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Father's Day 2013 Trivia
U.S. Census Bureau News Profile America Facts for Features
Father's Day: June 16, 2013
The idea of Father's Day was conceived slightly more than a century ago by
Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart,
a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children on a farm.
A day in June was chosen for the first Father's Day celebration, June 17, 1910,
proclaimed by Spokane's mayor because it was the month of Smart's birth.
The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when
President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father's
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Day. Father's Day has been celebrated
annually since 1972 when President
Richard Nixon signed the public law
that made it permanent.
How Many Fathers?
70.1 million Estimated number of
fathers across the nation in 2008, the
most recent year for which data are
available. Source: Unpublished data
from the 2008 Survey of Income and
Thinking of You, Dad
7,368
The number of men's clothing stores
around the country (as of 2010), a
good place to buy dad a tie or shirt.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County
Business Patterns, NAICS code
(44811),
15,542
The number of hardware stores (as
of 2010), a place to buy hammers,
wrenches, screwdrivers and other
items high on the list of Father's Day
gifts. Additionally, there were 6,764
home centers across the country in
2010. Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
County Business Patterns, NAICS
codes (444130) and (444110),
21,418
Number of sporting goods stores in
2010. These stores are good places to
purchase traditional gifts for dad, such
as fishing rods and golf clubs. Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, NAICS code (451110),
79.1 million
The number of Americans who participated in a barbecue in 2010. It's
probably safe to assume many of these
barbecues took place on Father's Day.
Source: GFK Mediamark Research
and Intelligence as cited in the Statistical Abstract of the United States:
2012, Table 1240.
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http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab
18%
In spring 2011, the percentage of preschoolers regularly cared for by their
father during their mother's working
hours.
Source: Who's Minding the Kids?
Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2011
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