Belgian Americans - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Total population | |
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361,667 (2010 census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Wisconsin · Michigan · Ohio · New York · Los Angeles • Florida · Illinois · California · Minnesota | |
Languages | |
American English · Flemish Dutch · Belgian French · Walloon · German | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
French Americans · Dutch Americans · German Americans |
Belgian Americans are Americans who can trace their ancestry to immigrants from Belgium who emigrated to the United States. While the first natives of the then-Southern Netherlands arrived in America in the 17th century, most of the Belgian immigrants arrived during the 19th and 20th centuries.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Total ancestry categories tallied for people with one or more ancestry categories reported 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2012.