The ePodunk map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of French Canadian ancestry. Learn about cities with French Canadian genealogy and find in-depth community information about the French Canadian ancestry cities.
FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTRY
FRENCH CANADIAN RELATED TOPICS
French Canadians cluster in border states and in Louisiana.
In the 2000 census, 2,349,684 people in the U.S. claimed French-Canadian ancestry.
ePodunk mapped the top communities 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 10 percent of those people said they were of French-Canadian ancestry.
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Community
Place type % French-Canadian Madawaska, ME town 47.0 Van Buren, ME town 43.0 Frenchville, ME town 40.7 Fort Kent, ME town 39.3 Berlin, NH city 37.4 Lewiston, ME city 29.5 Sabattus, ME town 26.2 Greene, ME town 25.1 Biddeford, ME city 25.0 Chauvin, LA populated place 22.4 Lake Arthur, LA town 22.2 North Smithfield, RI town 21.7 Pierre Part, LA populated place 21.6 Golden Meadow, LA town 21.1 Woonsocket, RI city 20.9 Newport, VT town 20.5 Sheldon, VT town 20.4 Pinardville, NH populated place 19.9 Swanton, VT town 19.6 Mooers, NY town 19.5 Cut Off, LA populated place 19.3 Rouses Point, NY village 19.1 Highgate, VT town 19.0 Champlain, NY town 18.8 Altona, NY town 18.7 Berkshire, VT town 18.5 Enosburg Falls, VT village 18.4 Chackbay, LA populated place 18.3 Winslow, ME town 17.9 Galliano, LA populated place 17.8 Erath, LA town 17.7 Derby, VT town 17.7 Newport, VT city 17.5 Blackstone, MA town 17.4 Champlain, NY village 17.3 Arundel , ME town 17.3 Fort Covington, NY town 17.1 Wales, ME town 16.8 Winooski, VT city 16.8 Suncook, NH populated place 16.4 Mamou, LA town 16.2 Goffstown, NH town 16.2 Arnaudville, LA town 16.2 Putnam, CT town 16.2 Jay, ME town 16.0 New Haven, VT town 15.8 Allenstown, NH town 15.8 Sanford, ME town 15.8 Auburn, ME city 15.7 Saco, ME city 15.7 Gardner, MA city 15.7 Saint Albans, VT city 15.7 Iowa, LA town 15.7 Kaplan, LA city 15.6 Enosburg, VT town 15.6 Rumford, ME town 15.1 Irasburg, VT town 15.0 Lyman, ME town 14.9 Sidney, ME town 14.9 Hooksett, NH town 14.7 Waterville, ME city 14.6 Saint Albans, VT town 14.5 Franklin, VT town 14.5 Lisbon, ME town 14.5 Burrillville, RI town 14.4 Larose, LA populated place 14.3 Manchester, NH city 14.3 Basile, LA town 14.2 Shoreham, VT town 14.2 Alburg, VT town 14.1 Lockport, LA town 14.1 Dayton, ME town 14.1 Saranac, NY town 13.9 Swanton, VT village 13.8 Colchester, VT town 13.7 Lincoln, RI town 13.6 Chazy, NY town 13.6 Bradley, ME town 13.5 Granby, MA town 13.4 Minot, ME town 13.4 Laconia, NH city 13.3 Barre, VT town 13.2 Augusta, ME city 13.2 Chaplin, CT town 13.2 Duson, LA town 13.2 Shapleigh, ME town 13.2 Sprague, CT town 13.1 Oakland, ME town 13.1 Troy, VT town 13.0 Somersworth, NH city 13.0 Beekmantown, NY town 12.9 Rollinsford, NH town 12.8 Jennings, LA city 12.7 Canaan, VT town 12.6 Belgrade, ME town 12.6 Gueydan, LA town 12.6 Dracut, MA town 12.6 Bridport, VT town 12.5 Fairfield, VT town 12.5 Auburn, NH town 12.5 Springvale, ME populated place 12.5 Vergennes, VT city 12.4 Sterling, CT town 12.4 Livermore Falls, ME town 12.3 Mexico, ME town 12.3 Plattsburgh, NY town 12.3 Acushnet, MA town 12.3 Killingly, CT town 12.3 Pembroke, NH town 12.3 Chicopee, MA city 12.3 Escanaba, MI township 12.3 Peru, ME town 12.3 Old Orchard Beach, ME town 12.2 Milton, VT town 12.2 Malone, NY town 12.2 Moosup, CT populated place 12.2 Milan, NH town 12.1 Jaffrey, NH town 12.0 Southbridge, MA town 12.0 Charlestown, NH town 12.0 Brookfield, MA town 12.0 Berwick, ME town 11.9 Spencer, MA town 11.9 Thompson, CT town 11.9 Litchfield, NH town 11.9 Dannemora, NY village 11.8 Durham, ME town 11.8 Montgomery, VT town 11.8 Gorham, NH town 11.8 Dannemora, NY town 11.8 Georgia, VT town 11.7 Addison, VT town 11.7 Cumberland, RI town 11.5 Grand Isle, VT town 11.5 Ellenburg, NY town 11.4 Lisbon Falls, ME populated place 11.4 Fayette, ME town 11.3 Scott, LA city 11.3 Orwell, VT town 11.3 Winchendon, MA town 11.3 Ferrisburg, VT town 11.2 Pascoag, RI populated place 11.2 Hudson, NH town 11.1 Turner, ME town 11.1 Greenville, NH town 11.1 Lake Linden, MI village 11.1 Richmond, VT town 11.1 Athol, MA town 11.1 Berlin, VT town 11.1 Carencro, LA city 11.1 Poland, ME town 11.0 Westville, NY town 11.0 Ashburnham, MA town 11.0 Dunbarton, NH town 11.0 Candia, NH town 11.0 Henderson, LA town 10.9 Hinesburg, VT town 10.9 Huntington, MA town 10.9 Saint Johnsbury, VT town 10.8 Paradis, LA populated place 10.8 Salisbury, VT town 10.8 Bombay, NY town 10.8 Fine , NY town 10.8 Williston, VT town 10.8 Caribou, ME city 10.8 New Boston, NH town 10.7 Claremont, NH city 10.7 Epsom, NH town 10.7 Millville, MA town 10.7 Barre, VT city 10.7 Delcambre, LA town 10.6 Nashua, NH city 10.6 Belmont, NH town 10.6 Danielson, CT borough 10.6 Schriever, LA populated place 10.6 Benton, ME town 10.6 Sanbornton, NH town 10.6 Westminster, MA town 10.6 Fitchburg, MA city 10.5 Pownal, VT town 10.5 Westhampton, MA town 10.5 Richford, VT town 10.5 Bangor, NY town 10.5 South Hero, VT town 10.4 Warren, MA town 10.4 Livermore, ME town 10.4 Bowdoin, ME town 10.4 Monmouth, ME town 10.4 Tilton, NH town 10.3 Washington, VT town 10.3 Black Brook, NY town 10.2 Baldwinville, MA populated place 10.2 Rochester, NH city 10.2 Templeton, MA town 10.2 Malone, NY village 10.2 Youngsville, LA town 10.2 Belchertown, MA town 10.2 Hyde Park, VT town 10.2 Howland, ME town 10.1 Bedford, NH town 10.1 Ware, MA town 10.1 Goshen, MA town 10.0 Morrisville, VT village 10.0 Franklin, CT town 10.0
Sources: 2000 Census , U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups , ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000
-- October 2005
Other French Canadian resources:
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American-Canadian Genealogical Society
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American-French Genealogical Society
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Canada databases
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Canada Genealogy Forum
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ePodunk Canada
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Franco-American Centre
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Immigration & ship records
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The ePodunk map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of French Canadian ancestry. Learn about cities with French Canadian genealogy and find in-depth community information about the French Canadian ancestry cities.