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*However, since the late 1930s, many other Austrians migrated to the United States. Most of them were '''Jews fleeing the Nazi persecution''' which started with the Annexation of Austria in 1938. In 1941, some 29,000 '''Jewish Austrians''' had emigrated to the United States. Most of them were doctors, lawyers, architects and artists (such as composers, writers, and stage and film directors). | *However, since the late 1930s, many other Austrians migrated to the United States. Most of them were '''Jews fleeing the Nazi persecution''' which started with the Annexation of Austria in 1938. In 1941, some 29,000 '''Jewish Austrians''' had emigrated to the United States. Most of them were doctors, lawyers, architects and artists (such as composers, writers, and stage and film directors). | ||
*Much later, between 1945 and 1960, some 40,000 Austrians emigrated to the United States. Since the 1960s, however, Austrian immigration has been very small, mostly because Austria is now a developed nation, where poverty and political oppression are scarce. According to the 1990 U.S. census, 948,558 people identified their origins in Austria.<ref>"Austrian Americans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Americans, accessed 9 June 2021.</ref> | *Much later, between 1945 and 1960, some 40,000 Austrians emigrated to the United States. Since the 1960s, however, Austrian immigration has been very small, mostly because Austria is now a developed nation, where poverty and political oppression are scarce. According to the 1990 U.S. census, 948,558 people identified their origins in Austria.<ref>"Austrian Americans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Americans, accessed 9 June 2021.</ref> | ||
====Austrian Canadians==== | |||
*According to the 2016 Census there were 207,050 Canadians who claimed either full or partial Austrian ancestry. Austrian Canadian communities can be found throughout the country but with a higher concentration mainly in Western Canada. | |||
*In the 17th century, soldiers from the Austro Hungarian Empire settled in New France. Numbers increased following the passing of the Staatsgrundgesetz (constitutional law) in 1867 which allowed free migration from the empire for civilians. Emigration to Canada increased throughout the late 19th century and into the early 20th, until this was tightened in 1914 at the onset of World War I. | |||
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'''Austrian Canadian largest populations by provincein Canada in 2011:''' | |||
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! Province or territory!! Austrian Canadians !! Percentage | |||
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|style="background:silver" | Canada || style="background:silver" | 197,990 || style="background:silver" | | |||
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| Ontario || 68,785 ||| 0.05% | |||
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| British Columbia || 45,675 ||| 1.0% | |||
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| Alberta || 36,670 || | |||
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| Saskatchewan || 18,600 || | |||
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| Manitoba || 12,660 || | |||
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| Quebec || 11,815 || | |||
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==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||