U.S. Census Bureau: Changing Nation, Percent Hispanic of the U.S. Population from 1980-2050

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Oct 15, 2014, 11:22 ET

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates and recognizes the contributions Hispanic Americans have made to American society and culture. In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, and then expanded the observance in 1989 to a month long celebration (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15). In commemoration of Hispanic Heritage month, a news graphic provides a look at the growth of the Hispanic population from 1980 to 2013 and projections of the population to 2050.