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As of 2006 there are about 114,000 Indian-origin people in the Chicago metropolitan area, a population of Pakistan-origin people fewer than one-sixth of the Indian count, and a growing Bangladeshi population ; together they make up about 30% of the Asian Americans in the Chicago area, and it is the second largest combined population of Indians ...
Chicago, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1970 [7] Pop 1980 [8] Pop 1990 [9] Pop 2000 [10] Pop ...
[1] [self-published source] [2] As of the 2000 U.S. census, Poles in Chicago were the largest European American ethnic group in the city, making up 7.3% of the total population. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] However, according to the 2006–2008 American Community Survey , German Americans and Irish Americans each had slightly surpassed Polish Americans as the ...
There were 22,230 ethnic Germans in Chicago, or 20% of the city's population, in 1860. [ 1 ] One of the leading newspapers of the region in the late 19th century was the German language Illinois Staats-Zeitung , owned by former Cook County Sheriff A.C. Hesing , who was also the first German-born elected official in Chicago.
Irish-Americans have had a presence on the South Side since the 19th century. Since the 19th century, the ethnic Irish population in Chicago had been largely Catholic, and largely concentrated on the city's south side. Irish Catholics were often economically disenfranchised compared to other European ethnic groups, and often faced anti-irish sentiment or eth
Matt Brown is a member of the AP’s Race and Ethnicity team. Follow him on social media . The Associated Press receives support from several private foundations to enhance its explanatory ...
Croatian Americans identify with other European American ethnic groups, especially Slavic Americans and are predominantly of Roman Catholic faith. Regions with significant Croatian American population include metropolitan areas of Chicago , Cleveland , New York City , Southern California and especially Pittsburgh , the seat of Croatian ...
TDA members flashing gang signs and wearing their uniforms of choice — Chicago Bulls T-shirts and caps — could be seen outside the Standard Club migrant shelter downtown, where two local ...