Ethnic groups in Syracuse, New York
The story of the
Over the course of 400 years, ethnic groups from all over the world have been attracted to the Central New York area, including the African, Asian, British, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Lebanese, Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, Polish, Assyrian, Ukrainian, and Welsh communities.
Background
The first whites to arrive in
African
The city's Black community dates to the early 19th century when the first African slave settled in the area.[3]
Prior to the
By 2010, demographics showed that 31% of the population in Syracuse was of African descent.[5]
British
The British took an active interest in the land around
French
The first
.On August 5, 1654,
German
The German immigrants who first settled in the farmlands around
By 2010, demographics showed that 12.2% of the population in Syracuse was of
Greeks
The Greek population in the United States did not start growing until the 1880s. The largest waves entered the country from 1900 to 1920 and most were young males "who wished to make a fortune and then return to Greece," although 70 percent ended up staying in America. In the early 20th century, most immigrants from Greece were from Laconia, in particular, the city of Sparta in Southern Greece. Since that time, immigration has diversified and new citizens come from all parts of Greece.[10]
During the 1980 U.S. Census, 1,852 people claimed Greek heritage in
Irish
The Irish came to the territory of
The earliest Irish to arrive lived on farms in the outskirts of the city. Most were transplants from
During a seven-year period from 1848 to 1855, over 5,000 Irish immigrants found their way to
In the 1820s, when the
By 2010, demographics showed that 15.9% of the population in Syracuse was Irish descent.[2]
Italian
They settled on the Northside of Syracuse in a neighborhood along North Salina Street known as Little Italy.[14]
By 2010, demographics showed that 14.1% of the population in Syracuse was
Onondaga Indian
The city stands at the northeast corner of the
Ukrainians
Ukrainians in Syracuse, New York area arrived in three separate waves and were three disparate groups of people. This is because Ukraine had been occupied by Austro-Hungarians and each group of Ukrainians were known by different names, depending on the nationality of the controlling group in the section of the country they were raised. As a result, most Ukrainians who immigrated to America knew very little about their own culture and the history of their people or country because they were raised in the culture of the occupying nation and educated in occupied schools.[15]
Syracuse's neighborhoods reflect the historically divided population of the city. Traditionally, Ukrainian-Americans settled in the Near Westside on West Fayette, Marcellus, Otisco, Geddes and Delaware Streets; or the Far Westside near Wilbur and Ulster Streets and also the Westside in the Sacred Heart Church area.[15]
See also
- Religion in Syracuse, New York (category)
References
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- ^ a b c d "Syracuse, New York". CityData, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ^ Pollack, Bart (January 31, 2009). "Syracuse University project aims to expand what's known of early African-American residents of Syracuse". Syracuse Herald-Journal. Syracuse, New York. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ^ a b The Jerry Rescue – New York History Net
- ^ "Diversity and Disparities – Syracuse City – Data for the City Area". brown.edu. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Early History of Syracuse". Shades of Oakwood, 2010. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ "Geschichte der Deutschen in Syracuse und Onondaga County". Rootsweb, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ Bruce, Dwight H. Memorial History of Syracuse. H. P. Smith & Co., 1891. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
- ^ Stone, Michelle. "German Churches". Rootsweb, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ Waves of Greek Immigration. The Advocates for Human Rights, 2011. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ "Greeks find Parthenon's in DeWitt". The Post-Standard. June 9, 1988.
- Syracuse Herald. Syracuse, New York. August 20, 1911.
- ^ a b c d "Irish in County". Syracuse Herald-Journal. Syracuse, New York. March 17, 1976.
- ^ "North Salina Street Historic District, Syracuse City". The Gombach Group, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ^ a b "Parish History". St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2011.