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*Pre-statehood residents of Minnesota were primarily American Indians and French and British immigrants. | *Pre-statehood residents of Minnesota were primarily American Indians and French and British immigrants. | ||
*After 1858 settlers in Minnesota generally came from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and New York. After 1860 thousands of immigrants came from Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Canada, and Denmark. | *After 1858 settlers in Minnesota generally came from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and New York. After 1860 thousands of immigrants came from Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Canada, and Denmark. | ||
*According to the 2017 American Community Survey, 5.1% of Minnesota's population were of Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race): Mexican (3.5%), Puerto Rican (0.2%), Cuban (0.1%), and other Hispanic or Latino origin (1.2%).The ancestry groups claimed by more than five percent of the population were: '''German (33.8%), Norwegian (15.3%), Irish (10.5%), Swedish (8.1%), and English (5.4%).''' | |||
*Minnesota has the country's largest '''Somali''' population, with an estimated 57,000 people, the largest concentration outside of the Horn of Africa.<ref>"Minnesota: Demographics", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota#Demographics, accessed 6 April 2021.</ref> | |||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||