U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 4: Taking Liberties

USA Profile Username: jon@newsinnovations.com / edit profile U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 4: Taking Liberties PR Newswire WASHINGTON, July 4, 2016 WASHINGTON, July 4, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: TAKING LIBERTIES Profile America — Monday, July 4th. Today is the signature American holiday, celebrating the date in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Ours was the first successful colonial independence movement against a European power. Recognition of our nationhood came with the Peace Treaty of 1783. From sea to shining sea, there will be parades, concerts, barbecues, and, of course, fireworks. Among the celebrations is the Boston Pops fireworks spectacular, featuring Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture." In the U.S. of 1812, the population of 7.2 million had a median age of around 16 years old. Now, today's population is over 323 million. The median age is the highest in history at 37.7 years. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov. Sources: Independence Day/accessed 5/2/2016: https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html  Boston Pops/accessed 5/2/2016:  http://www.july4th.org/Celebrate_on_the_Esplanade  1810 Census population: http://www.census.gov/history/pdf/History_1810.pdf  1810 median age: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, p. 19 Current population: http://www.census.gov/popclock/?intcmp=home_pop  Median age: http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/14_1YR/B01002 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).  Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO   SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau CONTACT: Rick Reed, 301-763-2812; or e-mail: richard.thomas.reed-at-census.gov Web Site: http://www.census.gov Follow Us To change the settings for your profile(s) or email delivery, go to https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com/profile/?action=editProfile and select the profile you would like to edit. You can select the industries, subjects, languages, geographical areas, companies, delivery options and delivery frequencies of your choice. In addition to current press releases, you can also find archived news, corporate information, photos, tradeshow news and much more on the PR Newswire for Journalists website: https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com To contact us, email: mediasite@prnewswire.com Please do not reply to this email; this is an automatically generated message. Copyright © PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved. A UBM plc company. Our mailing address is: 350 Hudson Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10014-4504