Stats for Stories: July & August 2021

Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Back to School, Colorado, Summer, the Tokyo Olympics and more.

July & August 2021 STATS FOR STORIES (SFS) Today is the unofficial start to the Back--to-School Season. It's also  Colorado's 145th Anniversary of Statehood (1876) and the beginning of World Breastfeeding Week. The midpoint of Summer 2021 is August 7. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games end on August 8.   Back to School 2021: August The October 2018 Current Population Survey found 76.8 million total students enrolled in school, which is 24.6 percent of the population 3 years and older. More Stats Colorado 145th Anniversary of Statehood (1876): August 1 Colorado joined the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. Nickname: The Centennial State. Motto: Nil sine numine (Nothing without providence). Get Stats World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7 The 2020 Population Estimates found the resident population under age 1 (shown as 0) was 3,735,010 – down about 209,000 from the 2010 Census count of 3,944,153. Stats Here Summer 2021: June 20-September 22 In the U.S., summer 2021 began with the Summer Solstice on June 20 at 11:32 p.m. EDT and will end with the Autumnal Equinox on September 22 at 3:21 p.m. EDT. Stats Here Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games: July 23-August 8 The games are 339 events in 33 sports: new are karate, surfing, sport climbing and skateboarding. Tokyo is the world's most populous metro with 37.4M people. Score Stats All Stats for Stories for July 2021: Canada Day: July 1 National Postal Worker Day & Postage Stamp Day: July 1 National Ice Cream Month and Day: July and July 18 World Population Day: July 11 Bastille Day: July 14 2020 Summer Olympics: July 23-August 8 Culinarians Day: July 25 (new SFS) Parents' Day: July 25 Puerto Rico Constitution Day: July 25 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: July 27 All Stats for Stories for August 2021: Colorado 145th Anniversary of Statehood (1876): August 1 World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7 Back to School 2021: August National Health Center Week: August 8-14 Missouri 200th Anniversary of Statehood (1821): August 10 Pakistan Independence Day (1947): August 14 India Independence Day (1947): August 15 Proclamation of Indonesian Independence (1945): August 17 National Thrift Store Day: August 17 National Aviation Day: August 19 National Senior Citizens Day: August 21 Woodward Dream Cruise: August 21 Women's Equality Day: August 26 National Petroleum Day: August 27 About Stats for Stories Stats for Stories (SFS) links you to U.S. Census Bureau statistics about current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. These newsworthy and timely stats will help bring your stories to life.

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