Icelandic American
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Icelandic Americans are Americans of Icelandic descent.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, there were 42,716 Americans that claimed partial or full Icelandic ancestry, of which 6,760 were born outside of the United States. Also, about 5,600 over the age of five spoke a language other than English at home.[1] By the twentieth century, approximately twenty percent of Iceland's population had emigrated, mostly to North America.[citation needed] The Embassy of Iceland claims there are about 100,000 Americans of Icelandic ancestry.[2] Most Icelandic Americans reside in the Upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest, where many Americans of Scandinavian and German descent reside. Other notable areas where Icelandic descendants are found include Utah, coastal California, and Alabama. Notable historical Icelandic settlements include Spanish Fork, Utah, the first permanent Icelandic settlement in the United States, and Washington Island, Wisconsin, the second Icelandic settlement and one of the largest outside of Iceland.[3]
Reportedly,[who?] many Icelandic Americans are Lutheran. The Icelandic American community in Spanish Fork, Utah, was settled by Mormon Icelanders.
The states with the largest reported Icelandic Americans are:
California 6,512
Washington 5,976
Minnesota 3,165
North Dakota 3,161
Utah 2,970
New York 1,427
Florida 1,348
Oregon 1,200
Texas 1,147
Illinois 981
[edit] References
- ^ US Census Bureau. "Fact Sheets." 2006. May 30, 2007.[1]
- ^ Embassy of Iceland. "Icelandic Americans." 2004. May 30, 2007. [2]
- ^ Rupiper, Jerry. Washington Island.com. "Early Washington Island History." 2005. May 30, 2007. [3]
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