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The following communities have more than 30% of the population as being of Polish ancestry, based on data extracted from the United States Census, 2000, for communities with more than 1,000 individuals identifying their ancestry (in descending order by percentage of population): [31]
Both immigrant Poles and Americans of Polish heritage live in Chicago, Illinois. They are a part of worldwide Polonia, the Polish term for the Polish Diaspora outside of Poland. Poles in Chicago have contributed to the economic, social and cultural well-being of Chicago from its very beginning. Poles have been a part of the history of Chicago ...
Polonia amerykańska. Americans with Polish ancestry by state according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey in 2019. Total population. 8,810,275 (2.7%) alone or in combination. 2,744,941 (0.8%) Polish alone. U.S. Census ACS 2021 estimates, self-reported[1][2] Regions with significant populations.
Eddie Blazonczyk. Eddie Blazonczyk, Sr. (July 12, 1941 – May 21, 2012) was an American polka musician and founder of the band The Versatones. He was inducted into the International Polka Hall of Fame in 1970, [2] and was a 1998 National Heritage Fellowship recipient. [3] He has been called "one of the most important figures in the creation of ...
The history of Poles in the United States dates to the American Colonial era. Poles have lived in present-day United States territories for over 400 years—since 1608. There are 10 million Americans of Polish descent in the U.S. today. Polish Americans have always been the largest group of Slavic origin in the United States.
Leon F. Czolgosz was born in Detroit, Michigan, [3][4] on May 5, 1873. According to his father Paul Czolgosz, the "F" did not stand for anything, and it was there because he "liked the extra initial". [5][a] He was one of eight children [7] born to the Polish-American family of Paul (Paweł) Czolgosz (1843–1944) [8] and his wife Mary (Maria ...
The Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America is a nonprofit organization run by an executive board. The members of the current (2011-2014) board are: Andrzej Gedlek - president. Karolina Walkosz-Strzelec - vice president. Michal Ploskonka- vice president of economic affairs. Jozef Cikowski - vice president of cultural affairs.
Polish Downtown (Chicago) Coordinates: 41°54′13″N 87°40′2″W. The Polish Museum of America in the PRCUA building designed by John S. Flizikowski is in the old Polish Downtown. Polish Downtown was Chicago's oldest and most prominent Polish settlement. Polish Downtown was the political, cultural and social capital of Poles in Chicago and ...