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The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.

ASSYRIAN-CHALDEAN-SYRIAC

People of Assyrian, Chaldean and Syriac ancestry trace their roots to Mideastern regions that are now part of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. Early immigrants were sent by American missionaries in the 1880s to train for missionary work. In recent decades, Assyrians have come to the U.S. to escape violence and warfare at home.

ePodunk mapped the top Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac communities in the U.S. by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 1 percent of those people said they were Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac.

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Community	Place type	% Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac
Orchard Lake Village, MI	city	8.8
West Bloomfield, MI	township	6.9
Oak Park, MI	city	6.2
Turlock, CA	city	4.9
Southfield, MI	city	4.8
Madison Heights, MI	city	4.1
Sterling Heights, MI	city	3.7
Skokie, IL	village	3.6
Lincolnwood, IL	village	3.5
Niles, IL	township	3.2
Bostonia, CA	populated place	3.0
Farmington Hills, MI	city	2.6
Hazel Park, MI	city	2.5
El Cajon, CA	city	2.5
Troy, MI	city	2.1
Lathrup Village, MI	city	2.0
Morton Grove, IL	village	2.0
Beverly Hills, MI	village	1.8
Warren, MI	city	1.6
Jamul, CA	populated place	1.6
Chester, CT	town	1.6
Modesto, CA	city	1.5
Niles, IL	village	1.5
Southfield, MI	township	1.4
Felton, CA	populated place	1.4
Wayne, IN	township	1.3
Bingham Farms, MI	village	1.2
Clayton, MI	township	1.2
Ceres, CA	city	1.2
Oxford, IN	town	1.1

Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); ePodunk

Mapping by Daniel Shorter

-- October 2005

Other resources:

· Assyrian American National Federation
· Ethnic group message boards
· Immigration & ship records

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