List of named ethnic enclaves in North American cities
This is a list of ethnic enclaves in North American cities. An ethnic enclave in this context denotes an area primarily populated by a population with similar ethnic or racial background. It does not include LGBT communities. This list also includes historic examples which may no longer be an ethnic enclave. European enclaves are somewhat more common in the North and East; Asian enclaves are somewhat more common in the West. African and Black enclaves are spread throughout, concentrated in southeast and northern cities.
List by world region and national origin
Africa and African American
- Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.
- Anacostia, Washington, DC
- Banbury Oaks, Pasadena, California.
- Bayview, San Francisco, California.
- Arrowwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Baldwin Hills, California (now the only Black majority section in Los Angeles area).
- Black Bottom, Detroit, Michigan (historic).
- Bedford Stuyvesant, New York City (largest Black neighborhood in the U.S.).
- Black Bottom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (historic).
- Brockton, Massachusetts (Cape Verdean).
- Lower Bottoms, Oakland, California (gentrifying).
- Bronzeville, Chicago, Illinois.
- Camelot, Chesapeake, Virginia.
- Cavalier Manor, Portsmouth, Virginia.
- Central District, Seattle, Washington.
- Congress Heights, Washington, DC
- Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
- East Flatbush, New York City (West Indian).
- Eastside Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Eatonville, Florida, (historic).
- Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas.
- Fillmore District, San Francisco, California (historic).
- Five Points, Denver, Colorado "Harlem of the West".
- Fox Point, Providence, Rhode Island (historically Cape Verdean, now gentrifying.)
- Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma "Black Wall Street".
- Harlem, New York City "The Capital of Black America".
- The Hill District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Homewood (Pittsburgh), Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
- Hunters Point, San Francisco, California (gentrifying)
- Hyde Park, Los Angeles, California
- Hyde Park, Massachusetts
- Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada (91% Afro-Canadian, the largest percentage in any Canadian community)
- Jackson Ward, Richmond, Virginia.
- Jane and Finch, Toronto, Ontario.
- King-Lincoln-Bronzeville, Columbus, Ohio.
- Langston, Oklahoma, United States (historic).
- Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California.
- Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles, California (Fairfax-Wilshire).
- Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana (historic)
- Mattapan, Boston, Massachusetts (West Indian American and 74% black, blackest neighborhood in Boston)
- Near North, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Muir Heights, Pasadena, California.
- Northeast and Southeast Washington, D.C..
- Near North Side (Omaha, Nebraska).
- Near West Side, Chicago, Illinois.
- Newtown (Palatka, Florida).
- North End, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut).
- North End, Toledo (Toledo, Ohio).
- Ocean View, San Francisco, California.
- Overtown, Miami, Florida (historic).
- Parchester Village, Richmond, California.
- Parrish Street, or Hayti, Durham, North Carolina (historic).
- Prince Georges County, Maryland
- Rexdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Riverside, California and San Bernardino, California (certain sections).
- Roxbury, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts
- Shaw, Washington, D.C..
- Sobrante Park, Oakland, California.
- South Wilmington Street, Raleigh, North Carolina (historic).
- South Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
- South Los Angeles.
- Sunnyside, Houston, Texas.
- Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Toronto, Ontario has multiple African-Canadian sections.
- Watts, Los Angeles, California and South Central Los Angeles but the percentage declined since the 1990s.
- Weeksville, New York City (historic).
- Western Addition, San Francisco, California (gentrifying).
- Westside Chicago.
- West Indio, Indio, California (limited).
Asia (East, South and Southeast)
- Asia District, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.
- Eastlake District, Oakland, California.
- Golden Village, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
- International District, Seattle, Washington, United States.
- Mission San Jose District, Fremont, California.
- Victoria Avenue, CDN, Montreal, Quebec.
Cambodia
China
- Barrio Chino, Mexico City
- Chinatown, Boston, Massachusetts
- Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois
- Chinatown, Detroit, Michigan (historic)
- Chinatown, Edmonton, Alberta
- Chinatown, Flushing, Queens, New York
- Chinatown, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Chinatown, Houston, Texas
- Chinatown, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Chinatown, Locke, California (historic)
- Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
- Chinatown, Manhattan, New York
- Chinatown, Montreal, Quebec
- Chinatown, New Orleans, Louisiana (historic)
- Chinatown, Oakland, California
- Chinatown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Chinatown, Portland, Oregon
- Golden Village Richmond, British Columbia
- Chinatown, San Diego, California (historic; now known as the Asian Pacific Thematic Historic District)
- Chinatown, San Francisco, California
- Chinatown, Seattle, Washington
- Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario
- Chinatown, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Chinatown, Victoria, British Columbia
- Chinatown, Washington, D.C.
- Chinatown, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Brossard, Quebec (has the largest Chinese population in Quebec)[1]
- Clement Street, San Francisco, California
- Quincy, Massachusetts
- Parkside, San Francisco, California
- Sunset District, San Francisco, California
Hmong
India
- Gerrard India Bazaar, Toronto, Ontario
- Little India, Vancouver, British Columbia (Sikh)
- Little India/Pakistan, Artesia, California (Hindu, Muslim, Sikh)
- Little India, University Avenue, Berkeley, California
- Little India, Chicago, Illinois
- Little India, Oak Tree Road, Iselin, New Jersey
- Little India, Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey
- Little India, Hicksville, New York (Long Island)
- Little India, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City
- Little India, Chatham Street, Cary (suburban Raleigh), North Carolina
- Little India, Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
- Little India, Millbourne, Pennsylvania (highest percentage of Indians in the United States)
- Little India, Hillcroft, Houston, Texas
- Malton, Mississauga, Ontario
- South Lake, Pasadena, California
- Little India, Park Extension, Montreal, Quebec
Japan
- Japantown, San Francisco, California
- Japantown, San Jose, California
- Japantown, Vancouver, British Columbia (aka Little Ginza)
- Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California
- Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California
Korea
- Annandale, Virginia (Nearly 1,000 Korean businesses concentrated in downtown area)
- Koreatown, Chicago, Illinois
- Aurora, Colorado (Korean businesses on South Havana Street)
- Bronx, New York (Korean stores and restaurants along East 204th St in Bedford Park neighborhood)
- Flushing, Queens, New York (Korean businesses concentrated at Union Street between 35th and 41st Avenues)
- Koreatown, Los Angeles, California
- Koreatown, Manhattan, New York
- Koreatown, Miami, Florida
- Palisades Park, New Jersey (Broad Avenue)
- Koreatown, Oakland, California
- Koreatown, Toronto, Ontario
- Koreatown, North York, Ontario
- Little Seoul, Garden Grove, California
- Koreatown, Dallas, Texas
Pakistan
Philippines
Main article:
Little Manila
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, California
- Little Manila, Carson, California
- Little Manila, Stockton, California
- Little Manila, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Little Manila, Queens, New York
- Little Manila, Jersey City, New Jersey
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
- Little Saigon Midtown and Little China, both in Houston, Texas.
- Dallas, Texas.
- Argyle Little Vietnam, Chicago, Illinois.
- Little Saigon, Westminster, California.
- Little Saigon, San Francisco, California.
- Little Saigon, San Jose, California.
- Seven Corners, Virginia/Washington D.C.
- Village de L'Est, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Portland, Oregon.
- Asian District, Oklahoma City.
- Colonial-Town, Orlando, Florida.
Europe
- South Boston - (majority Irish)
- Ballard, Seattle, Washington (Scandinavian)
- Basque Block, Boise, Idaho
- Columbia, Missouri (Bosnian)[2]
- Connemara Patch, Saint Paul, Minnesota (Irish-historic)
- East Utica, Utica, New York (Bosnian)
- Andersonville, Chicago (historic; Swedish)
- Danetown/South End, Council Bluffs, Iowa (Danish-historic)
- Lithuania Plaza, Chicago
- Hazelwood, Piitsburgh (Hungarian, historic)
- Little Ukraine, Cleveland (Parma)
- St. Vitus Village, Cleveland (Slovenian)
- Tremont, Cleveland (Eastern Europeans)
- Little Odessa, Brooklyn, New York (Ukrainian, Russian, Russian Jewish)
- Richmond District, San Francisco, California (Russian, Ukrainian, Eastern European)
- Romanian Village, Cleveland, Ohio (large communities of Romanians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Poles, Lithuanians and Greeks).
- Little Finland, Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Little Scandinavia, San Francisco, California (historic; now the Castro District)
- Little Ukraine, Manhattan, New York (Ukrainian)
- Logan Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba (historic Scandinavian)
- Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois (Czech when named, but Hispanic in late 20th century, multi-cultural in early 21st century)
- Old Salem, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (historic; German speaking Moravian)
- Solvang, California (Danish)
- St. Louis, Missouri (Bosnian)
- Swede Hollow, Saint Paul, Minnesota (historic Swedish)
- Ukrainian Village, Chicago (Ukrainian))
- West End, Winnipeg, Manitoba (historic Icelandic)
- West Hollywood, California (Russian and Russian Jewish)
- West Seventh, Saint Paul, Minnesota (Russian)
- Jacksonville, Florida (Bosnian)
- Little Moscow, Miami, Florida
- South Side Flats, Pittsburgh (Large Slavic mix- Slovenians, Slovaks, Poles, Croats, Lithuanians, Ukrainians
- Runnymede/Bloor West Village, Toronto, Ontario (Polish and Ukrainians)
- Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, Kansas (Croatian)
- Lindsborg, Kansas (Swedish)
- Kingsburg, California (Swedish)
- Sveadal, California (Swedish)
- Spanish Fork, Utah (about 20% of Icelandic descent)
- Payson, Utah (Scottish-historic)
- San Diego, California has a large Basque-American presence.
- San Pedro, California - large Maltese American community.
- Green Bay, Wisconsin - home to large Irish, German, Polish and Scandinavian neighborhoods.
- Nordeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Lebanese, Polish, Finnish, German, Slovak, Russian, and Ukrainian
Armenia
Czech
- El Campo, Texas
- Ganado, Texas
- Ennis, Texas
- Caldwell, Texas
- Hallettsville, Texas
- Little Bohemia (Omaha, Nebraska)
- Moravia, Texas
- Praha, Texas
- Praha, North Dakota
- Schulenburg, Texas
- Slavic Village, Cleveland, Ohio
- Veseley, North Dakota
- West, Texas
Eastern European Jewish
Germany
- Amish Country, Pennsylvania
- Boerne, Texas
- Deutschtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
- Fredericksburg, Texas
- Freistadt, Missouri
- Germantown, Connecticut
- Germantown Hills, Illinois
- Germantown, Illinois
- Germantown, Decatur County, Indiana
- Germantown, Indiana {historic}
- Germantown, Iowa
- Germantown, Kentucky
- Germantown, Louisville & Schnitzelburg, Louisville, Kentucky
- Germantown, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Germantown, Baltimore County, Maryland
- Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland
- Germantown, Worcester County, Maryland
- Germantown, Quincy, Massachusetts
- Germantown, Henry County, Missouri
- Germantown, Minnesota
- Germantown, North Dakota
- Germantown (CDP), New York
- Germantown, Allegany County, New York
- Germantown, Orange County, New York
- Germantown (town), New York
- Germantown, North Carolina
- Germantown, Ohio
- Germantown, Washington County, Ohio
- Germantown, Adams County, Pennsylvania
- Germantown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
- Germantown, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
- Germantown, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
- Germantown, Pike County, Pennsylvania
- Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Germantown, South Carolina
- Germantown, Cheatham County, Tennessee
- Germantown, Davidson County, Tennessee
- Germantown, Shelby County, Tennessee
- Germantown, Virginia
- Germantown, Juneau County, Wisconsin
- Germantown, Washington County, Wisconsin
- Germantown, Wisconsin
- German Village, Columbus, Ohio
- Little Germany, New York (historic; ceased to exist after the General Slocum disaster of 1904)
- St. Bernard, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Yorkville, Manhattan, New York City
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Germany, Pennsylvania
- East Berlin, Pennsylvania
- Kitchener, Ontario (formerly Berlin)
- Muenster, Texas
- Nazareth, Texas
- New Braunfels, Texas
- Pep, Texas
- Schulenburg, Texas
- Schertz, Texas
- Serbin, Texas (Sorbian immigrants)
- St. Jacobs, Ontario
- Kief, North Dakota
- Berlin, North Dakota
- New Leipzig, North Dakota
- Karlsruhe, North Dakota
- Kulm, North Dakota
- Danzig, North Dakota
- Strasburg, North Dakota
- Hamburg, North Dakota
- Dresden, North Dakota
- Osnabrock, North Dakota
- Lehr, North Dakota
- Enderlin, North Dakota
- Oberon, North Dakota
Greece
- Greektown, Baltimore, Maryland
- Greektown, Chicago, Illinois
- Greektown, Denver
- Greektown, Detroit, Michigan
- Greektown, Montreal, Canada
- Greektown, Tarpon Springs, Florida
- Greektown, Toronto, Canada
- Greektown, Vancouver, Canada
- Greek Town, Omaha, Nebraska (historic)
- Lower East Side, Manhattan (historic, but has other ethnic groups as well).
- Astoria, Queens, New York
Ireland
- Beverly, Chicago, Illinois
- Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois
- Cabbagetown, Toronto, Ontario (historic)
- Canaryville, Chicago, Illinois
- Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts
- Cliffside, Toronto, Ontario
- Corktown, Detroit, Michigan
- Corktown, Hamilton, Ontario
- Corktown, Toronto, Ontario
- Dogtown, St. Louis, Missouri
- Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
- Eureka Valley, San Francisco, California (historic; now the Castro District)
- Five Points, Manhattan (historic, but no longer predominantly Irish)
- Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, New York
- Griffintown, Montreal, Quebec (historic)
- Locust Point, Baltimore, Maryland
- Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York
- Irish Channel, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Kamm's Corners, Cleveland, Ohio
- Mount Greenwood, Chicago, Illinois
- Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montreal, Quebec
- Somerville, Massachusetts
- Southie/South Boston, Massachusetts
- South Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
- Spring Lake, New Jersey
- Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (historic)
- Tipperary Hill, Syracuse, New York
- West Brighton, Staten Island, New York
- West Park, Cleveland, Ohio
- Woodlawn, Bronx, New York
- Woodside, Queens, New York
Italy
Main article:
Little Italy
- Arthur Avenue, Bronx, New York City
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City
- Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[2]
- Brier Hill, Youngstown, Ohio
- Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City
- Città Italiana (Saint Leonard), Montreal, Quebec
- Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York City
- Corso Italia, Toronto, Ontario
- Cypress Park, Los Angeles, California (historic)
- East Utica, Utica, New York
- Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island
- Heart of Italy, Chicago, Illinois
- Italian Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Italian Village [3], Columbus, Ohio
- LaSalle, Montreal, Quebec
- Little Italy, Baltimore, Maryland
- Little Italy, Chicago, Illinois
- Little Italy (Murray Hill), Cleveland, Ohio
- Little Italy, Los Angeles, California (historic; now Chinatown)
- Little Italy, Manhattan, New York City
- Little Italy, Montreal, Quebec
- Little Italy, Preston Street, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
- Little Italy of the Bronx, New York City
- Little Italy, Omaha, Nebraska (historic)
- Little Italy, Paterson, New Jersey
- Little Italy, Syracuse, New York
- Little Italy, Toronto, Ontario (historic; now more Portuguese than Italian)
- Little Italy, Vancouver, British Columbia
- "Little Tuscany", Palm Springs, California
- North End, Boston, Massachusetts
- North Beach, San Francisco, California
- North Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
- Old Pasadena, California
- Petite-Patrie, Montreal, Quebec
- Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles (R.D.P.), Montreal, Quebec
- Sugarhouse District, Salt Lake City, Utah (see Utah Italians).
- Temescal, Oakland, California (historic)
- The Hill, St. Louis, Missouri
- The Northeast, Kansas City, Missouri
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Via Italia, Montreal
- Via Italia, Windsor, Ontario
- Via Italia, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
- Bunker Hill, Los Angeles (Historic).
- Little Italy, San Diego, California.
Poland
- Andrew Square, South Boston, Massachusetts
- Cheektowaga, New York
- Garfield Ridge, Chicago
- Little Poland, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
- Hamtramck, Michigan, separate municipality enclave of Detroit, Michigan
- Jackowo, Chicago, Illinois
- Poletown, Detroit, Michigan
- Polish Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Roncesvalles, Toronto, Ontario
- Slavic Village, Cleveland, Ohio
- West Allis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
- Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York (historic)
- Sheelytown, Omaha, Nebraska (historic)
- Warsaw, North Dakota
Portugal
- Artesia, California (historic)
- Little Brazil, New York, New York (Inhabited by many Portuguese-speaking countries' communities, mainly Portuguese and Brazilian)
- Little Italy, Toronto, Ontario (Despite its name, this neighborhood is now more Portuguese than Italian.)
- Little Portugal, Montreal, Quebec
- Little Portugal, Newark, New Jersey (Ironbound section)
- Jingletown, Oakland, California (historic)
- Portugal Village, Toronto, Ontario
- Little Portugal, San Jose, California
- Brockton Village, Toronto, Ontario (formerly Irish)
- Fall River, Massachusetts
- Fox Point, Providence, Rhode Island
- New Bedford, Massachusetts (Portuguese and Cape Verdean)
- Provincetown, Massachusetts (gentrifying)
- Oakwood-Vaughan, Toronto, Ontario
- East Cambridge, Massachusetts,
- Somerville, Massachusetts
- San Pedro, California, Los Angeles
- Point Loma, San Diego, California.
Russia
- Coney Island, Brooklyn - included are Ukrainians and Jews from across the former USSR.
- Miami, Florida - Southern sections, usually are elderly from the Northeast U.S., but more are recent arrived immigrants from the former Soviet union.
- Little Moscow in Los Feliz, California.
- Pikesville- Baltimore, Maryland suburb.
- Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, a.k.a. "Russian Hill".
- Seattle, Washington - due to proximity of oceanic ports.
- Anchorage, Alaska - small community, mainly transplanted after Alaska annexed by the U.S. (1867).
Middle East and Central Asia
- Arabian Village, Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan.
- Assyrian District, northern Chicago, Illinois.
- Chaldean Town, Detroit, Michigan (Chaldeans).
- East Dearborn, Michigan (Iraqi).
- Little Arabia (Anaheim, California)
- Little Syria, Manhattan
- Little Arabia, Albany Park, Chicago, Illinois.
- Little Gaza, in West Anaheim, Anaheim. a.k.a. "West Bank of Anaheim" named for the West Bank of Palestine.
- Anaheim Island, California, home to a large Middle-Eastern population.
- Little Kabul, Fremont, California (the largest Afghan population in the United States in 2001).
- Little Persia, Los Angeles, California (Iranian) also known as "Tehrangeles" partially named for Tehran, Iran.
- South Paterson/Little Ramallah, Paterson, New Jersey and Clifton, New Jersey.
- Little Tel Aviv, Miami, Florida.
- Saint Laurent, Montreal.
- Little Maghreb, Montreal, Quebec.
- Little Palestine, Bridgeview, Illinois.
- Historic Old Town, Indio, California (historic, the nickname was "Arab Street", now Hispanized by Latinos).
- Mira Mesa, California and El Cajon, California suburbs of San Diego.
Latin America and Caribbean
- Adams Morgan, Washington, D.C. (Central American Hispanic, Bolivian, Peruvian and Ecuadorian).
- Arlandria, Alexandria, Virginia/Washington D.C. (Central American Hispanic, Bolivian, Peruvian and Ecuadorian).
- Aurora, Illinois (Large Hispanic population).
- Blue Hills, Connecticut (23.9% Jamaican, highest Jamaican population in the US)[3]
- "Brazil-Town" Jane St and Wilson Ave, Jane St and Sheppard Ave. West, Toronto, Ontario (Central and South American, and others- mainly Brazilians).
- Coachella, California (predominantly Hispanic community, town is over 40% Mexican descent and the rest Central American).
- Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts (Haitian and Jamaican).
- Eglinton West (also known as Little Jamaica), Toronto, Ontario.
- Fairhill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Puerto Rican, Dominican, Colombian).
- Guadalupe, Arizona (heavily Mexican community).
- Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, New York (mostly Dominican and African American).
- Indio, California (large Mexican and Central American population).
- Jackson Heights, Queens, New York (formerly Colombian, now a mixture South American and Mexican cultures).
- Langley Park, Maryland (at 2000 Census was 63% Hispanic, primarily Central American).
- Lansdale, Pennsylvania (10-15% Latino).
- Little Haiti, Miami, Florida (Haitian).
- Long Beach, California (Latinos are the city's plural majority).
- Los Angeles city and metro area.
- Melrose Park, FL (Jamaican).
- Montréal-Nord, Montréal, Quebec (Multi-racial, sizable Latin American community).
- Norco, California (Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American community).
- Orange County, California (30-40% Latino).
- Pico-Union, Los Angeles, California (many immigrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Colombia and Ecuador).
- San Mateo County, California - Chileans, Mexican-Americans and other Latinos.
- San Ysidro, San Diego, California (mainly Mexican).
- Mission District, San Francisco, California (mainly Mexican but also significant presence of Central Americans).
- Souderton, Pennsylvania (recent wave of Mexican and Latin American immigration).
- Sterling, Illinois (17-20% Latino).
- Tortilla Flat - Monterey, California (Mexican and Spanish-American, though has less Hispanic residence today).
- East Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Mexican-Americans and Latin American immigrants).
- Windsor, Ontario - Recent Mexican immigration to the city, now has the highest percentage of Hispanic Canadians per city.
Central/South America
- Chicago, Illinois (largest Hispanic city outside the Southwest US - being Los Angeles).
- Dallas, Texas - mainly the Southside and Westside.
- Framingham, Massachusetts (Brazilian).
- Gary, Indiana (where Latinos are second largest ethnicity after African-Americans).
- Gulfton, Houston, Texas (Salvadorean).
- Houston, Texas - the South Park section.
- Inglewood, California (Latin American immigration due to the nearby LAX airport).
- Little Brazil Street, Manhattan, New York City (Brazilian).
- Little Lima, Paterson, New Jersey (Peruvian).
- Little Managua, Miami, Florida (Nicaraguan).
- Little Santiago which is near Little Italy of North Beach, San Francisco, California (Chilean, but no longer the main ethnic group there, nor are Italians).
- Long Beach, California (many Central and South Americans, as well Mexicans and Spaniards).
- Miami-Dade County, Florida (Colombians are closely tied with Cubans in largest Latino nationality).
- New Orleans, Louisiana (Honduran).
- Oakland, California (Central and South American communities across the city).
- Olive Heights, Pasadena, California (Guatemalan).
- Orlando, Florida (high numbers of Central and South Americans, also has the largest Puerto Rican population, surpassed New York City in that category).
- Pico-Union, Los Angeles, California (Salvadorean).
- San Jose, California (large Mexican, Central and South American presence).
- Somerville, Massachusetts (Brazilian).
- South Los Angeles (Latinos now outnumber African-Americans in the area 3 to 1).
- Tampa Bay, Florida metro area (Many Central-South Americans, also largest Cuban community, surpassed Miami).
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada (huge Central-South American and Caribbean presence).
- Upper Fells Point, Baltimore (largely of Central American and Mexican origin but other groups are present)
- Washington, DC and Northern Virginia (it is thought to have the largest Central and South American communities in the USA, especially Salvadoran, Honduran, Guatemalan and Bolivian).
- Wheaton, Maryland (Washington suburb with notable Salvadoran, Honduran, Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian communities)
Mexico
- Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California.
- Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California.
- Capital Hill District, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- West Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
- East Los Angeles, California, historic urban Mexican-American enclave (see Chicano).
- Fresno, California
- Fruitvale, Oakland, California.
- Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, California.
- Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California.
- Logan Heights, San Diego, California.
- Magnolia Park, Houston, Texas
- Mexicantown, Detroit, Michigan.
- Mission District, San Francisco, California (gentrifying)
- Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California.
- Norwalk, California.
- Nuevo, California; Perris, California and Romoland, California (large Mexican percentage).
- Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California (formerly known as Sonora Town, birthplace of Los Angeles).
- Orange, California (El Modena section)
- Palm Springs, California and nearby Cathedral City, California.
- Phoenix, Arizona and surrounding communities.
- Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois.
- Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York.
- Riverside, California and San Bernardino, California.
- Santa Ana, California (70-75% Latino, also has Central Americans).
- Little Village, Chicago, Illinois.
- Spanish Harlem, Manhattan, New York.
- Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York.
- Second Ward, Houston, Texas.
- Siler City (suburban Raleigh-Durham), North Carolina.
- South Side, Waco, Texas.
- Westside, St. Paul, Minnesota (Mexican).
- Westside, San Antonio, Texas.
- Tulare County, California - esp. Tulare and Visalia.
- Upper Fells Point, Baltimore (Especially from Puebla; also has Central Americans)
- Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California.
- Ventura County, California - i.e. Oxnard, California.
- Victorville, California.
- Yuma, Arizona.
West Indies and Caribbean
- Austin, Texas (rapid growing Caribbean and other Latin American population).
- Baldwin Park, California (Cuban and Puerto Rican).
- Bellflower, California (small number of Caribbean residents).
- Boston, Massachusetts (esp. Dominicans and Jamaicans).
- Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida) (Jamaicans, Bahamas and Barbados).
- Downey, California; La Puente, California and Pico Rivera, California - largest Cuban and Puerto Rican communities in California.
- East Pasadena, California (Cuban).
- El Monte, California (Puerto Rican).
- Haverstraw (village), New York (Dominican).
- Hazleton, Pennsylvania (Cuban, Puerto Rican and other Latinos).
- Holyoke, Massachusetts (Puerto Rican).
- Hunting Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Puerto Rican, Dominican and increasingly from Central and South America).
- Inwood, Manhattan, New York (Dominican).
- Lancaster, California-Palmdale, California (Puerto Rican and Cuban).
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Puerto Rican).
- Lawrence, Massachusetts (Dominican).
- Little Haiti, Miami, Florida (Haitian).
- Little Havana, Miami, Florida, (Beginning at Calle Ocho, Cuban).
- Loisaida, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York (Hispanic in late 20th century)
- Mattapan, Boston, Massachusetts (Haitian).
- Newark, New Jersey (Spanish, Puerto Rican and later Caribbean, Central and South American).
- New Orleans, Louisiana (Haitian).
- Little Havana on the Hudson, North Hudson, New Jersey (Highest Cuban Population outside of Florida).
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin (Cuban and Puerto Rican).
- Paseo Boricua, Humboldt Park, Chicago, Illinois, Historic Urban (Puerto Rican) enclave.
- Palm Desert, California (3-5% each are Cuban and Puerto Rican).
- Reading, Pennsylvania (Puerto Rican).
- The Triangle, North Carolina (Cuban)[4]
- Sleepy Hollow, New York (many Caribbean, Central and South American residents).
- South Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Dominican).
- Spanish Harlem, Manhattan, New York (Puerto Rican) /(Mexican).
- Temple City, California (Cuban).
- Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York (Dominican).
- Westchester, Florida (65.69% Cuban, highest Cuban population in the US)[5]
- York, Pennsylvania (Puerto Rican).
Others
Canada
- Urban Indians, communities developed by small enclaves of American Indians and Alaskan Natives since the 1930s. They tend to form small percentages of the urban areas' population. Virtually every major city in the US has an American Indian community.
The highest concentration of Urban Indians is believed to be in Anchorage, Alaska where over 10 percent of the population identify themselves in the census as having some Native ancestry, with 7.3 percent identifying that as their only ancestry.
Some moderate-sized cities and suburbs lie adjacent to Indian Reservations, examples being Green Bay, Wisconsin; Miami, Florida and Palm Springs, California. A mostly non-Indian community of Salamanca, New York within the Allegany Indian Reservation located in Upstate New York.
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- Albuquerque, New Mexico - 8th largest.
- Bakersfield, California and Fresno, California areas - Dust bowl era (1930's) displacement of Cherokee and Comanche people in the agricultural industry.
- Boston, Massachusetts - Close to several local Pequot Indian tribal casinos in the New England States.
- Chicago and Gary, Indiana areas - may be 5th largest tied with Tulsa.
- Cleveland, Ohio - In the Westside or Cuyahoga sections.
- Dallas, Texas and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex - could be 9th or 10th largest.
- Denver, Colorado - Over 10,000 American Indians live in the city of Denver.
- Detroit, Michigan - Due to the Bureau of Indian Affairs relocation program in the 1960s.
- Hartford, Connecticut - home to 3 nearby large tribal gaming casino establishments.
- Houston, Texas - home to the Cherokee Society of America, an organization of the Texas Cherokees.
- Kansas City, Missouri - There are Navajo, Apache and Sioux communities.
- Los Angeles - Now thought to have the largest Native American population of any US city.
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Has an urban Indian school and intertribal cultural center in downtown Milwaukee.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota - Birthplace of the American Indian Movement, a political organization in the 1960s.
- New York City - Second largest. In the early 20th century, Mohawk Indians were hired in skyscraper construction projects. Mohawks originate in Upstate New York primarily in Albany.
- Oklahoma City - Fourth largest.
- Omaha, Nebraska - Many Lakota (Sioux) and Navajo people live in the city, NA population could exceed 10,000.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - In the Lenapehoking section of West Philadelphia and "Little Oklahoma" section in Northeast Philadelphia.
- Phoenix, Arizona - Sixth largest.
- Sacramento, California - 50 miles west is the Degandineh Quetzalcoatl University, an American Indian private college.
- San Diego, California - Also the US Armed Forces employment of many American Indians.
- San Francisco and San Francisco Bay area - 9th largest, mainly in Oakland.
- Seattle - Named for Chief Seattle of the indigenous Snohomish tribe.
- Spokane, Washington - 10th largest, has the Spokane Indian Reservation by the city.
- Tucson, Arizona - 7th largest.
- Tulsa, Oklahoma - Fifth largest.
- Washington, DC - Third largest.
- Yakima, Washington - In its metro area, has several tribes and the Yakima Indian Reservation.
See also Samoans and Guamanians.
See also
- Block Settlement, in Canada, a rural equivalent to an urban ethnic neighborhood.
- Gay village, an urban enclave centered around sexual orientation rather than ethnicity. Examples are the Castro District, San Francisco; Greenwich Village in New York City, South Beach in Miami, Florida; the Gayborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the South End, Boston; and Palm Springs, California.
- La Habra, California - A sizable Transsexual and Transgendered community.
- Retirement community, based on age (senior citizens over 55 years old) than ethnicity, found esp. in Florida, the U.S. Gulf Coast and Arizona.
- Paterson, New Jersey, largest community of disabled persons in the US around disabilities (may be 20-25 percent of the city's population) rather than ethnicity.
- Snow Creek Village, California - A community of 40 Little People or adults of miniature size established their own housing tract fit for their size, near Palm Springs, California.
- New York City ethnic enclaves.
- Demographics of California.
- Multiculturalism.
References
- ^ http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/12/01/chinatown-is-changing/
- ^ Neither Here Nor There
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_American#US_communities_with_high_percentages_of_people_of_Jamaican_ancestry
- ^ http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/raleighs-cuban-community-their-stories-their-views-on-obamas-new-diplomacy/Content?oid=1215911
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_American#Immigration_policy
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