U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for November 24: Thanksgiving

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

THANKSGIVING

Profile America — Thursday, November 24th. Today is Thanksgiving Day. One of the most traditional of American holidays, it's thought to have begun in 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The holiday became national in 1863, and the fourth Thursday of the month has been the official day since 1941.  In many of the nation's more than 116 million households, people will share a special meal, typically turkey with all the traditional trimmings. U.S. farmers raise around 228 million turkeys annually, down from over 270 million in 2007. Americans eat an average of over 12.5 pounds of turkey each year, while the birds themselves have … or had … an average weight of 30 pounds. The men and women of the U.S. Census Bureau wish you and your loved ones a joyful and peaceful Thanksgiving. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

Sources:
Number of U.S. households: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html 
Turkeys raised 2015/accessed 8/15/2016: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/TurkRaisSu/TurkRaisSu-09-30-2016.pdf
Turkey consumption/table 13-7/accessed 8/15/2016:  http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Ag_Statistics/2013/Agricultural_Statistics_2013.pdf 
Turkey weight/accessed 8/15/2016:  http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Highlights/2013_Turkey_Industry/2013%20Turkeys%20Highlights.pdf

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotion of the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics and accounts drawn from cited non-Census sources are employed for illustrative or narrative purposes, and are not attested to by the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Audio" in the "Library" pull-down menu). 

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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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