Portuguese-American neighborhoods
Appearance
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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 Providence, Rhode Island; 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
Arizona
California
- Artesia, California
- Bakersfield, California
- Camarillo, California
- Castro Valley, California
- Ceres, California
- Cherryland, California
- Chino, California
- Chowchilla, California
- Dana Point, California
- Denair, California
- El Granada, California
- Empire, California
- Escalon, California
- Ferndale, California
- Fort Bragg, California
- Fremont, California
- Fresno, 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.
- Los Banos, California
- Manteca, California
- Newark, California
- Newman, California
- Newport Beach, California
- Norco, California
- Oakdale, California
- Oakland, California
- Oakley, California
- Ontario, California
- Orange County, California (esp. around Tustin).
- Orland, California
- Pasadena, California
- Petaluma, California
- Pismo Beach, California
- Port Hueneme, California
- Portuguese Bend, California in the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
- Redondo Beach, California
- Rio Vista, California
- Ripon, California
- Riverside, California
- Sacramento, California
- Salida, California
- San Diego, California in the Point Loma neighborhood.
- 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 Pablo, California
- San Pedro, Los Angeles, California known as Little Portugal.
- Santa Clara, California in the Lafayette Street area.
- Santa Cruz, California in the Seabright neighborhood.
- Santa Cruz County, California
- Santa Maria, California
- Shasta Lake, California
- Sonora, California
- Sunol, California
- Torrance, California
- Tracy, California
- Tulare, California
- Turlock, California
- Vallejo, California
- Ventura, California
- Visalia, California
- Watsonville, California
Connecticut
- Bloomfield, Connecticut
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Brookfield, Connecticut
- Coventry Lake, Connecticut
- Danbury, Connecticut has a "Little Portugal" neighborhood.
- East Hartford, Connecticut
- Greenwich, Connecticut
- Hartford, Connecticut (as well as the surrounding Hartford [for example, West Hartford, Connecticut]).
- Naugatuck, Connecticut
- New Britain, Connecticut
- New Haven, Connecticut
- New London, Connecticut
- Newington, Connecticut
- Pawcatuck, Connecticut
- Shelton, Connecticut
- South Windsor, Connecticut
- Stonington, Connecticut
- Wallingford, Connecticut
- Waterbury, Connecticut Home to Portuguese Consulate in CT.
- Wethersfield, Connecticut
- West Hartford, Connecticut
- West Haven, Connecticut
- Westport, Connecticut
- Windsor, Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
- Alva, Florida
- Aventura, Florida
- Boynton Beach, Florida
- Cabana Colony, Florida
- Clearwater, Florida
- Coral Gables, Florida
- Dania, Florida
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Hialeah, Florida
- Hollywood, Florida
- Homestead, Florida
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Key Biscayne, Florida
- Lake Mary, Florida
- Longwood, Florida
- Loxahatchee, Florida
- Miami, Florida
- Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Naples, Florida
- New Port Richey, Florida
- Ocala, Florida
- Orlando, Florida
- Palm Bay, Florida
- Palm Beach, Florida
- Palm Coast, Florida
- Pompano Beach, Florida
- Port Richey, Florida
- Port Saint Lucie, Florida
- St. Augustine, Florida
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- Winter Garden, Florida
Hawaii
- Big Island, Hawaii
- Ewa Beach, Hawaii
- Haleiwa, Hawaii
- Hilo, Hawaii
- Honokaa, Hawaii
- Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Kahului, Hawaii
- Kailua, Hawaii
- Kalaheo, Hawaii
- Kaneohe, Hawaii
- Kapaa, Hawaii
- Kapaau, Hawaii
- Kauai, Hawaii.
- Kekaha, Hawaii
- Koloa, Hawaii
- Lihue, Hawaii
- Makawao, Hawaii
- Maui, Hawaii.
- Molokai, Hawaii.
- Naalehu, Hawaii
- Paia, Hawaii
- Waialua, Hawaii
- Waianae, Hawaii
- Wailuku, Hawaii
- Waimanalo, Hawaii
- Waimea, Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
- Chicago, Illinois
- Galena, Illinois
- Jacksonville, Illinois
- Joliet, Illinois
- Mendota, Illinois
- Springfield, Illinois
Indiana
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Acushnet, Massachusetts
- Attleboro, Massachusetts
- Berkley, Massachusetts
- Beverly, Massachusetts
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Bridgewater, Massachusetts
- Brockton, Massachusetts
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Carver, Massachusetts
- Dartmouth, Massachusetts
- Dighton, Massachusetts
- East Cambridge, Massachusetts
- East Falmouth, Massachusetts
- Edgartown, Massachusetts
- Fairhaven, Massachusetts
- Fall River, Massachusetts
- Falmouth, Massachusetts
- Framingham, Massachusetts
- Freetown, Massachusetts
- Gloucester, Massachusetts
- Hudson, Massachusetts
- Kingston, Massachusetts
- Lakeville, Massachusetts
- Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Lowell, Massachusetts Back Central Neighborhood
- Ludlow, Massachusetts
- Lynn, Massachusetts
- Marion, Massachusetts
- Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
- Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
- Middleborough, Massachusetts
- Milford, Massachusetts
- Nantucket, Massachusetts
- New Bedford, Massachusetts Entire city.
- Newburyport, Massachusetts
- North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
- Norton, Massachusetts
- Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
- Peabody, Massachusetts
- Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Provincetown, Massachusetts
- Quincy, Massachusetts
- Raynham, Massachusetts
- Rehoboth, Massachusetts
- Rochester, Massachusetts
- Seekonk, Massachusetts
- Somerset, Massachusetts
- Somerville, Massachusetts
- South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
- Stoughton, Massachusetts
- Swansea, Massachusetts
- Taunton, Massachusetts 33.7% Portuguese descent [2]
- Tisbury, Massachusetts
- Truro, Massachusetts
- Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
- Wareham, Massachusetts
- Wellfleet, Massachusetts
- West Dennis, Massachusetts
- West Tisbury, Massachusetts
- Westport, Massachusetts
- Westwood, Massachusetts
- Whitinsville, Massachusetts
- Woburn, Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
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
- 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.
- North Arlington, New Jersey
- Ocean County, New Jersey
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- Short Hills, New Jersey
- South Amboy, New Jersey
- South River, New Jersey
- Union, New Jersey
New York
- Buffalo, New York
- Dobbs Ferry, New York
- Ithaca, New York
- Long Island, New York
- Manhattan, New York
- Mineola, New York[3]
- Mount Vernon, New York
- Nassau County, New York
- New Rochelle, New York
- New York, New York
- Port Jervis, New York
- Rochester, New York
- Saratoga, New York
- Suffolk County, New York
- Yonkers, NY
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania has a Portuguese community of around 5,000.
- Chester, Pennsylvania
- Grove City, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
- Ashaway, Rhode Island
- Barrington, Rhode Island
- Block Island, Rhode Island
- Bristol, Rhode Island in Portuguese Town.
- Burrillville, Rhode Island
- Central Falls, Rhode Island
- Charlestown, Rhode Island
- Coventry, Rhode Island
- Cranston, Rhode Island
- Cumberland, Rhode Island, particularly the Valley Falls section.
- East Providence, Rhode Island has a very big percentage of Portuguese.
- Hope Valley, Rhode Island
- Hopkinton, Rhode Island
- Jamestown, Rhode Island
- Lincoln, Rhode Island
- Little Compton, Rhode Island
- Middletown, Rhode Island
- Narragansett, Rhode Island
- New Shoreham, Rhode Island
- Newport, Rhode Island
- North Kingstown, Rhode Island
- North Providence, Rhode Island
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- Portsmouth, Rhode Island
- Providence, Rhode Island in the Fox Point neighborhood.
- Richmond, Rhode Island
- Scituate, Rhode Island
- South Kingstown, Rhode Island
- Tiverton, Rhode Island
- Valley Falls, Rhode Island
- Warren, Rhode Island
- Warwick, Rhode Island
- West Warwick, Rhode Island
- Westerly, Rhode Island
- Woonsocket, Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington, DC
Wisconsin
References
- ^ "2008 Community Survey". Factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ Taunton Daily Newspaper
- ^ http://portuguese-american-journal.com/mineola-ny/ Community - Near Mineola, NY