| Minnesota |
1900
|
2000
|
| State
Population |
1,751,394
|
4,919,479
|
| Number
of Immigrants |
505,318
|
260,454
|
| Immigrants
as Percentage of Population |
29%
|
5.3%
|
| Number
of Minnesotans who don't speak English well or at all |
75,071
|
79,341
|
| Percentage
of Minnesotans who don't speak English well or at all |
1.8%*
|
5.7%**
|
| Family
size, number of persons |
4.9
|
2.5
|
| Countries
of origin |
2/3
came from
3 countries: Germany, Sweden, and Norway
|
17%
Europe
40% Asia
24% Latin America
13% Africa
|
*includes persons age 10 and older; non-English
speakers include some American Indians **includes persons
age 5 and older
Source: "Turn
of the Century: Minnesota's Population in 1900 and Today,"
Minnesota Planning, 1999
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Naturalization
Ceremony, Minneapolis, 1924
photo: courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
|
Click here for the 1896
Sample Ballot distributed at Minnesota Meeting
on March 21, 2005.
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