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St. Albertus Roman Catholic Church in Detroit. In the 1880s Polish immigration to Detroit started. [2] In 1904 the City of Detroit had 13,000 Polish people. By 1925 the number of Polish people increased to 115,000. [3] In the 1910 count of Detroit's population, the Polish population was not distinguished because Poland was not yet independent.
In the 1870s, Polish immigrants began settling on the west side of Detroit. [2] As the population grew, several Polish Catholic parishes were established, including St. Casimir (in 1882), St. Francis of Assisi (in 1889), St. Hedwig (in 1903), Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (in 1911), and Our Lady Queen of Angels (in 1915). [2]
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Polish Americans in Metro Detroit, Michigan. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
The church still hosts monthly Masses in Polish, English, and Latin, and is open for tours and weddings. [8] Rev. John A. Lemke, who was born in Detroit on February 10, 1866, as the son of Prussian-Polish immigrants, was the first native-born Roman Catholic priest of Polish descent to be ordained in the United States.
Poletown is sometimes used inclusively as slang for Hamtramck, Michigan [citation needed], probably due to Hamtramck's strong identification with Polish-Americans. "Poletown" proper is the section immediately south of Hamtramck within the city of Detroit, but at one time had a strong and vibrant Polish neighborhood.
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Polish Americans in Detroit, Michigan. Pages in category "Polish-American culture in Detroit" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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As of 2001, the Metro Detroit area had the U.S.'s second largest Polish ethnic concentration after Chicago. [28] By the 21st century, the Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties formed the center of Michigan's Polish populations. Many Poles had moved from Hamtramck, and Troy became the center of the Polish-American community. [29]