Norwegian Americans
Norwegian Americans (Bokmål: Norskamerikanere, Nynorsk: Norskamerikanarar) are Americans with ancestral roots in Norway. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States mostly in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4,642,526 1.5% of the US population[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Midwest | 2,273,683 |
| West | 1,552,462 |
| South | 545,699 |
| Northeast | 266,881
|
 Minnesota | 868,361 |
 Wisconsin | 466,469 |
 California | 412,177 |
 Washington | 410,818 |
 North Dakota | 199,154 |
 Iowa | 173,640 |
 Illinois | 171,745 |
 Oregon | 164,676 |
 Texas | 129,081 |
 Arizona | 124,618 |
 Colorado | 119,164 |
 Florida | 117,444 |
 South Dakota | 113,543 |
 New York | 92,796 |
 Montana | 90,425 |
| Languages | |
| English, Norwegian | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, Catholicism) Judaism (predominantly Orthodox Judaism and Reform Judaism), Atheism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Norwegians, Norwegian Canadians, Scandinavian Americans, Danish Americans, Swedish Americans, Norwegian Australians, Norwegian New Zealanders, other | |
Norwegian Americans Media
A 1925 U.S. postage stamp featuring the ship Viking honoring the 100th anniversary of Norwegian immigration.
A self-portrait by Cleng Peerson.
Data from the U.S. Office of Immigration statistics showing trends in Norwegian immigration to the U.S. from 1870 to 2016
Norwegian settlers in front of their sod house in North Dakota in 1898. Photo taken by John McCarthy and collected by Fred Hultstrand
A 1962 U.S. postage stamp commemorating the centennial of the Homestead Act was issued. The image on the stamp is based on Norwegian settlers in front of their sod house.
"Portrait of "Norwegian-Hawaiian" girl (Profile) 1909" from the "Caroline Haskins Gurrey Portraits of Hawaiians 1909".
Kransekake cake decorated with small flags of Norway at the Olmsted County Fair in Rochester, Minnesota.
A re-enactment of Norwegian farmers making head cheese in Wisconsin.
Old Main, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. June 2008.
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References
- ↑ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2017.[dead link]
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