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Demographic Changes of Astoria

During the past six decades, Astoria has seen a stream of changes in its demography. Growing from a mostly Irish neighborhood to a Greek one, Astoria has since become a mix of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The graphs below show the population trends of various ethnic groups in Astoria from the 1950's to the present. It also shows our projected estimates into the next decade.

Note: All trends prior to the year 2000 are NOT drawn from official Census data, which are unfortunately not available. Instead, the graphs prior to the year 2000 are meant to be visual representations that reflect written[1] , not numerical, accounts of various ethnic populations relative to each other in a specific time period. These graphs, therefore, do not have stringent axises. For the projected 2010-2020 time period, estimates are made based on previous trends in Astoria.


1950's

Image:1950.jpg‎ As shown in this graphical representation, the Irish community was already well rooted in Astoria in the 1950's but there was an increase in Greek and Italian immigrants that overshadowed the Irish and quickly gave Astoria its "largely Greek" reputation.[2][3]


1960's

Image:1960.jpg During the 1960's, there was a large influx of Italians which nearly caught up to the Greek population and a slow decline in the Irish population.[4]

1970's

Image:1970.jpg While the rest of Astoria's population changed marginally, the 1970's saw a large growth in the Arab population coming from Lebanon and Yemen and North African countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco.[5]

1980's

Image:1980.jpg During the 1980's, the Greek and Italian population changed little while the Irish population slowly declined. The Arab population continued to grow and there was a small growth in Eastern European populations such as Poles, Russians, Albanians, and Bosnians (not shown in graph).[6]

1990's

Image:1990.jpg By the 1990's, a large number of Brazilians and other Latin groups had moved into Astoria, giving the neighborhood yet another diverse cultural look. Also, Bangladeshi and Eastern European immigrants steadily continued to move into Astoria. (not shown in graph).[7][8]

2000's

Image:2000right.jpg‎‎ This graph shows the population of major ethnic backgrounds present in Astoria today, according to the latest available Census data for the four zip codes that make up the neighborhood of Astoria. Although the major ethnicities of Astoria are still Italian and Greek, the other groups still make up a sizable portion of Astoria and do not go unnoticed when visiting the neighborhood.[9]

Projections for 2010-2020

Image:2010.jpg In this projection, we predict that the Greek and Italian population will lose some of their presence and will be replaced by other ethnicities, mostly Arabs, Latinos, and Asians.

References

  1. Berger, Joseph. The World in a City: Traveling the Globe Through the Neighborhoods of the New New York. New York: Ballantine Books, 2007. Print.
  2. "Knickerbocker Village." 14 Monroe Visits Astoria: Part 1. 2008. Knickerbocker Village. 30 Jul. 2008. http://knickerbockervillage.blogspot.com/2008/07/14-monroe-visits-astoria-part-1.html
  3. "English Only? Greek Language as Currency in Queens, New York City." Greek Immigration to the United States and New York City. 2005. María Hantzopoulos. 1 May. 2005. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/i/a/document/4254_SIEVolume3Languages.pdf.
  4. "About Astoria NY." Astoria Demographic History Summary. 2006. Kim, Elishabeth. 10 Jan. 2006. http://www.astoria.org/astoria.html
  5. "Knickerbocker Village." 14 Monroe Visits Astoria: Part 1. 2008. Knickerbocker Village. 30 Jul. 2008. http://knickerbockervillage.blogspot.com/2008/07/14-monroe-visits-astoria-part-1.html
  6. "English Only? Greek Language as Currency in Queens, New York City." Greek Immigration to the United States and New York City. 2005. María Hantzopoulos. 1 May. 2005. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/i/a/document/4254_SIEVolume3Languages.pdf.
  7. "2000 Census for Astoria." Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data. 2000. U.S. Census Bureau. 1 Apr. 2000 http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US11102&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_QTP13&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U.
  8. "Knickerbocker Village." 14 Monroe Visits Astoria: Part 1. 2008. Knickerbocker Village. 30 Jul. 2008. http://knickerbockervillage.blogspot.com/2008/07/14-monroe-visits-astoria-part-1.html
  9. "2000 Census for Astoria." Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data. 2000. U.S. Census Bureau. 1 Apr. 2000 http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US11102&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_QTP13&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U.

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