German Belt

German population density in the United States, 1872

The so-called German Belt (“Deutscher Gürtel”) describes areas of land in the USA that were increasingly populated by German emigrants in the 19th century. Most of the time, some states of the American Midwest are grouped together under the term , especially Wisconsin with foothills in Michigan , Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Minnesota , Iowa , North Dakota , South Dakota , Nebraska and Missouri . A total of 18 states belong to this region.

See also

• History of the Germans in the United States

Web links

• http://usa.usembassy.de/dabeektiven8300.htm
• Census 2000 - US Census Bureau - useful statistics on Americans with German ancestors (PDF file; 469 kB)

Remarks

1. ^ Michael Miller Topp: Racial and ethnic identity in the United States, 1837-1877. In Ronald H. Bayor (Ed.): The Columbia Documentary History of Race and Ethnicity in America. Columbia University, New York 2004, ISBN 0-231-11478-8 , p. 229 .