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Luxembourgers In Chicago
Luxembourgers in Chicago are an ethnic group in the Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago area. History The first Luxembourgers to come to Chicago immigrated in either 1842 or 1846 along Ridge Road in Edgewater, Chicago, Edgewater which was just north of Chicago at the time. In 1871, just after the Great Chicago Fire parishioners of St. Michael's Church, Old Town, Chicago, St. Michael's Church in Chicago formed the first Luxembourgish-American organization in the United States, the Luxemburger Unterstützungsverein (Luxembourg Mutual Aid Society). Other organizations followed such as the Luxembourg Brotherhood of America, Luxembourg Brotherhood. Many Luxembourgers were Roman Catholics, and the first initial wave of immigrants lived alongside Germans in places like Old Town, Chicago, Old Town, later seeking to distinguish themselves from the Germans. After the fire, they moved further north to areas like Rogers Park. In 1880, there were approximately 500-700 Luxembourgers in Chicago a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Metropolitan Area
The Chicago metropolitan area, also colloquially referred to as Chicagoland, is a metropolitan area in the Midwestern United States. Encompassing 10,286 sq mi (28,120 km2), the metropolitan area includes the city of Chicago, its suburbs and hinterland, spanning 14 counties in northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana, and southeast Wisconsin. The MSA had a 2020 census population of 9,618,502 and the combined statistical area which spans up to 19 counties had a population of nearly 10 million people. The Chicago area is the fourth largest metropolitan area in North America (after the metro areas of Mexico City, New York City, and Los Angeles), the third-largest metropolitan area in the United States, the largest within the entire Midwest, and the largest in the Great Lakes megalopolis. Its urban area is one of the forty largest in the world. According to the 2020 Census, the metropolitan's population is approaching the 10 million mark. The metropolitan area has seen a substant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
