U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 12

WASHINGTON, July 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile
America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SUNDAY, JULY 12: FRONTIER CLOSES

Profile America -- Sunday, July 12th. A romantic period of American history
that still intrigues us, officially ended on this date in 1893. That's when
Frederick Jackson Turner delivered an academic paper in Chicago, which
declared that the American Frontier had closed. Based on 1890 Census data,
Turner said that migration from the East, the building of railroads and
hundreds of new towns, had combined to forge a single nation from
coast-to-coast. The 2010 Census is expected to show that the West is still a
magnet. Recent figures show that Utah is the fastest growing state, followed
by Arizona. Texas, North Carolina, and Colorado completed the top five.
Profile America is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau, now preparing
for the 2010 Census.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p.359
U.S. Census Bureau, Press Release CB08-187

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).

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812, fax: +1-301-763-3762,
Richard.Thomas.Reed-at-census.gov