115 MILLION - Number of occupied housing units across the
nation in 2011 — all potential stops for trick-or-treaters.
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder, Table S2502)
Photo: Mayra Beltran, Chronicle
$113 MILLION - Value of pumpkins harvested from the top six
pumpkin-producing states, Illinois, California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan in 2011.
(Source: Agricultural Marketing Resource Center)
Photo: Michael Paulsen
1,155 - Number of U.S. manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2010, employing 35,074 people. Pennsylvania led the nation in the number of chocolate and cocoa manufacturing establishments, with 102, followed by California, with 100.
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns: 2010)
Photo: MARK LENNIHAN
409 - Number of U.S. establishments that manufactured nonchocolate confectionary products in 2010. These establishments employed 17,526 people. California led the nation in this category, with 49 establishments.
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns: 2010)
Photo: Michael Paulsen
1,634 - Number of costume rental and formal wear establishments across the nation in 2010.
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 County Business Patterns)
Photo: Melissa Phillip
Where to Spend Halloween? Some places around the country that may put you in the Halloween mood are:
Transylvania County, N.C., population 32,820
Photo: Handout
Pumpkin Center, N.C., population 2,222; and Pumpkin Bend, Ark., population 276
Cape Fear in New Hanover County, N.C., population 18,388; and Cape Fear in Chatham County, N.C.,population 1,323.
Photo: Victor Hazel, Signspotting.com
Tombstone, Ariz., population 1,396
Photo: Matt York, AP
Skull Creek, Neb., population 268
Photo: For The Express-News
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