Swedish American

Swedish-Americans are the Americans with Swedish heritage, most often related to the large groups of immigrants from Sweden in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They usually came through New York City and settled in the Midwest. In the year 1900, Chicago was the city with the second highest amount of Swedes after Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Many others settled in Minnesota in particular as well as Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. Several towns in the U.S have specific Swedish characteristics, such as Lindsborg, Kansas. The Swedish immigrants that arrive today settle mostly in the big cities, particularly New York and Los Angeles which both have substantial Swedish populations. Around 3.7% of the American population is said to have Scandinavian heritage (which includes Norwegian-Americans and Danish-Americans) but only around 160,000 Americans speak a Scandinavian language at home. Most Swedish-Americans are Lutherans.

Related Topics:
Americans - Sweden - New York City - Midwest - Chicago - Stockholm - Minnesota - Michigan - Wisconsin - Illinois - Lindsborg, Kansas - Norwegian-American - Danish-American - Lutherans

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The term usually does not refer to the inhabitants of the former Swedish colony of New Sweden which was located in modern day Delaware and New Jersey.

Related Topics:
New Sweden - Delaware - New Jersey

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See List of Swedish Americans

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