Fast Facts: Resources for Halloween Week 2007
+ Ask.com* Has Two “Smart Answers” Loaded with Links for Halloween 2007
A) “Halloween”
B) Halloween Pumpkins
+ Fast Facts: Halloween 2007, U.S. Census
A collection of interesting stats including:
36.1 million
The estimated number of potential trick-or-treaters in 2006 — children 5 to 13 — across the United States, down 45,000 from 2005. Of course, many other children — older than 13, and younger than 5 — also go trick-or-treating.
1 billion pounds
Total production of major pumpkin-producing states in 2006. Illinois led the country by producing 492 million pounds of the vined orange gourd. Pumpkin patches in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania also provided lots of pumpkins: Each state produced at least 100 million pounds. The value of all pumpkins produced by major pumpkin-producing states was $101 million.
1,198
Number of U.S. manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2005, employing 38,718 people and shipping $13.6 billion worth of goods. California led the nation in the number of chocolate and cocoa manufacturing establishments, with 128, followed by Pennsylvania, with 121.
+ Infoplease.com Halloween Resources
Several new reports this year including:
+ Halloween Traditions
+ Halloween History
+ Our Favorite Phobias
+ Guide to Monsters
* Gary is Director of Online Information Resources at Ask.com
UPDATE: Search Engine Land has posted several images of search engine Halloween logos and other “scary” stuff.