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Unlike other ethnic groups, however, German ethnic identity was not just transplanted from Europe but rather was a product of Wisconsin: immigrants at first thought of themselves as “Prussians,” “Bavarians,” or “Rhinelanders,” not as “Germans.”
Ethnic groups. Most Barbadians are of African or mixed-race descent. They are descendants of enslaved people brought from West Africa. Mixed-race Barbadians are descendants of Europeans, Africans, and other ethnic groups. White Barbadians are mainly of British and Irish descent.
Wisconsin's racial minority population increased 500 percent between 1970 and 2013, whereas its white population grew by about 50 percent. African Americans are the largest racial minority group in Wisconsin. The state’s African-American population has its origins in the 19th century, but most people arrived after World War II.
Barbadian (or Bajan) Americans are Americans of full or partial Barbadian heritage. The 2000 Census recorded 53,785 US residents born on the Caribbean island [ 2] 52,170 of whom were born to non-American parents [ 3] and 54,509 people who described their ethnicity as Barbadian. [ 4]
Ethnic Relations. About 80% of all Barbadians are the descendants of former African slaves. Barbados also has a high proportion of citizens with a largely European ancestry. Barbados is generally free from ethnic tension.
DESCRIPTION. This map shows the location of major settlement regions for various ethnic groups. Includes a legend in lower left hand corner. Sparse settlement is represented by white. Diverse Nationalities (No majority of nationalities, Indian) are represented in blue. The British Isles (English, Scots, Irish, Welsh) are represented in red).
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Ninety-two percent were of African ethnic origin, four percent white, one percent Asian Indian, and three percent of mixed race. About 70 percent live in the urban area that stretches along the sheltered Caribbean Sea side of the island from Speightstown in the north, to Oistins in the south, and St. Philip in the southeast.
