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The White population would dramatically decrease during the 1800s, making up only 4% of the population at a peak. [8] According to the 2011 Census of Population and Housing for Jamaica, 0.2% of Jamaica's population is considered White. Over half of the White population lives in the Saint Andrew Parish. [9]
Around 650 AD, Jamaica was settled by the people of the Ostionoid culture (ancestors of the Taíno), who likely came from South America. [1] Alligator Pond in Manchester Parish and Little River in St. Ann Parish are among the earliest known sites of this Ostionoid culture, also known as the Redware culture. [1]
Jamaican Americans are an ethnic group of Caribbean Americans who have full or partial Jamaican ancestry. The largest proportions of Jamaican Americans live in South Florida and New York City , both of which have been home to large Jamaican communities since the 1950s and the 1960s.
American families of Jamaican ancestry (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "American people of Jamaican descent" The following 113 pages are in this category, out of 113 total.
Jamaican-American history (15 P) Pages in category "Jamaican diaspora in the United States" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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LeVar Burton got hit with a one-two punch while tracing his family’s ancestry on Tuesday’s episode of PBS’ hit series “Finding Your Roots.”. Burton rose to fame as a child actor in the ...
Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States in percentage of the population. The United States census enumerated Whites and Blacks since 1790, Asians and Native Americans since 1860 (though all Native Americans in the U.S. were not enumerated until 1890), "some other race" since 1950, and "two or more races" since 2000. [2]