{"id":1512,"date":"2014-03-01T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2014-01-24T09:39:03","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T14:39:03","slug":"facts-for-features-irish-heritage-month-st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/2014\/03\/01\/facts-for-features-irish-heritage-month-st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts for Features: Irish Heritage Month & St. Patrick’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the US Census Bureau:<\/em><\/p>\n

Irish-American Heritage Month (March)<\/p>\n

Originally a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick, who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century, St. Patrick\u2019s Day has evolved into a celebration for all things Irish. The world\u2019s first St. Patrick\u2019s Day parade occurred on March 17, 1762, in New York City, featuring Irish soldiers serving in the English military. This parade became an annual event, with President Truman attending in 1948. Congress proclaimed March as Irish-American Heritage Month in 1995, and the President issues a proclamation commemorating the occasion each year.<\/p>\n

Sports Celebration of Irish Heritage<\/h3>\n

100,003<\/strong><\/p>\n

Population of South Bend, Ind., home to the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame. About 10.4 percent of South Bend\u2019s population claims Irish ancestry.<\/p>\n

Source: 2012 American Community Survey\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/DP02\/1600000US1871000<\/a><\/p>\n

24.1%<\/strong><\/p>\n

Percentage of the Boston metropolitan area population that claims Irish ancestry, one of the highest percentages for the top 50 metro areas by population. Boston is home of the Celtics of the National Basketball Association.<\/p>\n

Source: 2012 American Community Survey\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/DP02\/310M100US14460<\/a><\/p>\n

78,390 and 16,167<\/strong>
\nPopulation of New Rochelle, N.Y., and Moraga, Calif., home to the Gaels of Iona University and St. Mary\u2019s College of California, respectively. During college basketball\u2019s March Madness, you will typically see these universities compete on the court, no doubt rooted on by some of the 8.4 percent of the New Rochelle population and 15.5 percent of the Moraga population that claim Irish ancestry.<\/p>\n

Sources: 2012 American Community Survey\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/DP02\/1600000US3650617<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_5YR\/DP02\/1600000US0649187<\/a><\/p>\n

Population Distribution<\/h3>\n

34.1 million<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of U.S. residents who claimed Irish ancestry in 2012. This number was more than seven times the population of Ireland itself (4.6 million). Irish was the nation\u2019s second most frequently reported ancestry, trailing only German.<\/p>\n

Sources: 2012 American Community Survey\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/S0201\/0100000US\/popgroup~541<\/a><\/p>\n

Ireland Central Statistics Office\u00a0http:\/\/www.cso.ie\/en\/media\/csoie\/releasespublications\/documents\/statisticalyearbook\/2013\/c1population.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

22.6%<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Percentage of the population in Massachusetts that claims Irish ancestry, which is among the highest in the nation. New York has 2.5 million people claiming Irish ancestry, which is among the most of any state.<\/p>\n

Source: 2012 American Community Survey\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/DP02\/0100000US.04000<\/a><\/p>\n

153,248<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of people with Irish ancestry who were naturalized citizens in 2012.<\/p>\n

Source: 2012 American Community Survey\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/S0201\/0100000US\/popgroup~541<\/a><\/p>\n

39.2 years old<\/strong>
\nMedian age of those who claim Irish ancestry, which is higher than U.S. residents as a whole\u00a0at 37.4 years.<\/p>\n

Source: 2012 American Community Survey\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/S0201\/0100000US\/popgroup~541<\/a><\/p>\n

Irish-Americans Today<\/h3>\n

34.2%<\/strong><\/p>\n

Percentage of people of Irish ancestry, 25 or older, who had a bachelor\u2019s degree or higher. In addition, 93.4 percent of Irish-Americans in this age group had at least a high school diploma. For the nation as a whole, the corresponding rates were 29.1 percent and 86.4 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n

Source: 2012 American Community Survey\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/S0201\/0100000US\/popgroup~541<\/a><\/p>\n

$59,220<\/strong><\/p>\n

Median income for households headed by an Irish-American, higher than the $51,371 for all households. In addition, 7.4 percent of family households of Irish ancestry were in poverty, lower than the rate of 11.8 percent for all Americans.<\/p>\n

Source: 2012 American Community Survey\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/S0201\/0100000US\/popgroup~541<\/a><\/p>\n

41.1%<\/strong><\/p>\n

Percentage of employed civilian Irish-Americans 16 or older who worked in management, professional and related occupations. Additionally, 25.9 percent worked in sales and office occupations; 15.9 percent in service occupations; 9.3 percent in production, transportation and material moving occupations; and 7.7 percent in natural resources, construction and maintenance occupations.<\/p>\n

Source: 2012 American Community Survey\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/S0201\/0100000US\/popgroup~541<\/a><\/p>\n

68.9%<\/strong><\/p>\n

Percentage of householders of Irish ancestry who owned the home in which they live, with the remainder renting. For the nation as a whole, the homeownership rate was 63.9 percent.<\/p>\n

Source: 2012 American Community Survey\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/ACS\/12_1YR\/S0201\/0100000US\/popgroup~541<\/a><\/p>\n

Places to Spend the Day<\/h3>\n

16<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of places in the United States that share the name of Ireland\u2019s capital, Dublin. The most recent population for Dublin, Calif., was 47,156.<\/p>\n

Source: 2012 Population Estimates\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/PEP\/2012\/PEPANNRES\/0400000US06.1620<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re still not into the spirit of St. Paddy\u2019s Day, then you might consider paying a visit to Emerald Isle, N.C., with 3,669 residents.<\/p>\n

Source: 2012 Population Estimates\u00a0http:\/\/factfinder2.census.gov\/bkmk\/table\/1.0\/en\/PEP\/2012\/PEPANNRES\/0400000US37.16200<\/a><\/p>\n

Other appropriate places in which to spend the day: the township of Irishtown, Ill., several places or townships named Clover (in South Carolina, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin) or one of the seven places that are named Shamrock.<\/p>\n

The Celebration<\/h3>\n

25.9 billion<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. beef production in pounds in 2012. Corned beef is a traditional St. Patrick\u2019s Day dish.<\/p>\n

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service\u00a0http:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/news\/BSECoverage.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

$21.5 million<\/strong><\/p>\n

Value of potted florist chrysanthemum sales at wholesale in 2012 for operations with\u00a0$100,000 or more sales. Lime green chrysanthemums are often requested for St. Patrick\u2019s Day celebrations.<\/p>\n

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Servicehttp:\/\/usda01.library.cornell.edu\/usda\/current\/FlorCrop\/FlorCrop-04-25-2013.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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