Icelandic Americans facts for kids
Íslenskir Bandaríkjamenn | |
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Total population | |
42,716 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Throughout much of the Western United States and Midwestern United States as well in parts of the Pacific Northwest | |
Languages | |
English, Icelandic | |
Religion | |
Protestantism (Lutheranism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Icelandic Canadians, Faroese Americans, Norwegian Americans, Scandinavian Americans, Icelanders |
Icelandic Americans are Americans of Icelandic descent or Iceland-born people who reside in the United States. Icelandic immigrants came to the United States primarily in the period 1873–1905 and after World War II.
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