Story Idea: Holiday Season Numbers

and — if you know about reindeer — the village of:

Rudolph, Wis. (412)

Dasher, Ga. (849).

Source: Population estimates

Hanukkah and Kwanzaa

50.4%

Proportion of the nation’s spuds produced in Idaho and Washington in 2008. Potato latkes are always a crowd pleaser during Hanukkah.

Source: National Agriculture Statistics Service

$1.3 billion

The value of product shipments of candles in 2002 by the nation’s manufacturers. Many of these candles are lit during Hanukkah and Kwanzaa celebrations.
Source: 2002 Economic Census

Author Name: 
Dan Kubiske
Author Email: 
dan@kubiske.org