| First and second generation ancestry | Ethnic group enumerated | Native born total | Foreign born total | Single ethnic total | Percent
of total population (a) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polish | 2637 | 400 | 3037 | 8.6 |
| Mexican | 1577 | 713 | 2290 | 6.5 |
| Italian | 1368 | 609 | 1977 | 5.6 |
| Lithuanian | 1213 | 649 | 1862 | 5.3 |
| German | 830 | 164 | 994 | 2.8 |
| Irish (b) | 509 | 56 | 565 | 1.6 |
| Yugoslavian (c) | 230 | 127 | 357 | 1.0 |
| Of UK orig. (d) | 173 | 71 | 244 | 0.7 |
| Czech | 161 | 39 | 200 | 0.6 |
| Canadian | 118 | 23 | 141 | 0.4 |
| Asian | 28 | 61 | 89 | 0.3 |
| Other ethnic reported |
962 | 459 | 1421 | 4.0 |
| All foreign stock & unreported | 9806 | 3371 | 13177 | 37.4 |
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Notes:
a. Total population of Bridgeport, 1970: 35231.
(Community Fact Book, 1980 lists the 1970 population as 35167).
b. Figures represent those originating from Eire (the Irish Free
State); those originating from Northern Ireland are counted among
the UK group.
c. Yugoslavians here are mainly Croatian.
d. UK group includes those originating from Northern Ireland and
probably are a large portion of this figure.
Source: Local Community Data Book for Chicago (1970), p. 480. See
bibliography for publication information.