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*A majority of Grenadians (82%) are descendants of the enslaved Africans. A small percentage of descendants of '''indentured workers from India were brought to Grenada between 1857 and 1885, predominantly from the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh'''. Today, Grenadians of Indian descent constitute 2.2% of the population. There is also a small community of '''French and English descendants'''. The rest of the population is of mixed descent (13%).<ref name="grenada">"Grenada", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada#European_arrival, accessed 6 May 2021.</ref> | *A majority of Grenadians (82%) are descendants of the enslaved Africans. A small percentage of descendants of '''indentured workers from India were brought to Grenada between 1857 and 1885, predominantly from the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh'''. Today, Grenadians of Indian descent constitute 2.2% of the population. There is also a small community of '''French and English descendants'''. The rest of the population is of mixed descent (13%).<ref name="grenada">"Grenada", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada#European_arrival, accessed 6 May 2021.</ref> | ||
==Emigration from Grenada== | |||
Grenada, like many of the Caribbean islands, is subject to a large amount of out-migration, with a large number of young people seeking more prospects abroad. Popular migration points for Grenadians include more '''prosperous islands in the Caribbean (such as Barbados), North American Cities (such as New York City, Toronto and Montreal), the United Kingdom (in particular, London and Yorkshire) and Australia.<ref name="grenada"/> | *Grenada, like many of the Caribbean islands, is subject to a large amount of out-migration, with a large number of young people seeking more prospects abroad. Popular migration points for Grenadians include more '''prosperous islands in the Caribbean (such as Barbados), North American Cities (such as New York City, Toronto and Montreal), the United Kingdom (in particular, London and Yorkshire) and Australia.<ref name="grenada"/> | ||
*9,783 Grenadian-born people were recorded by the 2001 UK Census.<ref>"Grenadians in the United Kingdom", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadians_in_the_United_Kingdom, accessed 6 May 2017.</ref> | |||
*Since 1984, nearly 850 Grenadians arrive legally in the United States each year, and the number of Grenadian Americans was 25,924 in 2000. They began immigrating to the US primarily from 1950. Between 2007 and 2011, there were approximately 30,320 Grenadian-born residents in the United States.<ref>"Grenadian Americans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadian_Americans, accessed 6 May 2021.</ref> | |||
==For Further Reading== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadian_Americans Grenadian Americans'''] | |||
*[https://grenadanationalarchives.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/grenada-heritage-from-the-caribbean-back-to-scotland/ Grenada Heritage: From the Caribbean back to Scotland] | |||
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