Crunching the Numbers
some stats that will get you in the holiday spirit
V1 Staff |
859
Number of Christmas tree farms in Wisconsin, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 2017, more than 700,000 trees were cut on these farms.
9
The number of official White House Christmas Trees from Wisconsin since 1961. Most recently, the 2017 tree was a balsam fir from Silent Night Evergreens in Endeavor, Wisconsin.
463
Population of the Village of Rudolph, Wisconsin, according to a 2018 U.S. Census Bureau estimate. The village was named after an early settler’s child, not a reindeer.
54%
Share of the nation’s cranberries grown in Wisconsin during 2019. Wisconsin has been a longtime leader in producing these beloved holiday berries.
5.6 million
Number of turkeys sold annually in Wisconsin, according to 2017 U.S.D.A. stats. Wisconsin ranks far behind the No. 1 turkey state, Minnesota, which sold 48 million turkeys that year.