Belgian American - Citizendia

Belgian Americans are citizens of the United States who are of Belgian ancestry. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those 'Belgian' is not an ethnic term however (Fleming and Walloon are), and hence does not refer to a specific people with a specific language and culture. The terms Fleming and Flemings ( Vlaming and Vlamingen in Dutch) denote respectively a person and people and the Flemings or Walloons (Wallons Walons are a Romance people living in Belgium principally in Wallonia. There were no Belgians (and thus no Belgian Americans either) prior to 1839, the de jure establishment of Belgium. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Prior to this, immigrants from the region that is present-day Belgium indentified themselves as either Dutch or French Americans, hence tracing family roots to a place in Belgium does not make one a Belgian American per se. A Dutch American is an inhabitant of the United States of whole or partial Dutch ancestry French Americans or Franco-Americans are citizens or permanent residents of the United States of French descent

Population

According to the 2000 U.S. census, there are 360,642 Americans whose ancestors came from Belgium. The states with the largest Belgian communities are:

Wisconsin (57,808)
Michigan (53,135)
Illinois (34,208)
California (26,820)
Minnesota (15,627)

Other significant communities are found in Florida (14,751), New York (12,034), Indiana (11,918) and Texas (10,595). Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.

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