The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Belgian ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.
BELGIAN
Americans of Belgian heritage actually encompass two ethnic groups: the Dutch-speaking Flemings from the northern provinces (Flanders), and the French-speaking Walloons of the southern provinces. Walloons were among the earliest settlers of the Hudson River valley and the island of Manhattan.
In the 2000 census, 348,531 people in the U.S. claimed Belgian ancestry.
ePodunk mapped the top communities by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 5 percent of those people said they were Belgian.
The links at left lead to information on other races and ethnicities.
| Community |
Place type | % Belgian |
| Red River, WI | town | 47.0 |
| Brussels, WI | town | 36.4 |
| Lincoln, WI | town | 35.4 |
| Green Bay, WI | town | 31.8 |
| Luxemburg, WI | village | 31.5 |
| Luxemburg, WI | town | 31.5 |
| Humboldt, WI | town | 31.3 |
| Atkinson, IL | town | 28.9 |
| Atkinson, IL | township | 28.8 |
| Annawan, IL | township | 28.3 |
| Casco, WI | town | 23.2 |
| Forestville, WI | town | 21.7 |
| Gardner, WI | town | 18.6 |
| Eaton, WI | town | 18.1 |
| Minneota, MN | city | 17.8 |
| Montpelier, WI | town | 17.5 |
| Ahnapee, WI | town | 16.9 |
| Scott, WI | town | 15.8 |
| Algoma, WI | city | 14.0 |
| Bellevue, WI | town | 13.3 |
| Nasewaupee, WI | town | 13.2 |
| Pierce, WI | town | 12.2 |
| Kewaunee, WI | city | 11.9 |
| West Kewaunee, WI | town | 11.4 |
| Glenmore, WI | town | 10.8 |
| Edgington, IL | township | 10.5 |
| Allouez, WI | village | 9.7 |
| Suamico, WI | town | 9.6 |
| Carlton, WI | town | 9.6 |
| Hanna, IL | township | 9.2 |
| Coe, IL | township | 9.1 |
| New Denmark, WI | town | 9.1 |
| Franklin, WI | town | 8.7 |
| Hobart, WI | town | 8.5 |
| Green Bay, WI | city | 8.3 |
| Oconto, WI | town | 8.3 |
| Geneseo, IL | city | 8.3 |
| Geneseo, IL | township | 8.2 |
| Sturgeon Bay, WI | city | 8.1 |
| Little Suamico, WI | town | 8.1 |
| Sturgeon Bay, WI | town | 8.1 |
| Ledgeview, WI | town | 7.8 |
| Howard, WI | village | 7.7 |
| Lawrence, WI | town | 7.7 |
| Wrightstown, WI | town | 7.5 |
| Richland Grove, IL | township | 7.4 |
| Sevastopol, WI | town | 7.3 |
| Rockland, WI | town | 7.2 |
| Port Byron, IL | township | 7.1 |
| Lena, WI | town | 7.1 |
| East Moline, IL | city | 6.9 |
| Abrams, WI | town | 6.9 |
| Western, IL | township | 6.9 |
| South Moline, IL | township | 6.9 |
| Coal Valley, IL | village | 6.8 |
| Cottonwood, MN | city | 6.8 |
| Rural, IL | township | 6.8 |
| Silvis, IL | city | 6.7 |
| Stiles, WI | town | 6.7 |
| Phenix, IL | township | 6.6 |
| De Pere, WI | city | 6.6 |
| Marshall, MN | city | 6.5 |
| Coal Valley, IL | township | 6.4 |
| Spruce, WI | town | 6.3 |
| Brampton, MI | township | 6.2 |
| Waucedah, MI | township | 6.2 |
| Armada, MI | township | 6.1 |
| Kewanee, IL | township | 6.1 |
| Ashwaubenon, WI | village | 6.1 |
| Kewanee, IL | city | 6.0 |
| Hampton, IL | village | 6.0 |
| Colona, IL | township | 5.9 |
| Wrightstown, WI | village | 5.9 |
| Brooklyn, IA | city | 5.8 |
| Wethersfield, IL | township | 5.8 |
| Hampton, IL | township | 5.7 |
| Moline, IL | city | 5.7 |
| Prophetstown, IL | township | 5.7 |
| Pittsfield, WI | town | 5.7 |
| Carbon Cliff, IL | village | 5.6 |
| Niagara, WI | town | 5.5 |
| Orion, IL | village | 5.4 |
| Concord, IL | township | 5.4 |
| Bowling, IL | township | 5.3 |
| McDonald, PA | borough | 5.3 |
| Moline, IL | township | 5.3 |
| Midway, PA | borough | 5.3 |
| Colona, IL | city | 5.3 |
| Pensaukee, WI | town | 5.3 |
| Oconto, WI | city | 5.3 |
| Chase, WI | town | 5.3 |
| Cambridge, IL | township | 5.3 |
| Tampico, IL | township | 5.2 |
| Stephenson, MI | city | 5.2 |
| Port Byron, IL | village | 5.2 |
| Kaukauna, WI | town | 5.1 |
| Meyer, MI | township | 5.1 |
| Denmark, WI | village | 5.1 |
| Riverview, WI | town | 5.0 |
Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); ePodunk
Mapping by Daniel Shorter
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-- October 2005
Other resources:
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Belgian-American Research Collection -
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
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Belgian Collections -
Library of Congress
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Belgium databases
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Belgium Genealogy Forum
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Immigration & ship records
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