nearly one-third of that value was exported to Trinidad and Tobago.
Brian Sargent
Staff Writer
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