List of named ethnic enclaves in North American cities

This is a list of ethnic enclaves in North American cities. An "ethnic enclave" in this context denotes an area primarily populated by a population with similar ethnic or racial background. It does not include LGBT communities. This list also includes historic examples which may no longer be an ethnic enclave. European enclaves are somewhat more common in the North and East; Asian enclaves are somewhat more common in the West. African and Black enclaves are spread throughout, concentrated in southeast and northern cities.

List by world region and national origin

African or Black

* Black Bottom, Detroit, Michigan (historic)
* Bedford Stuyvesant, New York City (largest Black neighborhood in the U.S.)
* Black Bottom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (historic)
* Lower Bottoms, Oakland, California (gentrifying
* Bronzeville, Chicago, Illinois
* Central District, Seattle, Washington
* East Flatbush, New York City (West Indian)
* Eastside Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
* Eatonville, Florida, (historic)
* Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas
* Fillmore District, San Francisco, California (historic)
* Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma "Black Wall Street"
* Harlem, New York City "The Capital of Black America"
* The Hill District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Hunters Point, San Francisco, California (gentrifying)
* Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada (91% Afro-Canadian, the largest percentage in any Canadian community)
* Jane and Finch, Toronto, Ontario
* Langston, Oklahoma, United States (historic)
* Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California
* Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles, California
* Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana (historic)
* Overtown, Miami, Florida (historic)
* Parchester Village, Richmond, California
* Parrish Street, or Hayti, Durham, North Carolina (historic)
* Rexdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* Northeast and Southeast Washington, D.C.
* Near North Side (Omaha, Nebraska) (historic)
* Shaw, Washington, D.C.
* Sobrante Park, Oakland, California
* South Wilmington Street, Raleigh, North Carolina (historic)
* South Dallas, Dallas, Texas
* Sunnyside, Houston, Texas
* Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, Georgia
* Watts, Los Angeles, California and South Central Los Angeles
* Weeksville,New York City (historic)
* Western Addition, San Francisco, California (gentrifying)

Asia (East, South and Southeast)

* Asia District, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
* Eastlake District, Oakland, California
* Golden Village, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
* International District, Seattle, Washington, United States
* Mission San Jose District, Fremont, California

Cambodia

* Little Phnom Penh, Long Beach, California, United States

China

* Chinatown, Boston, Massachusetts
* Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois
* Chinatown, Detroit, Michigan (historic)
* Chinatown, Honolulu, Hawaii
* Chinatown, Houston, Texas
* Chinatown, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
* Chinatown, Manhattan, New York
* Chinatown, Montreal, Quebec
* Chinatown, New Orleans, Louisiana [http://www.neworleanschinatown.com/]
* Chinatown, Oakland, California
* Chinatown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Chinatown, Portland, Oregon
* Chinatown, San Francisco, California
* Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario
* Chinatown, Vancouver, British Columbia
* Chinatown, Victoria, British Columbia
* Chinatown, Washington, D.C.
* Clement Street, San Francisco, California
* Quincy, Massachusetts
* Parkside, San Francisco, California
* Sunset District, San Francisco, California

Hmong

* Frogtown, Saint Paul, Minnesota

India

* Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario
* Little India, Vancouver, British Columbia (Sikh)
* Little India/Pakistan, Artesia, California (Hindu, Muslim, Sikh)
* Little India, University Avenue, Berkeley, California
* Little India, Chicago, Illinois
* Little India, Oak Tree Road, Iselin, New Jersey
* Little India, Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey
* Little India, Hicksville, New York (Long Island)
* Little India, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City
* Little India, Chatham Street, Cary (suburban Raleigh), North Carolina
* Little India, Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
* Little India, Millbourne, Pennsylvania (highest percentage of Indians in the United States)
* Little India, Hillcroft, Houston, Texas
* Malton, Mississauga, Ontario

Japan

* Japantown, San Francisco, California
* Japantown, San Jose, California
* Japantown, Vancouver, British Columbia (aka Little Ginza)
* Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California
* Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California

Korea

* Koreatown, Chicago, Illinois
* Koreatown, Annandale, Virginia
* Koreatown, Los Angeles, California
* Koreatown, Manhattan, New York / Little Korea, New York
* Koreatown, Miami, Florida
* Koreatown, Oakland, California
* Koreatown, Toronto, Ontario
* Koreatown, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
* Little Seoul, Garden Grove, California
* Koreatown, Dallas, Texas
* Koreatown, (Long Point) Houston, Texas

Philippines

* Crocker-Amazon, San Francisco, California
* Daly City (suburban San Francisco), California
* Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, California
* Little Manila, Carson, California
* Little Manila, Stockton, California
* Little Manila, Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Little Manila, Queens, New York
* Little Manila, Jersey City, New Jersey

Taiwan

* Little Taipei, Monterey Park, California

Thailand

* Thai Town, Los Angeles, California

Vietnam

*Little Saigon Midtown, Houston, Texas
* Argyle Little Vietnam, Chicago, Illinois
* Little Saigon, Westminster, California
* Little Saigon, San Francisco, California
* Little Saigon, San Jose, California
* Fields Corner, Dorchester, Massachusetts and Boston, Massachusetts
*Seven Corners, Virginia/Washington D.C.

Europe

* Ballard, Seattle, Washington (Scandinavian)
* Basque Block, Boise, Idaho
* Bloor West Village, Toronto (Ukrainian)
* Columbia, Missouri (Bosnian) [ [http://www.refugeefilms.org/synopsis.html Neither Here Nor There ] ]
* Connemara Patch, Saint Paul, Minnesota (historic)
* East Utica, Utica, New York (Bosnian)
* Andersonville, Chicago (historic; Swedish)
* Danetown/South End, Council Bluffs, Iowa (historic)
* Lithuania Plaza, Chicago
* Little Odessa, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York (Ukrainian)
* Richmond District, San Francisco, California (Russian, Ukrainian, Eastern European)
* Little Scandinavia, San Francisco, California (historic; now the Castro District)
* Little Ukraine, Manhattan, New York (Ukrainian)
* Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois (Czech when named, but Hispanic in late 20th century, multi-cultural in early 21st century)
* Old Salem, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (historic; Moravian)
* Solvang, California (Danish)
* St. Louis, Missouri (Bosnian)
* Swede Hollow, Saint Paul, Minnesota (historic Swedish)
* Ukrainian Village, Chicago (Ukrainian)
* West Hollywood, California (Russian and Russian Jewish)
* West Seventh, Saint Paul, Minnesota (Russian)
* Jacksonville, Florida (Bosnian)
* Little Moscow, Miami, Florida
* Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, Kansas (Croatian)
* Swedesborg, Kansas (Swedish)
* Kingsburg, California (Swedish)

Czech

* Caldwell, Texas
* Hallettsville, Texas
* Little Bohemia (Omaha, Nebraska)
* Moravia, Texas
* Praha, Texas
* Praha, North Dakota
* Schulenburg, Texas
* Slavic Village, Cleveland, Ohio
* Veseley, North Dakota
* West, Texas

Eastern European Jewish

* Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario
* Thornhill, Ontario
* Beverlywood, Los Angeles, California
* Bexley (suburban Columbus), Ohio
* Cote St. Luc, Montreal, Quebec
* Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Fairfax District, Los Angeles, California
* Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City
* Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Little Odessa, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York City
* Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York City
* Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City
* Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City

Germany

* Amish Country, Pennsylvania
* Boerne, Texas
* Deutschtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [http://www.globalpittsburgh.org/communities/index.jsp?pageId=0690200091781090187613591]
* Fredericksburg, Texas
* Freistadt, Missouri
* Germantown, Connecticut
* Germantown Hills, Illinois
* Germantown, Illinois
* Germantown, Decatur County, Indiana
* Germantown, Indiana {historic}
* Germantown, Iowa
* Germantown, Kentucky
* Germantown, Louisville & Schnitzelburg, Louisville, Kentucky
* Germantown, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
* Germantown, Baltimore County, Maryland
* Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland
* Germantown, Worcester County, Maryland
* Germantown, Quincy, Massachusetts
* Germantown, Henry County, Missouri
* Germantown, Minnesota
* Germantown, North Dakota
* Germantown (CDP), New York
* Germantown, Allegany County, New York
* Germantown, Orange County, New York
* Germantown (town), New York
* Germantown, North Carolina
* Germantown, Ohio
* Germantown, Washington County, Ohio
* Germantown, Adams County, Pennsylvania
* Germantown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
* Germantown, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
* Germantown, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
* Germantown, Pike County, Pennsylvania
* Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Germantown, South Carolina
* Germantown, Cheatham County, Tennessee
* Germantown, Davidson County, Tennessee
* Germantown, Shelby County, Tennessee
* Germantown, Virginia
* Germantown, Juneau County, Wisconsin
* Germantown, Washington County, Wisconsin
* Germantown, Wisconsin
* German Village, Columbus, Ohio
* Little Germany, New York (historic; ceased to exist after the "General Slocum" disaster of 1904)
* St Bernard, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Yorkville, Manhattan, New York City
* Lancaster, Pennsylvania
* Germany, Pennsylvania
* East Berlin, Pennsylvania
* Kitchener, Ontario (formerly Berlin)
* New Braunfels, Texas
* Schulenburg, Texas
* Schertz, Texas
* St. Jacobs, Ontario
* Kief, North Dakota
* Berlin, North Dakota
* New Leipzig, North Dakota
* Karlsruhe, North Dakota
* Kulm, North Dakota
* Danzig, North Dakota
* Strasburg, North Dakota
* Hamburg, North Dakota
* Dresden, North Dakota
* Osnabrock, North Dakota
* Lehr, North Dakota
* Enderlin, North Dakota
* Oberon, North Dakota

Greece

* Astoria, Queens, New York
* Greektown, Baltimore, Maryland
* Greektown, Chicago, Illinois
* Greektown, Denver
* Greektown, Detroit, Michigan
* Greektown, Montreal, Canada
* Greektown, Tarpon Springs, Florida
* Greektown, Toronto, Canada
* Greektown, Vancouver, Canada
* Greek Town, Omaha, Nebraska (historic)
* Tremont, Cleveland, Ohio

There also formerly existed a Greek enclave in Kansas City, Missouri, but much of this has dispersed throughout the area.

Ireland

* Beverly, Chicago, Illinois
* Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois
* Cabbagetown, Toronto, Ontario (historic)
* Canaryville, Chicago, Illinois
* Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts
* Cliffside, Toronto, Ontario
* Corktown, Detroit, Michigan
* Corktown, Hamilton, Ontario
* Corktown, Toronto, Ontario
* Dogtown, St. Louis, Missouri
* Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
* Eureka Valley, San Francisco, California (historic; now the Castro District)
* Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, New York
* Griffintown, Montreal, Quebec (historic)
* Locust Point, Baltimore, Maryland
* Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York
* Irish Channel, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Kamm's Corners, Cleveland, Ohio
* Mount Greenwood, Chicago, Illinois
* Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montreal, Quebec
* Somerville, Massachusetts
* Southie/South Boston, Massachusetts
* South Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
* Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (historic)
* Tipperary Hill, Syracuse, New York
* West Park, Cleveland, Ohio
* Woodlawn, Bronx, New York
* Woodside, Queens, New York

Italy

* Arthur Avenue, Bronx, New York City
* Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City
* Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [http://www.visitpittsburgh.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=462]
* Brier Hill, Youngstown, Ohio
* Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City
* Città Italiana (Saint Leonard), Montreal, Quebec
* Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York City
* Corso Italia, Toronto, Ontario
* East Utica, Utica, New York
* Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island
* Heart of Italy, Chicago, Illinois
* Italian Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Italian Village [http://www.italianvillage.org/] , Columbus, Ohio
* LaSalle, Montreal, Quebec
* Little Italy, Baltimore, Maryland
* Little Italy, Chicago, Illinois
* Little Italy (Murray Hill), Cleveland, Ohio
* Little Italy, Los Angeles, California (historic; now Chinatown)
* Little Italy, Manhattan, New York City
* Little Italy, Montreal, Quebec
* Little Italy of the Bronx, New York City
* Little Italy, Omaha, Nebraska (historic)
* Little Italy, Paterson, New Jersey
* Little Italy, San Diego, California
* Little Italy, Syracuse, New York
* Little Italy, Toronto, Ontario (historic; now more Portuguese than Italian)
* Little Italy, Vancouver, British Columbia
* North End, Boston, Massachusetts
* North Beach, San Francisco, California
* North Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
* Petite-Patrie, Montreal, Quebec
* Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles (R.D.P.), Montreal, Quebec
* Temescal, Oakland, California (historic)
* The Hill, St. Louis, Missouri
* The Northeast, Kansas City, Missouri
* Via Italia, Montreal
* Via Italia, Windsor, Ontario
* Via Italia, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
* Youngstown, Ohio

Poland

* Andrew Square, South Boston, Massachusetts
* Cheektowaga, New York
* Garfield Ridge, Chicago
* Little Poland, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
* Hamtramck, Michigan, separate municipality enclave of Detroit, Michigan
* Jackowo, Chicago, Illinois
* Poletown, Detroit, Michigan
* Polish Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Roncesvalles Village, Toronto, Ontario
* Slavic Village, Cleveland, Ohio
* West Allis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
* Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York (historic)
* Sheelytown, Omaha, Nebraska (historic)
* Warsaw, North Dakota

Portugal

* Artesia, California (historic)
* Little Italy, Toronto, Ontario (Despite its name, this neighborhood is now more Portuguese than Italian.)
* Little Portugal, Montreal, Quebec
* Little Portugal, Newark, New Jersey (Ironbound section)
* Jingletown, Oakland, California (historic)
* Little Portugal, San Jose, California
* Portugal Village, Toronto, Ontario
* Brockton Village, Toronto, Ontario (formerly Irish)
* New Bedford, Massachusetts (Portuguese and Cape Verdean)
* Provincetown, Massachusetts (gentrifying)
* Oakwood-Vaughan, Toronto, Ontario
* Somerville, Massachusetts

Middle East and Central Asia

* Arabian Village, Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan
* Assyrian District, northern Chicago, Illinois
* Chaldean Town, Detroit, Michigan
* East Dearborn, Michigan (Iraqi)
* Little Arabia, Albany Park, Chicago, Illinois
* Little Gaza, Anaheim, California
* Little Kabul, Fremont, California (the largest Afghan population in the United States in 2001)
* Little Persia, Los Angeles, California (Iranian)
* Little Arabia/Little Istanbul, Paterson, New Jersey and Clifton, New Jersey
* Little Tel Aviv, Miami, Florida
* Saint Laurent, Montreal

Armenia

* Little Armenia
** Little Armenia, Los Angeles, California
** Little Armenia, Watertown, Massachusetts
** Old Armenian Town, Fresno, California

Latin America and Caribbean

* Adams Morgan, Washington, D.C. (Central American Hispanic)
* Arlandria, Alexandria, Virginia/Washington D.C. (Central American Hispanic)
* Capital Hill District, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (mostly Mexican)
* Barrio chino, Lima, Peru
* Christie Pits, Toronto, Ontario (Central and South American and others)
* Coachella, California (predominantly Mexican community, town is over 90% Hispanic)
* West Dallas, Dallas,Texas mostly Mexican & Black
* Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts (Haitian and Jamaican)
* Eglinton West (also known as Little Jamaica), Toronto, Ontario
* Fruitvale, Oakland, California
* Inwood, Manhattan, New York (Dominican)
* Jackson Heights, Queens, New York (formerly Colombian, now a mixture South American and Mexican cultures)
* Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mexican)
* Liberdade, São Paulo, Brazil
* Little Haiti, Miami, Florida
* Little Havana, Miami, Florida
* Little Lima, Paterson, New Jersey
* Logan Heights, San Diego, California
* Little Village, Chicago, Illinois (Mexican)
* Loisaida, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York (Hispanic in late 20th century)
* Magnolia Park, Houston, Texas (Mexican)
* Mattapan, Boston, Massachusetts (Haitian)
* Mexicantown, Detroit, Michigan
* Mission District, San Francisco, California (gentrifying)
* Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California (Mexican, formerly known as Sonora Town, birthplace of Los Angeles)
*Paseo Boricua, Chicago, Illinois (Puerto Rican)
*Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois (Mexican)
* Second Ward, Houston, Texas (Mexican)
* Santa Ana, California (heavily Mexican immigrant and Central American population)
* Siler City (suburban Raleigh-Durham), North Carolina (Mexican)
* Spanish Harlem, Manhattan, New York (Puerto Rican)
* Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York (Dominican)
* Westside, St. Paul, Minnesota (Mexican)
* Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, New York (Dominican, Cuban, Mexican, more with gentrification)

Others

Canada

* "Little Canadas" are spread all over the United States, founded almost entirely of French Canadians (from Quebec), with English Canadians tending to assimilate immediately on arrival. Many historic "French" communities in the United States (especially outside the Louisiana area) actually have roots in the Quebec diaspora rather than in France. See:
** Frog Hollow, Hartford, Connecticut (French-speaking when named, but African-American and Hispanic in late 20th century)
** Little Canada, Minnesota (founded by French Canadian Americans)

ee also

*Block Settlement, in Canada, a rural equivalent to an urban ethnic neighborhood
*Gay village, an urban enclave centered around sexual orientation rather than ethnicity

References

External links

* [http://www.asian-nation.org/enclaves.shtml Asian-Nation: Asian American Ethnic Communities & Enclaves]
* [http://www.comunesofitaly.org/LittleItalys.htm Little Italys around the World]
* [http://www.tndtownpaper.com/Volume6/ethnic_enclaves.htm Ethnic Enclaves in the Urbanism of America]
* [http://mumford1.dyndns.org/cen2000/suburban/SuburbanReport/SubReport.pdf The New Ethnic Enclaves in America’s Suburbs] (pdf)
* [http://www.empirical.ca/AC-11/modules/mod17/ Diversity and Community: Ethnic Enclaves and Segregation]