Saturday, March 16, 2013

What is the most Irish town in Connecticut?


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Where will St. Patrick’s Day be celebrated the most in Connecticut this weekend?


According to 2010 U.S. Census data, Tolland County has the highest percentage of population self-identifying their ancestry as Irish, at 22.1 percent. That compares to 17.1 percent of Connecticut residents statewide, and slightly more than runner-up Middlesex County at 21.3 percent.

The least Irish regions of Connecticut are Hartford County, at 15.3 percent, and Fairfield County, at 15.6 percent.

New London County is at 19 percent, according to the Census, followed by Windham County at 18.3 percent, New Haven and Litchfield counties, each at 17.1 percent.
Statewide, Italians make up 19.1 percent of Connecticut’s population, followed by the Irish at 17.1 percent, German at 10.1 percent, English at 9.9 percent, Polish at 8.3 percent and French at 6.3 percent. Read On




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