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Immigrants
672,705
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18% |
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Poland |
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12% |
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Germany |
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10% |
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USSR |
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10% |
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Italy |
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7% |
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Sweden |
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43% |
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Others |
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Sweden
Swedish immigrants settled into the Andersonville neighborhood at the end of the 19th century. Chicago had the largest Scandinavian settlement in the U.S. at that time. Today, Andersonville hosts an annual summer festival with a Swedish flavor, Midsommarfest.
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