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Map and Population of the Franco-American Cities in New England


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Cities of New England in 1900
Population of French Canadians and % of the population of French Origin

State

Name of City

# on the Map

Number of French Canadians

% of the population of French origin

New York

Plattsburg

1

2,500 est.

?

Vermont

Burlington

2

1,000 est.

?

New Hampshire

Manchester

3

23,000

40

Nashua

4

8,200

34

Concord

5

2,000

18

Maine

Lewiston-Auburn

6

13,300

46/18

Biddeford-Saco

7

10,650

62/16

Waterville

8

4,300

45

Massachusetts

Fall River

9

33,000

32

Lowell

10

24,800

26

Holyoke

11

15,500

34

New Bedford

12

15,000

24

Worcester

13

15,300

13

Lawrence

14

11,500

18

Fitchburg

15

7,200

23

Salem

16

6,900

20

Southbridge

17

6,027

60

Springfield

18

6,500

11

Boston

19

5,800

1

Haverhill

20

5,500

15

Rhode Island

Woonsocket

21

17,000

60

Central Falls

22

6,000

33

Pawtucket

23

5,200

13

Providence

24

8,000

5

Connecticut

Waterbury

25

4,000

9

Source of the data : Gérard J. BRAULT, « État présent des études sur les centres Franco-Americains de la Nouvelle-Angleterre », in Vie française. Situation de la recherche sur la Franco américanie, Quebec, 1980, pp. 11-12

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