print email comment close U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: 300 Million URL: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/007276.html Description: To spotlight the occasion of the U.S. population reaching 300 million in 2006, "the Census Bureau steps back in time by comparing contemporary life and statistics to those in the time periods in which the nation reached other noteworthy population milestones in 1967 ... and in the year 1915." Includes comparisons of population, education, life expectancy, prices (gasoline, milk, postage stamps, and more), earnings, and other data. From the U.S. Census Bureau. Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau LII Database Information: Record 22303 created by Jennifer English on 08/14/2006 Last modification on 08/14/2006 Published: 08/16/2006   Republished: 10/19/2006 , 10/19/2006 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22303