CB02-FF.02
February 1, 2002
Valentine's Day: February 14
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Flowers
427 million
The wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2000. Among states,
California was the leading producer, alone accounting for two-thirds of this amount
($286 million). http://www.usda.gov/nass/
69 million
The wholesale value of domestically produced roses in 2000. Roses generated the
highest receipts of any type of cut flower category, followed by lilies ($59 million).
http://www.usda.gov/nass/
24,798
The number of florists nationwide in 1999. These businesses employed 121,783 people.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-78.htm
$261 million
Value of U.S. imports of cut flowers from Colombia between January and October 2001.
Colombia was the leading foreign supplier of cut flowers for the United States.
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
Chocolate and Candy
1,027
Number of locations that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 1999. These
manufacturers shipped $11.4 billion worth of bonbons and other sweets and
employed 42,697 people in 1999.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-78.htm
http://www.census.gov/mcd/
610
Number of locations that produced nonchocolate confectionary products in 1999.
These manufacturers shipped $6.3 billion worth of goods and employed 24,834 people
that year.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-78.htm
http://www.census.gov/mcd/
112
Number of establishments in Pennsylvania churning out chocolate and cocoa
products in 1999. The Keystone State led the nation in chocolate-making.
California leads the United States in the number of locations that produce
nonchocolate confectionary products, with 80.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-78.htm
$363 million
Value of U.S. imports of chocolate and other foods containing cocoa from Canada, the leading
country of origin for such imports, between January and October 2001. Similarly, Canada was
the leading foreign source of nonchocolate candy in the United States ($218 million worth in
shipments). http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
3,885
Number of confectionary and nut stores in the United States in 1999. Such "candy stores" are
among the best retail sources of sweets around Valentine's Day.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-78.htm
25 lbs.
Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2000; it is believed a large portion is
consumed around Valentine's Day.
http://www.census.gov/cir/www/ma20d.html
Romantic-Sounding Places
2
The number of places in the United States named Valentine. Census 2000
shows that Valentine, Neb., was the more populous of the two, with 2,820
residents; Valentine, Texas, had just 187.
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
9
Number of places nationwide with "love" in their name. Loveland, Colo., was the most
populous, according to Census 2000, with 50,608 residents. The others: Lovejoy, Ga., Loves
Park, Ill.; Lovelock, Nev.; Love Valley, N.C.; Loveland, Ohio; Loveland Park, Ohio; Loveland,
Okla.; and Lovelady, Texas.
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
4
Number of U.S. places with "heart" in their names. Census 2000 counted fewer than 1,000
people in each of these locales: Heart Butte, Mont.; Sacred Heart, Minn.; South Heart, N.D.; and
Heartwell, Neb.
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
Marriage
2.3 million
Number of marriages that took place in the United States in 2000. That breaks
down to about 6,400 a day. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
144,300
The number of marriages performed in Nevada during 2000. So many couples "tie the
knot" in the Silver State that it ranked fourth nationally in marriages even though its
total population, according to Census 2000, placed it in 35th place. Neighboring
California, with more than 16 times as many residents as Nevada, registered only
about 50,000 more marriages.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t2/tab01.pdf
25.1 and 26.8
The estimated U.S. median ages at first marriage in 2000 for women and men, respectively. The
age for women equaled the 20th century high reached in 1999 and is up 4.3 years since 1970. The
age for men, even though it dipped 0.3 years since reaching a 20th century high in 1996, was still
up 3.6 years from 1970.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-113.html
52% and 56%
The proportions of American women and men, respectively, who were 15 and over and married
in 2000. These percentages were down from 60 percent and 65 percent, respectively, in 1970.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-113.html
12%
Proportion of wives who were 2 or more years older than their husbands in 2000.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-113.html
Singleness
115
The number of unmarried men (i.e., never married, widowed or divorced) who in
2000 were in their 20s for every 100 unmarried women of the same ages. This ratio
does not change appreciably for unmarried adults 30 to 44 (109 men per 100 women),
but makes an about-face for 45- to 64-year-olds (69 unmarried men for every 100
unmarried women). For those age 65 and over, it drops even further, to 33 unmarried men for
every 100 unmarried women.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-113.html
13.3 million
The number of people, ages 25 to 34 in 2000, who had never been married; this number
represents 35 percent of all people in this age group. The total of never-been-marrieds among the
35-to-44 age bracket was 6.9 million or 15 percent.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-113.html
More than three times
The proportional increase of never married women ages 30 to 34 during the period 1970 to 2000
(from 6 percent to 22 percent). Men experienced a similarly dramatic increase in singleness, from
9 percent to 30 percent. Indeed, young, single adults are much more common today than a
generation ago.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-113.html
3.8 million
Number of cohabitating couples who maintained households in 2000.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-113.html
205.4
The number of men per 100 women in Crowley County, Colo., in 2000, the highest
male-female ratio of any county or county equivalent in the nation. West Feliciana Parish, La.
(191.1), and Aleutians-East Borough, Alaska (184.8), followed.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn181.html
78.9
The number of men per 100 women in 2000 in the independent city of Clifton Forge, Va., the
lowest male-female ratio of any county or county equivalent in the nation. Two other
independent cities in the Old Dominion followed closely -- Franklin (79.2 men per 100 women)
and Williamsburg (81.4). http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn181.htm
The preceding facts come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service; County Business Patterns; Annual Survey of Manufactures; U.S. import and export trade reports; Current Industrial Reports; Census 2000; the National Center for Health Statistics; and the Current Population Survey. The data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. Previous 2002 Census Bureau Facts for Features: African American History Month (February). Questions or comments should be directed to the Census Bureau's Public Information Office (Tel: 301-457-3030; Fax: 301-457-3670; E-mail: <pio@census.gov>).
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