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The following cities and municipalities are among those that have 10,000 or more residents who are of Polish ancestry (in descending order by Polish population): New York City, New York - 213,447 (2.7%).
In 2023, Polish Americans are most heavily concentrated in the Upper Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States. As the second most Polish populated state, Michigan follows closely behind Wisconsin with 784,200 people identifying as Polish, or 7.82% of the state's population, identifying as Polish.
Its name comes from a Polish male name Jacek (Jack). [22] (pol.) Kalisz, a place named after Kalisz, Poland. [23] Mount Pulaski, named after Casimir Pulaski a Polish nobleman and general in American Revolutionary War. [9] Mount Pulaski Township, named after Casimir Pulaski a Polish nobleman and general in American Revolutionary War. [9]
The longest hyphenated name in England is the 29-letter-long name Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe, the name of a tiny village in North Yorkshire. Scotland: Ceann a Tuath Loch Baghasdail (29 characters) Eastertown of Auchleuchries (27 characters) Wales: Ynys Llanfihangel-y-traethau (28 characters) Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern (27 characters)
Poletown was settled in the 1870s when the first waves of Polish and Kashubian immigrants came to Detroit, and served as the heart of Detroit's Polish community for many years. The nucleus of the community was the St. Albertus Roman Catholic Church , which opened in 1871 and closed in 1990.
Given Michigan's deep history and various cities, villages and streets big and small, there are names and pronunciations that, to this day, still trip many people up.
Map of the United States with Michigan highlighted. Michigan is a state located in the Midwest region of the United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Michigan is the 10th most populous state with 10,077,331 inhabitants and the 22nd largest by land area spanning 56,538.90 square miles (146,435.1 km 2) of land. [1]
Posen is a village in Presque Isle County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 270 at the 2020 census. The village is in Posen Township. Posen has historically had a strong Polish background. At one point, 78.8% of its inhabitants reported to have Polish ancestry.