Portuguese-American neighborhoods

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In the late 19th century, many Portuguese, mainly from the islands of Azores and Madeira, migrated to the United States and established communities in cities such as New Bedford, Massachusetts; and San Jose, California. Many of them also moved to Hawaii. There are an estimated 1,500,000 Portuguese Americans based on the Government Census Community Survey.[1]

List of Portuguese American neighborhoods[]

Alabama[]

  • Mobile, Alabama

Arizona[]

  • Sedona, Arizona
  • Tucson, Arizona

California[]

  • Artesia, California sizable, in the "International District", known for ethnic diversity. [2] [3]
  • Bakersfield, California (Kern County, California).
  • Camarillo, California
  • Castro Valley, California
  • Ceres, California
  • Cherryland, California
  • Chino, California
  • Chowchilla, California
  • Corona, California
  • Culver City, California - Little Brazil, also has Portuguese.
  • Dana Point, California
  • Delano, California
  • Denair, California
  • El Granada, California
  • Empire, California
  • Escalon, California
  • Fairfield, California
  • Ferndale, California
  • Fort Bragg, California
  • Fremont, California
  • Fresno, California
  • Gilroy, California
  • Gustine, California
  • Half Moon Bay, California
  • Hanford, California
  • Healdsburg, California
  • Hilmar, California
  • Hollister, California
  • Keyes, California
  • Kings County, California
  • Lathrop, California
  • Lemoore, California
  • Long Beach, California
  • Los Angeles, California - Little Portugal in San Pedro. Also, Pico Boulevard (Mid-City) - concentrations extend to Central Los Angeles
  • Los Banos, California
  • Manteca, California
  • Modesto, California (and surrounding towns in Central Valley of California.)
  • Monterey, California
  • Newark, California
  • Newman, California
  • Newport Beach, California
  • Norco, California
  • Oakdale, California
  • Oakland, California - Largest Portuguese city in California.
  • Oakley, California
  • Ontario, California
  • Orange County, California (esp. around Tustin).
  • Orland, California
  • Pasadena, California
  • Petaluma, California
  • Pismo Beach, California
  • Point Loma, California
  • Port Hueneme, California
  • Porterville, California (and surrounding towns in Central Valley of California.)
  • Portuguese Bend, California within Southern California in the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
  • Redondo Beach, California
  • Rio Vista, California
  • Ripon, California
  • Riverside, California - it has a Portugal day event.
  • Sacramento, California - could be largest Portuguese community in US.
  • Salida, California
  • Salinas, California near Salinas Valley
  • San Diego, California including the Little Italy, San Diego neighborhood, and the surrounding San Diego area has many Portuguese.
  • San Francisco, California - Luso-American cultural center.
  • San Jose, California has a "Little Portugal" neighborhood.
  • San Juan Bautista, California
  • San Leandro, California, city near Oakland has a large Portuguese population.
  • San Lorenzo, California
  • San Martin, California
  • San Mateo County, California
  • San Pablo, California
  • San Pedro, Los Angeles, California known as Little Portugal.
  • Santa Barbara, California
  • Santa Clara, California in the Lafayette Street area.
  • Santa Clara County, California
  • Santa Cruz, California in the Seabright neighborhood.
  • Santa Cruz County, California
  • Santa Maria, California
  • Santa Monica, California
  • Shasta Lake, California
  • Sonora, California
  • Stockton, California
  • Sunol, California
  • Torrance, California
  • Tracy, California
  • Tulare, California
  • Turlock, California
  • Vallejo, California
  • Ventura, California
  • Visalia, California - part of the Portuguese settlement of San Joaquin Valley
  • Watsonville, California
  • West Los Angeles, California - Little Portugal has Portuguese, more Brazilians and Latin Americans.
  • Yuba City, California

Connecticut[]

  • Ansonia, Connecticut
  • Bozrah, Connecticut
  • Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • Chester, Connecticut
  • Clinton, Connecticut
  • Colchester, Connecticut
  • Danbury, Connecticut has a "Little Portugal" neighborhood.
  • Darien, Connecticut
  • Ellington, Connecticut
  • Hartford, Connecticut
  • Naugatuck, Connecticut
  • New Canaan, Connecticut
  • Newington, Connecticut
  • Rocky Hill, Connecticut
  • Stonington, Connecticut
  • Wallingford, Connecticut
  • Waterbury, Connecticut Home to Portuguese Consulate in CT.
  • Weston, Connecticut
  • Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Delaware[]

  • Bethany Beach, Delaware
  • Dover, Delaware
  • Lewes, Delaware
  • New Castle, Delaware
  • Newark, Delaware
  • Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
  • Seaford, Delaware
  • Smyrna, Delaware
  • Wilmington, Delaware

District of Columbia[]

  • Washington, District of Columbia

Florida[]

Georgia[]

Hawaii[]

Idaho[]

Illinois[]

  • Chicago, Illinois - Little Portugal/Brazil.
  • Galena, Illinois
  • Jacksonville, Illinois
  • Joliet, Illinois
  • Mendota, Illinois
  • Springfield, Illinois

Indiana[]

  • East Chicago, Indiana

Louisiana[]

  • New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Opelousas, Louisiana

Maine[]

Maryland[]

  • Aberdeen, Maryland
  • Annapolis, Maryland
  • Bowie, Maryland
  • Cambridge, Maryland
  • Centreville, Maryland
  • Cheverly, Maryland
  • Clear Spring, Maryland
  • College Park, Maryland
  • Easton, Maryland
  • Elkton, Maryland
  • Emmitsburg, Maryland
  • Frostburg, Maryland
  • Gaithersburg, Maryland
  • Greenbelt, Maryland
  • Hagerstown, Maryland
  • Hancock, Maryland
  • Hyattsville, Maryland
  • La Plata, Maryland
  • Laurel, Maryland
  • Middletown, Maryland
  • Ocean City, Maryland
  • Poolesville, Maryland
  • Salisbury, Maryland
  • Thurmont, Maryland
  • Upper Marlboro, Maryland
  • Walkersville, Maryland
  • Westminster, Maryland

Massachusetts[]

  • Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Athol, Massachusetts
  • Attleboro, Massachusetts
  • Blackstone, Massachusetts
  • Bridgewater, Massachusetts
  • Brockton, Massachusetts
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Chicopee, Massachusetts
  • Fall River, Massachusetts
  • Falmouth, Massachusetts
  • Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  • Framingham, Massachusetts
  • Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Hanover, Massachusetts
  • Haverhill, Massachusetts
  • Hudson, Massachusetts
  • Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • Lowell, Massachusetts Back Central Neighborhood
  • Ludlow, Massachusetts
  • Milford, Massachusetts
  • Nantucket, Massachusetts
  • New Bedford, Massachusetts Entire city.
  • Norwood, Massachusetts
  • Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
  • Paxton, Massachusetts
  • Peabody, Massachusetts
  • Pittsfield, Massachusetts
  • Plainville, Massachusetts
  • Provincetown, Massachusetts
  • Rehoboth, Massachusetts
  • Somerville, Massachusetts
  • Southbridge, Massachusetts
  • Stoughton, Massachusetts
  • Taunton, Massachusetts 33.7% Portuguese descent [4]
  • Wellfleet, Massachusetts
  • West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
  • Williamstown, Massachusetts
  • Winchendon, Massachusetts
  • Woburn, Massachusetts

Michigan[]

  • Jackson, Michigan
  • Traverse City, Michigan

Minnesota[]

  • St. Cloud, Minnesota

Montana[]

  • Bozeman, Montana

Nebraska[]

  • Lincoln, Nebraska

Nevada[]

New Hampshire[]

New Jersey[]

  • East Newark, New Jersey
  • Elizabeth, New Jersey
  • Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
  • Harrison, New Jersey
  • Hillside, New Jersey
  • Kearny, New Jersey
  • Livingston, New Jersey
  • Long Branch, New Jersey
  • New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • New Providence, New Jersey
  • Newark, New Jersey has a high percentage of Portuguese people within the Ironbound section.
    • Little Portugal, aka Little Brazil - home to many Portuguese and Brazilians, as well Spaniards and Latinos. [5]
  • North Arlington, New Jersey
  • Ocean County, New Jersey
  • Old Bridge, New Jersey
  • Paterson, New Jersey - both Portuguese, Cape Verdean and Brazilian.
  • Perth Amboy, New Jersey
  • Short Hills, New Jersey
  • South Amboy, New Jersey
  • South River, New Jersey
  • Union, New Jersey
  • Vernon Township, New Jersey

New York[]

  • Buffalo, New York
  • Dobbs Ferry, New York
  • Ithaca, New York
  • Long Island, New York
  • Manhattan, New York
  • Mineola, New York[6]
  • Mount Vernon, New York
  • Nassau County, New York
  • New Rochelle, New York
  • New York, New York (Little Brazil, Manhattan (Inhabited by many Portuguese-speaking countries' communities, mainly Portuguese and Brazilian).)
  • Port Jervis, New York
  • Rochester, New York
  • Saratoga, New York
  • Suffolk County, New York
  • Yonkers, NY

North Carolina[]

Ohio[]

  • Columbus, Ohio

Oregon[]

  • Astoria, Oregon

Pennsylvania[]

  • Allentown, Pennsylvania including Brazilians and other Latin Americans. [7]
  • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania has a Portuguese community of around 5,000. Also has Spaniards and Hispanics.
  • Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Grove City, Pennsylvania
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Little Portugal, Northeast Philadelphia a large presence of Portuguese as well as Brazilians.)
  • Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island[]

  • Bristol, Rhode Island in Portuguese Town. 25% in town, the state itself is 12% Portuguese.
  • Central Falls, Rhode Island
  • Cranston, Rhode Island
  • Cumberland, Rhode Island, particularly the Valley Falls section.
  • East Providence, Rhode Island has a very big percentage of Portuguese.
  • Little Compton, Rhode Island
  • Newport, Rhode Island
  • New Shoreham, Rhode Island
  • Pawtucket, Rhode Island Largest Portuguese city in New England.
  • Smithfield, Rhode Island
  • Tiverton, Rhode Island
  • Warren, Rhode Island
  • West Warwick, Rhode Island

South Carolina[]

Texas[]

  • Galveston, Texas
  • Houston, Texas

Vermont[]

Virginia[]

  • Abingdon, Virginia
  • Appomattox, Virginia
  • Ashland, Virginia
  • Bristol, Virginia
  • Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Clifton Forge, Virginia
  • Covington, Virginia
  • Emporia, Virginia
  • Fairfax, Virginia
  • Falls Church, Virginia
  • Harrisonburg, Virginia
  • Herndon, Virginia
  • Jonesville, Virginia
  • Leesburg, Virginia
  • Lexington, Virginia
  • Manassas, Virginia
  • Newport News, Virginia
  • Purcellville, Virginia
  • Richmond, Virginia
  • Roanoke, Virginia
  • Rocky Mount, Virginia
  • Staunton, Virginia
  • Vienna, Virginia
  • Warrenton, Virginia
  • Waynesboro, Virginia
  • Williamsburg, Virginia

Washington[]

  • Seattle, Washington
  • Walla Walla, Washington

West Virginia[]

Wisconsin[]

  • Door County, Wisconsin
  • Kenosha, Wisconsin

References[]

  1. ^ "2008 Community Survey". Factfinder.census.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  2. ^ "Artesia: From Portuguese Dairy Farms to Little India". 22 August 2014.
  3. ^ "A Piece of Portugal in Artesia". 3 May 2011.
  4. ^ Taunton Daily Newspaper
  5. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/newarks-ironbound-district-a-neighborhood-with-portuguese-flair/2014/07/10/92338cb0-f0cc-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html
  6. ^ http://portuguese-american-journal.com/mineola-ny/ Community - Near Mineola, NY
  7. ^ "Pride in Portugal the Language and the Homeland Keep Portuguese Immigrants in the Lehigh Valley Connected to Their Country".
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