Danish diaspora

The Danish diaspora consists of Danish emigrants and their descendants, especially those that maintain some of the customs of their Danish culture. They include Danish Americans, Danish Australians and Danish Canadians.

Danish Americans

Main article: Danish Americans

Danish Americans (Danish: Dansk-Amerikanere) are Americans of Danish descent. There are approximately 1,500,000 Americans of Danish origin or descent. Most Danish-Americans live in the Western United States or the Midwestern United States. California has the largest population of people of Danish descent in the United States.^[1]

Danish Canadians

Main article: Danish Canadian

According to the 2006 Census, there were 200,035 Canadians with Danish background 17,650 of whom were born in Denmark.^[2][3]. Canada became an important destination for the Danes during the post war period. At one point, a Canadian immigration office was to be set up in Copenhagen.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Danish Americans". http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Bu-Dr/Danish-Americans.html. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
2. ^ Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables, 2006 Census
3. ^ Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (8) and Place of Birth (261) for the Immigrants and Non-permanent Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan A...
4. ^ Bender, Henning. Danish emigration to Canada