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More Weddings Is
Forecast for Rappk.
New York -- Rappahannock County is in for a marriage boom. There will be more brides in the next few years, in terms of population, than in any period since 1946, which was the post-war peak year. This is a forecast that is quite dependable. It is evidenced by the rising proportion of young men and young women in the local area who are approaching marriageable age. It is estimated, from the figures, that there will be 12.3 marriages in Rappahannock County this year for every 1,000 local residents. This compares with the 10.1 per 1,000 that took place six years ago, in 1964. The findings, based upon statewide data, are from the Department of Commerce and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Elsewhere in the United States an average of 10.9 marriages per 1.000 population is expected this year. The national record of 2.291.000 marriages, set in 1946, has not been equalled since then. By 1960 the total had dropped to 1,464,000. More recently it has been on the rise again. In 1967 it reached 1,913,000, in 1968 it went to nearly 2,000,000 and, this year, it is expected to be about 2,200,000.
The proportion of Rappahannock County’s young people who will be in the age span in which most marriages occur, 20 to 24 years, is noted in the Census Bureau figures.
The total in that age bracket, currently, is placed at approximately 590.
The upswing In marriages will create, in turn, an upsurge in the birth rate, which has been dropping in this country since 1957.
Despite the indication that many of today’s young couples plan to have fewer children than their parents had, and despite broader use of the pill, a reversal of the downward trend is expected within the next few years.
All of which is good news for Rappahannock County’s business community. With each new marriage a new household comes Into being, with its need for furniture, clothing, dishes, linens, electrical appliances and innumerable other articles and services.
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