Fun Facts for Fairfax City Halloween

Halloween dates back to Celtic rituals from thousands of years ago, and for many years it has been associated with witches, ghosts and vampires.

Halloween has changed over time, but many still love to celebrate with costumes, trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving and more.

A few ways to celebrate locally:

Halloween Events In and Near Fairfax City

Enter to Win Patch’s Best Halloween Costume in America Contest

PHOTOS: Trick-or-Treat in Fairfax City

Here’s a few fun facts about Halloween:

• 41 million – The estimated number of potential trick-or-treaters in 2011 of children ages 5-14 across the US. This doesn’t include the many children under and older than those ages who trick-or-treat.

• 132 million – The number of occupied homes in the US in 2011 — or the potential number of stops for trick-or-treaters.

• $113 million – The value of pumpkins harvested from the top six pumpkin-producing states in 2011, which includes Illinois, California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

• Halloween Cities – Places in the US that may put you in the Halloween mood include: Transylvania County, NC; Tombstone, AZ; Pumpkin Center, NC; Cape Fear in New Hanover County, NC; Cape Fear in Chatham County, NC; Skull Creek, NE.

• 1,555 – The number of manufacturers in the US that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2010. They employ 35,074 people.

• 409 – The number of manufacturers in the US that produce non-chocolate candy products in 2010. They employ 17,526 people.

• 1,634 – The number of places in the US to rent costumes or formal wear in 2010. 

* Information and facts from the US Census Bureau.