FARGO – In honor of Valentine’s Day on Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau gives Americans a look at the holiday of love, loss and indulgence through demographics of the national population:

CANDY

1,317 – Number of U.S. manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2008.

3,375 – Number of confectionery and nut stores in the United States in 2008.

24.3 pounds – Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2009.

FLOWERS

$359 million - The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2009. Of that, $18 million were roses.

18,509 - The number of florists nationwide in 2008

JEWELRY

26,683 – Number of jewelry stores in the United States in 2008. In February 2010, these stores sold $2.4 billion in merchandise.

1,644 – Number of jewelry manufacturing establishments in the United States.

DATING

393 - The number of dating service establishments nationwide as of 2007.

MARRIAGE

2.1 million – The number of marriages that took place in the United States in 2009. That breaks down to nearly 5,800 a day.

28.2 and 26.1 years - Median age at first marriage in 2010 for men and women, respectively.

54.1 percent – Percentage of adults who reported being married.

69 percent – Percentage of people 15 years and older in 2010 who had been married at some point in their lives — either currently or formerly.

19 percent – Percentage of people married twice as of 2009. By comparison, 75 percent of people who have ever been married have made only one trip down the aisle.

8 years – Average length of first marriages ending in divorce.

3.5 years - Median time in years between divorce and a second marriage

ON THE MAP

United States cities with “romantic-sounding” names:

• Rose City, Texas
• Rose City, Mich.
• South Heart, N.D.
• Loveland, Colo.
• Darling, Minn.
• Loveland, Ohio
• Romeo, Colo.
• Sacred Heart, Minn.
• Loveland Park, Ohio
• Lovejoy, Ga.
• Heart Butte, Mont.
• Love County, Okla.
• Loves Park, Ill.
• Valentine, Neb.
• Loveland, Okla.
• Lovington, Ill.
• Lovelock, Nev.
• Lovelady, Texas
• Romeoville, Ill.
• Loving, N.M.
• Loving County, Texas
• Rosemont, Ill.
• Lovington, N.M.
• Valentine, Texas
• Romeo, Mich.
• Love Valley, N.C.
• Rose Hill Acres, Texas