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July 4, 2022 by Gary Price

Fast Facts: The Fourth of July: 2022

July 4, 2022 by Gary Price

From the U.S. Census:

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As we celebrate this Independence Day, we reflect on how our Founding Fathers enshrined in our Constitution the importance of statistics as a vital tool for measuring America.

Most of the following facts are possible thanks to responses to U.S. Census Bureau censuses and surveys. We appreciate the public’s cooperation as we continuously measure our people, places and economy.

2.5 million

The estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation in July 1776.
Source: Historical Statistics of the United States: 1789-1945 [<1.0 MB]

331,449,281

The nation’s population on April 1, 2020.
Source:  2020 Census [<1.0 MB]

56

The number of signers of the Declaration of Independence.

It is also worth noting that:

  • John Hancock, a merchant by trade, was the first signer. In 2020, more than 1 million business establishments nationally with paid employees were in the retail trade industry like Hancock.
    Source: 2020 County Business Patterns, Table CB2000CBP
  • Benjamin Franklin, who represented Pennsylvania, was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence at age 70. Pennsylvania had a resident population of 13,002,700 on April 1, 2020. Edward Rutledge of South Carolina was the youngest signer at age 26. South Carolina had a resident population of 5,118,425 on April 1, 2020.
    Source: 2020 Census

Patriotic Places

  • Places with the word “liberty” in their names.
    Source: Vintage 2021 Population Estimates
  • Places with the word “union” in their names.
    Source: Vintage 2021 Population Estimates
Patriotic Places
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Previous Facts for Features

  FFF: The Fourth of July: 2021
  FFF: The Fourth of July: 2020
  FFF. The Fourth of July: 2019
  FFF: The Fourth of July: 2018
  FFF: The Fourth of July: 2017
  FFF: The Fourth of July: 2016

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  Bill of Rights Day
  Ancestor Appreciation Day
  Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
  Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance
  Washington, D.C. 150th Government Anniversary (1871)
  National Election Day (Presidential)
  Inauguration Day

Previous Graphics

  Happy 245th Birthday America! (2021)
  Fun Facts: Fourth of July (2020)
  Fun Facts: Fourth of July (2019)
  The Fourth of July (2018)
  Declaring Independence (2017)
  Greetings From Liberty USA (2016)

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.

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