Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Hispanic Heritage, Mexico, Dance, Stepfamilies, the Consitution, Citizenship and more.  
 
 
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September & October 2023
STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)
Today is the start of Hispanic Heritage Month [ [link removed] ]. Tomorrow is Dance Day [ [link removed] ], Mexico Independence Day [ [link removed] ], and Stepfamily Day [ [link removed] ]. Sunday is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day [ [link removed] ], and the start of Unmarried and Single Americans Week [ [link removed] ]. September is Preparedness Month [ [link removed] ] and Wilderness Month [ [link removed] ]. Summer 2023 [ [link removed] ] ends on September 23.
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*National Hispanic Heritage Month: *
*September 15 - October 15
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The 2022 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. population at 333,287,562. This includes 63,553,639 (about 19.1%) who identified as Hispanic or Latino.
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**National Dance Day: September 16
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The County Business Patterns estimates there were 745 U.S. dance companies with 8,170 employees and an annual payroll of $291,829 million in 2021.
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*Mexico Independence Day (1810): September 16
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The U.S. Census Bureau?s Population Clock estimated Mexico?s 2023 population at 129.9 million and the U.S. at 335.0 million, the world?s 10th and 3rd most populous countries.
 
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*National Stepfamily Day: September 16*
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The American Community Survey estimates that in 2022, there were 59.7 million biological children, 1.4 million adopted children and 2.4 million stepchildren of 33.7 million householders.?
 
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*Constitution Day and Citizenship Day: September 17
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The ?American Community Survey estimates that in 2022 there were 311.6 million citizens and 21.7 million noncitizens in the U.S. and about 281.4 million citizens were born in here.
 
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*Unmarried and Single Americans Week: September 17-23
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In 2022, about 132.3 million or 49.3% of Americans age 15 and over were unmarried, according to the Current Population Survey.??
 
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*National Preparedness Month: September
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When major disasters strike, visit the Census Bureau's Emergency Management [ [link removed] ] webpage (under Topics) to access demographic and economic data for impacted areas.
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*National Wilderness Month: September
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The 1964 Wilderness Act created the National Wilderness Preservation System, which now includes 803 areas (111,889,002) in 44 states and Puerto Rico.
 
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*Summer 2023: June 21-September 23*
In the United States, summer 2023 began with the Summer Solstice on June 21 at 10:58 a.m. EDT. It ends with the Autumnal Equinox on September 23 at 2:50 a.m. EDT.
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*2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season: *
*June 1-November 30*
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The U.S. Census Bureau?s OnTheMap for Emergency Management offers real-time access to data about the people living and working in areas affected by hurricanes. Note: 2023 Pacific Hurricane Season is May 15 to November 30.
 
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*All?**Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for September 2023:* [ [link removed] ]
  *  [ [link removed] ]National Preparedness Month: September [ [link removed] ] [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Wilderness Month: September [ [link removed] ] 
  * Labor Day: September 4 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Brazil Independence Day (1822): September 7 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Grandparents Day: September 10 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance: September 11 [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Staffing Employee Week: September 11-17 [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15-October 15 [ [link removed] ] [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Dance Day: September 16 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Mexico Independence Day (1810): September 16 [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Stepfamily Day: September 16 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Constitution Day and Citizenship Day: September 17 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Unmarried and Single Americans Week: September 17-23 [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Hunting and Fishing Day: September 23 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Gold Star Mother?s and Family?s Day: September 24 [ [link removed] ] 
  * World Tourism Day: September 27 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Ancestor Appreciation Day: September 27 
  * National Coffee Day: September 29 
*All?**Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for October 2023:*
  * Global Diversity Awareness Month: October 
  * Italian American Heritage and Culture Month: October 
  * National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October 
  * National Energy Awareness Month: October 
  * National Seafood month: October 
  * Polish-American Heritage Month: October 
  * German-American Day: October 6 
  * Manufacturing Day & Week: October 6 & 6-13 
  * Earth Science Week: October 8-14 
  * Fire Prevention Week: October 8-14 
  * Leif Erikson Day (Nordic-American Heritage): October 9 
  * National Nut Day: October 22 
  * The Incandescent Light Bulb: October 22-23, 2023 
  * Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week 2023): October 22-25 
  * National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: October 28 
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