THE DUTCH IN NEW YORK AS REPORTED IN 

U.S. CENSUSES 1870 - 1960

Analysis by Cliff Lamere - 10 Sep 2000

1850 was the first year that the place of birth was asked in a US census.   1870 and 1960 were the first and last years that country of birth data were available to me for analysis.   

1870     US population = 38,155,505

At least 43,268 people (0.1%) had been born in "Holland" (for 19 states, this information was not available).

In NY, there was a population of  4,382,759.  Of these, 6,426 or 0.1% had been born in Holland. 

The  NY counties with the greatest Holland-born populations were New York (1,237), Wayne (1,152), Monroe (859), Kings (801), Chautauqua (491), and Albany (453).

1870 data for the counties represented on this website.
Albany Co.      453 of 133,052  people were born in Holland.
Columbia Co.      9 of  47,044  people were born in Holland.
Greene Co.        9 of  31,832  people were born in Holland.

Herkimer Co.      6 of  39,929  people were born in Holland.

Montgomery Co.    7 of  34,457  people were born in Holland.

Rensselaer Co.  105 of  99,549  people were born in Holland.
Saratoga Co.     42 of  51,529  people were born in Holland.

Schenectady Co.  24 of  21,347  people were born in Holland.

Schoharie Co.     2 of  33,340  people were born in Holland.

1880     US population = 49,371,340

At least 22,826 people had been born in "Holland" (for 34 states, this information was not available).

In NY, there was a population of  5,082,871.  The number of persons born in Holland, and a breakdown for NY counties, was not available.

1890     US population = 62,116,811

At least 80,597 people had been born in "Holland" (for 22 states, this information was not available).

In NY,  there was a population of  5,997,853.  Of these, 8,366 people had been born in "Holland".  

The counties with the greatest Holland-born populations were:  Wayne (2,185), Monroe (1,511), New York (1,384), Kings (673), Chautauqua (443), and Albany (367).

1890 data for the counties represented on this website.
Albany Co.      367 of 164,555  people were born in Holland.
Columbia Co.      4 of  46,172  people were born in Holland.
Greene Co.       13 of  31,598  people were born in Holland.

Herkimer Co.      8 of  45,608  people were born in Holland.

Montgomery Co.    6 of  45,699  people were born in Holland.

Rensselaer Co.  175 of 124,511  people were born in Holland.
Saratoga Co.     34 of  57,663  people were born in Holland.

Schenectady Co.  47 of  29,797  people were born in Holland.

Schoharie Co.     4 of  29,164  people were born in Holland.

1900     US population = 74,607,225

At least 147,436 people had been born in "Holland" (for 22 states, this information was not available).

In NY, there was a population of  7,268,894.  Of these, 9414  had been born in Holland. 

The  NY counties with the greatest Holland-born populations were Wayne (2,312), Monroe (1,658), New York (1,618), Kings (852), Chautauqua (437), Ontario (383), Erie (377), Suffolk (362), and Albany (330).

1900 data for the counties represented on this website.
Albany Co.      330 of 165,571  people were born in Holland.
Columbia Co.      2 of  43,211  people were born in Holland.
Greene Co.        7 of  31,478  people were born in Holland.

Herkimer Co.     11 of  51,049  people were born in Holland.

Montgomery Co.    6 of  47,488  people were born in Holland.

Rensselaer Co.  176 of 121,697  people were born in Holland.
Saratoga Co.     29 of  61,089  people were born in Holland.

Schenectady Co.  31 of  46,852  people were born in Holland.

Schoharie Co.     1 of  26,854  people were born in Holland.

1920     US population = 105,273,049

At least 125,552 people had been born in "Holland" (for 18 states, this information was not available). 

In NY, there was a population of  10,385,227.  Of these, 13,772  had been born in Holland. 

The  NY counties with the greatest Holland-born populations were Wayne (2,845), Monroe (2,317), New York (2,164), Kings (1,672), Erie (509), Bronx (471), Ontario (455), and Albany (367).

1920 data for the counties represented on this website.
Albany Co.       367 of 186,106  people were born in Holland.
Columbia Co.      21 of  38,930  people were born in Holland.
Greene Co.        11 of  25,796  people were born in Holland.

Herkimer Co.      43 of  64,962  people were born in Holland.

Montgomery Co.    20 of  57,928  people were born in Holland.

Rensselaer Co.   238 of 113,129  people were born in Holland.
Saratoga Co.      24 of  60,029  people were born in Holland.

Schenectady Co.   75 of 109,363  people were born in Holland.

Schoharie Co.      8 of  21,303  people were born in Holland.

1960     US population = 178,554,916

391,706 people had been born in "Netherlands" (this information is available for all states). 

In NY, there was a population of  16,782,304.  Of these, 35,079  had been born in Netherlands (more appropriately called The Netherlands). 

The  NY counties with the greatest Netherlands-born populations were Monroe (4,843), Wayne (4,528), New York (2,947), Queens (2,937), Nassau (2,265), Suffolk (2,072), Westchester (2,033), Kings (1,906), Erie (1,158), Orange (1,153), Bronx (1,130), Ontario (795), and Albany (748).

1960 data for the counties represented on this website.
Albany Co.       748 of 272,926  people were born in The Netherlands
Columbia Co.     107 of  47,322  people were born in The Netherlands
Greene Co.        48 of  31,372  people were born in The Netherlands

Herkimer Co.     123 of  66,370  people were born in The Netherlands

Montgomery Co.    51 of  57,240  people were born in The Netherlands

Rensselaer Co.   371 of 142,585  people were born in The Netherlands
Saratoga Co.      99 of  89,096  people were born in The Netherlands

Schenectady Co.  231 of 152,896  people were born in The Netherlands

Schoharie Co.     39 of  22,616  people were born in The Netherlands

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