U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 20

WASHINGTON, March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SATURDAY, MARCH 20: SPRING

Profile America — Saturday, March 20th. As of 1:32 p.m. today Eastern time, it's spring in the Northern Hemisphere. While celebrated by poets, composers, and artists, people of every age will also be glad to welcome a change in the weather after the long winter. While winter may hang on in spots around the country for a few weeks more, the time is coming for spring rains and soon afterward, a profusion of flowers in an infinite variety of colors. Those whose green thumbs have been hibernating all winter are anxious to get their hands dirty. About a third of U.S. households cultivate flowers, and more than one-in-five have a vegetable garden, take part in landscaping, and plant flower bulbs. Ten percent maintain a water garden. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, conducting the 2010 Census beginning April 1st.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2010, p. 184

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 1205

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).

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