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Danish Americans (Danish: Dansk-amerikanere) are Americans who have ancestral roots originated fully or partially from Denmark. There are approximately 1,300,000 Americans of Danish origin or descent. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Most Danes who came to the United States after 1865 did so for economic reasons.
Following World War II, there was an increase in interest in ethnic origins in the United States, which saw more Scandinavian Americans refer to themselves as Norwegian-American, Danish-American, etc. Remaining communities became concerned with cultural activism and preservationism.
Ann Forrest, actress, immigrant from Denmark. Lilie Hayward, actress and screenwriter, sister of Danish American actress Seena Owen. Florence Henderson, actress, daughter of Danish American mother. Jean Hersholt, actor, immigrant from Denmark. Maren Jensen, actress and model, father was of Danish ancestry.
Nordic immigration to North America encompasses the movement of people from the Nordic countries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Finland to the North America, mainly the United States and Canada, from the 17th to the 20th centuries. These immigrants were drawn to the New World by factors ranging from economic opportunities to religious ...
Contents. List of ethnic groups in the United States by household income. This is a list of median household income in the United States ranked by ethnicity and Native American tribal grouping (as of 2021) according to the United States Census. "Mixed race" (in combination with other races) and multi-ethnic categories are not listed separately.
The Danish West Indies had 34,000 inhabitants in 1880. In 1868, Denmark voted to sell the colony to the United States but their offer was rebuffed. In 1902, Denmark rejected an American purchase offer. On 31 March 1917, the United States finally purchased the islands, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery.
This is a list of notable Danish people. Actors. Ellen Aggerholm (1882–1963), stage and ... Alma Dahlerup (1874–1969), Danish-American philanthropist; Thomas Dam;
The previous last year there was a negative natural increase in the population was in 1988. During 2022, 58,430 children were born, 5,043 fewer than in 2021. In 2022, 59,435 people died, there were 2,283, or 4.0% more than in 2021. The total population in the age group 80 and over grew by 12,844 people, or 4.4%., from 2022 to 2023.