Icelandic Americans
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Icelandic-Americans are Americans of Icelandic descent. 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 20th century, approximately 20 percent of Iceland's population had emigrated, mostly to North America.[2][3]
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.[4]
Reportedly, many Icelandic Americans are Lutheran. The Icelandic American community in Spanish Fork, Utah was settled by Mormon Icelanders.
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- http://www.joshwhicker.com/ice-eth3.htm
- http://www.joshwhicker.com/ice-eth4.htm
- http://www.joshwhicker.com/ice-eth5.htm
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