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This is one of the best maps I've seen showing the hispanic population, granted it is based on 2000 figures. It clearly shows the greatest concentrations in Southern California, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington. Arizona and Florida right behind.
CensusScope -- Demographic Maps: Hispanic Population (http://www.censusscope.org/us/map_hispanicpop.html - broken link)
Now by SW, are you including California or not? Because Watsonville, population around 50K, is over 80% hispanic. Salinas, a smaller town, is mostly Hispanic as well.
Cornelius, Oregon, which is approximately 25 miles outside of Portland, population around 10K, is at 68% hispanic right now.
Speaking of Georgia cities, don't forget Dalton, home to Georgia's carpet industry. 44% Hispanic(according to the Census' website), and Gainesville is at 48%(rounded up).
And just to think(as I'm familiar with Gainesville, since my great aunt and uncle are from that city, and my grandmother was born there in the 1910s), I recall when I used to see Census data years ago(maybe it was around the 2000 Census?), showing it around 35-40% Hispanic. Definitely is fascinating how demographics of cities can change in just a short period of time....
Now by SW, are you including California or not? Because Watsonville, population around 50K, is over 80% hispanic. Salinas, a smaller town, is mostly Hispanic as well.
Cornelius, Oregon, which is approximately 25 miles outside of Portland, population around 10K, is at 68% hispanic right now.
You got that backwards...Watsonville is the smaller town, while Salinas has 150,000 people, and is 75% latino. That whole area is pretty heavily latino. The nearby town of Castroville (pop. 6,481), is also 90% latino.
I was told by a Latino friend who used to live here in California that when he visited North Carolina, he was surprised to see that practically all the people involved in landscaping work were Hispanic/Latino, just like here! He really wasn't expecting that at all.
I was told by a Latino friend who used to live here in California that when he visited North Carolina, he was surprised to see that practically all the people involved in landscaping work were Hispanic/Latino, just like here! He really wasn't expecting that at all.
15-20 years ago, the Seattle area didn't have many Latinos working service/landscaping/construction jobs. That is no longer the case. Just like CA now.
Places like Spokane, WA, North Idaho, and Montana still have non-Latino people working said type of jobs.
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