Facts for Features: 2007 Hurricane Season Begins
Hurricane season begins next week. This new fact sheet offers a look at some statistics about the 2007 season.

+ 34.9 million
Estimated July 1, 2006, population most threatened by Atlantic hurricanes: the coastal portion of the states stretching from North Carolina to Texas. Twelve percent of the nation’s population lived in these areas. (Source: Special tabulation)

+ 10.2 million
The 1950 coastal population of the states stretching from North Carolina to Texas. Seven percent of the nation’s population resided in these areas.

+ Andrea
The name given to the first Atlantic storm of 2007. The next Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean storm will be named Barry.

+ 57,466
Galveston’s population in 2005 — nowhere near that of Dallas (1,213,825) and Houston (2,016,582).

Source: U.S. Census

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