 Candy Facts
Planning to buy chocolates for your sweetie this year? Here are some numbers to think about while you get ready to buy that heart-shaped box of chocolates!
- $14.9 billion - Total value of shipments in 2006 for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products.
- 3,412 - Number of confectionery and nut stores in the United States in 2005; they are among the most popular sources of sweets for Valentine’s Day.
- 1,198 - Number of locations producing chocolate and cocoa products in 2005.
- 26 pounds - Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2006.
Floral Facts
Maybe flowers are more to your loved one's liking. More numbers to astound you!
- $411 million - The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2006 for all flower-producing operations with $100,000 or more in sales.
- $31 million - The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut roses in 2006 for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales.
- 21,135 - The number of florists nationwide in 2005. These businesses employed 101,861 people.
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau
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100th Anniversary
May 10, 1908
May 11 2008
The driving force behind Mother’s Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, WV and Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Her mother, Anna Reeves Jarvis, began a Mothers' Work Day to improve sanitary conditions in her town. During the Civil War the purpose was extended to improve the conditions for both sides of the conflict. After the elder Jarvis died, Anna worked to establish a day to honor all mothers, living and dead. On May 10, 1908, the first church to honor her request was St. Andrew's in Grafton, WV, now the home of the
International Mother's Day Shrine. As the annual celebration became popular around the country, Jarvis asked members of Congress to set aside a day to honor mothers. She finally succeeded in 1914, when Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first Mother's Day celebration.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, About.com
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Looking for somewhere to take your sweetie for Valentine's Day?
Here's a list of U.S. cities that sound perfect!
| Roseville, Calif. | Rose City, Mich. | South Heart, N.D. |
| Loveland, Colo. | Darling Township, Minn. | Loveland, Ohio |
Romeo, Colo. | Sacred Heart, Minn. | Loveland Park, Ohio |
| Lovejoy, Ga. | Heart Butte, Mont. | Love County, Okla. |
| Loves Park, Ill. | Valentine, Neb. | Loveland, Okla. |
| Lovington, Ill. | Lovelock, Nev. | Lovelady, Texas |
| Romeoville, Ill. | Loving, N.M. | Loving County, Texas |
| Rosemont, Ill. | Lovington, N.M. | Valentine, Texas |
| Romeo, Mich. | Love Valley, N.C. | Rose Hill, Va. | |
Source: American FactFinder factfinder.census.gov
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 Here are the numbers associated with those that have uttered those two words that changed their lives..."I DO!"- 2.2 million -
The number of marriages that take place in the United States annually. That breaks down to 5,918 a day!
- 131,826 - The number of marriages performed in Nevada during 2006. So many couples tie the knot in the Silver State that it ranked fourth nationally in marriages, even though its total population that year among states was 35th. (California ranked first in marriages.)
- 71% - Percentage of people 30 to 34 in 2006 who had been married at some point in their lives — either currently or formerly.
- 57% - Among women who married for the first time between 1985 and 1989, the percentage who marked their 15th anniversary. This compares with 79 percent of women who married for the first time between 1955 and 1959.
- 56% and 60% - The percentages of American women and men, respectively, who are 18 or older and married (includes those who are separated).
- 6% - The percentage of currently married women who have been married for at least 50 years. Just more than half of currently married women have been married for at least 15 years.
What about those whose lifestyles say "I DON'T!"???
5 million - Number of opposite-sex cohabitating couples who maintained households in 2006. These couples comprised 4.4 percent of all households.
Despite odds, many are still out there Looking For Love! Are the odds stacked in your favor?
- 904 - The number of dating service establishments nationwide as of 2002. These establishments, which include Internet dating services, employed nearly 4,300 people and pulled in $489 million in revenues
- 120 - Number of single men (either never married, widowed or divorced) who are in their 20s for every 100 single women of the same ages.
- 34 - Number of single men (either never married, widowed or divorced) 65 and older for every 100 single women of the same ages.
- 52% and 44%- Among adults 25 and older who have ever divorced, the percentage of men and women, respectively, who were currently married.
- 12% and 13% - Percentage of men and women, respectively, 15 and older who have married twice. Three percent each have married three or more times. By comparison, 58 percent of women and 54 percent of men have made only one trip down the aisle.
- 8 - Average length, in years, of first marriages ending in divorce.
- 3 1/2 - The median time in years between divorce and a second marriage.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Huntington, WV |
| Ashland, KY |
Portsmouth,OH |
| Gallipolis, OH |
Pikeville, KY |
| Athens, OH |
Beckley, WV |
| Morgantown, WV |
Parkersburg, WV |
| Clarksburg, WV |
Wheeling, WV |
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