Ancestry in the Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois (Township)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Cook County and the Thornton Township
Thornton Township
Cook County
0%20%40%60%CountOther1Unclassified2PolishGermanIrishItalianSubsaharan AfricanDutchAmericanEnglishNigerianAfricanWest IndianFrenchSwedish74.183136%53.351793%74.183136%74.2%125,710126k9.172130%8.973090%9.172130%9.2%15,54315.5k4.029293%8.473738%4.029293%4.0%6,8283.956709%10.095159%3.956709%4.0%6,7053.172449%9.293525%3.172449%3.2%5,3762.352191%5.610823%2.352191%2.4%3,9862.046513%1.101639%2.046513%2.0%3,4681.870069%0.841748%1.870069%1.9%3,1691.708968%2.356465%1.708968%1.7%2,8961.187308%2.894344%1.187308%1.2%2,0120.978998%0.251761%0.978998%1.0%1,6590.894022%0.569136%0.894022%0.9%1,5150.633192%0.422108%0.633192%0.6%1,0730.594244%1.119123%0.594244%0.6%1,0070.554116%1.336069%0.554116%0.6%939

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Cook County and the Thornton Township
Thornton Township
Cook County
0%20%40%60%80%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanOther HispanicCubanCentral AmericanSalvadoranSpaniard89.817812%77.639884%89.817812%89.8%19,42419.4k11.462%11.5%5.608989%11.026311%5.608989%5.6%1,2130.716%0.72%1.724776%1.517170%1.724776%1.7%3730.220%0.22%1.243873%1.238581%1.243873%1.2%2690.159%0.16%0.901692%3.819216%0.901692%0.9%1950.115%0.12%0.605752%0.707003%0.605752%0.6%1310.077%0.08%0.517895%0.536498%0.517895%0.5%1120.066%0.07%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Cook County and the Thornton Township
Thornton Township
Cook County
0%10%20%30%Count%IndianFilipinoVietnameseChineseJapaneseCambodianPakistaniKoreanMongolian28.748707%31.145049%28.748707%28.7%2780.164%0.16%26.473630%18.608895%26.473630%26.5%2560.151%0.15%14.994829%4.015985%14.994829%15.0%1450.086%0.09%10.237849%20.414146%10.237849%10.2%990.058%0.06%7.755946%3.509620%7.755946%7.8%750.044%0.04%5.687694%0.490995%5.687694%5.7%550.032%0.03%3.722854%5.119256%3.722854%3.7%360.021%0.02%1.447777%9.845045%1.447777%1.4%140.008%0.01%0.930714%0.593553%0.930714%0.9%90.005%0.01%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in the Thornton Township

Polish Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.6%5.3%7.9%10.5%13.2%

German Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.1%8.2%12.3%16.4%20.6%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.0%8.1%12.1%16.2%20.3%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.3%4.6%6.9%9.2%11.5%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.3%4.6%6.9%9.3%11.6%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.6%8.8%11.0%

American Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.8%5.0%6.3%

English Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.3%8.0%

Nigerian Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting ' Nigerian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.3%3.4%4.5%5.7%

African Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.5%4.7%5.9%

West Indian Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%

French Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.5%3.3%4.2%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Jamaican Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting ' Jamaican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.40%0.80%1.20%1.60%2.01%

Serbian Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Serbian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.7%3.5%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0%8%17%25%33%42%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.5%4.4%

Cuban Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cuban' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.28%0.55%0.83%1.11%1.39%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.28%0.55%0.83%1.11%1.39%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.1%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.17%0.35%0.52%0.70%0.88%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.44%0.88%1.32%1.76%2.20%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.27%0.55%0.82%1.10%1.38%

Japanese Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.19%0.37%0.56%0.75%0.94%
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Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Chicago Area

There are 226 county subdivisions in the Chicago Area. This section compares the Thornton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Thornton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 54,390.

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Thornton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain the Thornton Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Palos TownshipPalosOrland TownshipOrlandLeyden TownshipLeydenSt. John TownshipSt. JohnElk Grove TownshipElk GrvFrankfort TownshipFrankfortLyons TownshipLyonsMaine TownshipMaineWheeling TownshipWheelingWayne TownshipWayneWorth TownshipWorthLockport TownshipLockportAlgonquin TownshipAlgonquinSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgAddison TownshipAddisonPlainfield TownshipPlainfieldBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdalePalatine TownshipPalatineDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvLisle TownshipLisleNorthfield TownshipNorthfieldYork TownshipWheatland TownshipWheatlandHanover TownshipHanoverBremen TownshipBremenMilton TownshipMiltonDundee TownshipDundeeNorth TownshipNAvon TownshipChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaVernon TownshipVernonOswego TownshipOswegoDu Page TownshipDu PageCook CountyCookNew Trier TownshipNew TrierWarren TownshipWarrenNaperville TownshipNapervilleIllinoisNiles TownshipNilesKenoshaEast North CentralEvanston TownshipEvanstonChicagoBerwyn TownshipBerwynProviso TownshipProvisoMidwestJoliet TownshipJolietElgin TownshipElginBloom TownshipBloomThornton TownshipThorntonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCalumet TownshipCalumetRich TownshipAurora TownshipAuroraWaukegan TownshipWaukeganCicero TownshipCicero25.142305%25.142305%25.1%13,78113.8k119.100977%19.100977%19.1%18,99019.0k217.545484%17.545484%17.5%16,29816.3k317.538144%17.538144%17.5%11,73611.7k417.219666%17.219666%17.2%16,05216.1k516.452138%16.452138%16.5%9,599615.473613%15.473613%15.5%17,44017.4k715.113322%15.113322%15.1%20,62520.6k814.879382%14.879382%14.9%23,06223.1k914.736905%14.736905%14.7%9,9201014.677519%14.677519%14.7%22,43422.4k1114.642263%14.642263%14.6%8,8001214.060089%14.060089%14.1%12,30312.3k1313.672742%13.672742%13.7%18,05818.1k1413.290913%13.290913%13.3%11,90611.9k1513.061455%13.061455%13.1%10,64610.6k1612.499446%12.499446%12.5%14,10214.1k1712.459247%12.459247%12.5%14,17814.2k1811.886265%11.886265%11.9%17,68717.7k1911.065522%11.065522%11.1%13,18813.2k2010.716794%10.716794%10.7%9,3072110.688349%10.688349%10.7%13,40813.4k2210.146386%10.146386%10.1%8,470239.859910%9.859910%9.9%9,938249.578846%9.578846%9.6%10,59210.6k259.437802%9.437802%9.4%11,17711.2k269.355001%9.355001%9.4%6,125279.216491%9.216491%9.2%14,59814.6k289.172526%9.172526%9.2%5,936299.152264%9.152264%9.2%872,064872k9.114418%9.114418%9.1%6,168308.586137%8.586137%8.6%4,670318.478792%8.478792%8.5%7,500328.473738%8.473738%8.5%442,971443k7.871170%7.871170%7.9%4,421337.335399%7.335399%7.3%4,735347.293412%7.293412%7.3%7,443357.048835%7.048835%7.0%905,894906k6.898695%6.898695%6.9%7,324366.394633%6.394633%6.4%6,386376.187002%6.187002%6.2%2,888,8722.89M5.967776%5.967776%6.0%4,504385.844915%5.844915%5.8%158,632159k395.589038%5.589038%5.6%3,153405.198872%5.198872%5.2%7,887415.060008%5.060008%5.1%3,424,4353.42M4.478925%4.478925%4.5%3,920424.379647%4.379647%4.4%4,524434.377056%4.377056%4.4%3,991444.029293%4.029293%4.0%6,828452.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M2.884397%2.884397%2.9%2,921462.726034%2.726034%2.7%2,100472.302265%2.302265%2.3%3,410482.215575%2.215575%2.2%2,000491.847044%1.847044%1.8%1,55150

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Illinois

There are 1,710 county subdivisions in Illinois. This section compares the Thornton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Thornton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 54,812.

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Thornton Township, selected other county subdivisions in Illinois, and entities that contain the Thornton Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Palos TownshipPalosOrland TownshipOrlandLeyden TownshipLeydenElk Grove TownshipElk GrvFrankfort TownshipFrankfortLyons TownshipLyonsMaine TownshipMaineWheeling TownshipWheelingWayne TownshipWayneWorth TownshipWorthLockport TownshipLockportAlgonquin TownshipAlgonquinSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgAddison TownshipAddisonPlainfield TownshipPlainfieldBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdalePalatine TownshipPalatineDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvLisle TownshipLisleNorthfield TownshipNorthfieldYork TownshipWheatland TownshipWheatlandHanover TownshipHanoverBremen TownshipBremenMilton TownshipMiltonDundee TownshipDundeeAvon TownshipChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaVernon TownshipVernonDu Page TownshipDu PageCook CountyCookNew Trier TownshipNew TrierWarren TownshipWarrenNaperville TownshipNapervilleIllinoisNiles TownshipNilesEast North CentralEvanston TownshipEvanstonChicagoBerwyn TownshipBerwynProviso TownshipProvisoMidwestJoliet TownshipJolietElgin TownshipElginBloom TownshipBloomThornton TownshipThorntonChampaign City TownshipChampaign CityRockford TownshipRockfordUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBloomington City TownshipBloomington CityRich TownshipAurora TownshipAuroraWaukegan TownshipWaukeganCapital TownshipCapitalPeoria City TownshipPeoria CityCicero TownshipCicero25.142305%25.142305%25.1%13,78113.8k119.100977%19.100977%19.1%18,99019.0k217.545484%17.545484%17.5%16,29816.3k317.219666%17.219666%17.2%16,05216.1k416.452138%16.452138%16.5%9,599515.473613%15.473613%15.5%17,44017.4k615.113322%15.113322%15.1%20,62520.6k714.879382%14.879382%14.9%23,06223.1k814.736905%14.736905%14.7%9,920914.677519%14.677519%14.7%22,43422.4k1014.642263%14.642263%14.6%8,8001114.060089%14.060089%14.1%12,30312.3k1213.672742%13.672742%13.7%18,05818.1k1313.290913%13.290913%13.3%11,90611.9k1413.061455%13.061455%13.1%10,64610.6k1512.499446%12.499446%12.5%14,10214.1k1612.459247%12.459247%12.5%14,17814.2k1711.886265%11.886265%11.9%17,68717.7k1811.065522%11.065522%11.1%13,18813.2k1910.716794%10.716794%10.7%9,3072010.688349%10.688349%10.7%13,40813.4k2110.146386%10.146386%10.1%8,470229.859910%9.859910%9.9%9,938239.578846%9.578846%9.6%10,59210.6k249.437802%9.437802%9.4%11,17711.2k259.355001%9.355001%9.4%6,125269.172526%9.172526%9.2%5,936279.152264%9.152264%9.2%872,064872k9.114418%9.114418%9.1%6,168288.478792%8.478792%8.5%7,500298.473738%8.473738%8.5%442,971443k7.871170%7.871170%7.9%4,421307.335399%7.335399%7.3%4,735317.293412%7.293412%7.3%7,443327.048835%7.048835%7.0%905,894906k6.898695%6.898695%6.9%7,324336.187002%6.187002%6.2%2,888,8722.89M5.967776%5.967776%6.0%4,504345.844915%5.844915%5.8%158,632159k355.589038%5.589038%5.6%3,153365.198872%5.198872%5.2%7,887375.060008%5.060008%5.1%3,424,4353.42M4.478925%4.478925%4.5%3,920384.379647%4.379647%4.4%4,524394.377056%4.377056%4.4%3,991404.029293%4.029293%4.0%6,828413.743859%3.743859%3.7%3,170423.401462%3.401462%3.4%5,928432.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M2.874898%2.874898%2.9%2,253442.726034%2.726034%2.7%2,100452.302265%2.302265%2.3%3,410462.215575%2.215575%2.2%2,000471.983684%1.983684%2.0%2,310481.958929%1.958929%2.0%2,050491.847044%1.847044%1.8%1,55150

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares the Thornton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Thornton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Thornton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Thornton Township
0%5%10%15%Count#WarrenSterling HeightsSterling HtsMaine TownshipMaineWheeling TownshipWheelingWorth TownshipWorthSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdalePalatine TownshipPalatineDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvLisle TownshipLisleYork TownshipMilton TownshipMiltonNorth TownshipNChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaToledoCook CountyCookMilwaukeeGrand RapidsIllinoisAnn ArborEast North CentralChicagoMadisonProviso TownshipProvisoMidwestClevelandThornton TownshipThorntonOmahaMinneapolisRockford TownshipRockfordSt. PaulUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFargoWashington TownshipWashingtonLincolnAkronAurora TownshipAuroraOlatheOverland ParkColumbusSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldCapital TownshipCapitalSioux FallsSt. LouisCedar RapidsLawrence TownshipLawrenceCincinnatiKaw TownshipDaytonDetroitKansas CityCenter TownshipCtrTopekaWichitaWayne TownshipWayneBlue Township15.759353%15.759353%15.8%21,28621.3k115.180673%15.180673%15.2%19,98920.0k215.113322%15.113322%15.1%20,62520.6k314.879382%14.879382%14.9%23,06223.1k414.677519%14.677519%14.7%22,43422.4k513.672742%13.672742%13.7%18,05818.1k612.499446%12.499446%12.5%14,10214.1k712.459247%12.459247%12.5%14,17814.2k811.886265%11.886265%11.9%17,68717.7k911.065522%11.065522%11.1%13,18813.2k1010.688349%10.688349%10.7%13,40813.4k119.437802%9.437802%9.4%11,17711.2k129.216491%9.216491%9.2%14,59814.6k139.152264%9.152264%9.2%872,064872k8.512608%8.512608%8.5%23,90823.9k148.473738%8.473738%8.5%442,971443k7.079670%7.079670%7.1%42,38442.4k157.072161%7.072161%7.1%13,71213.7k167.048835%7.048835%7.0%905,894906k6.561264%6.561264%6.6%7,748176.187002%6.187002%6.2%2,888,8722.89M5.844915%5.844915%5.8%158,632159k185.724412%5.724412%5.7%14,08414.1k195.198872%5.198872%5.2%7,887205.060008%5.060008%5.1%3,424,4353.42M4.052266%4.052266%4.1%15,77015.8k214.029293%4.029293%4.0%6,828223.829626%3.829626%3.8%16,96817.0k233.769491%3.769491%3.8%15,25415.3k243.401462%3.401462%3.4%5,928253.167317%3.167317%3.2%9,412262.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M2.893489%2.893489%2.9%3,355272.868428%2.868428%2.9%3,907282.536463%2.536463%2.5%6,925292.493602%2.493602%2.5%4,950302.302265%2.302265%2.3%3,410312.101862%2.101862%2.1%2,791322.087335%2.087335%2.1%3,836332.082179%2.082179%2.1%17,05417.1k342.045562%2.045562%2.0%3,378351.983684%1.983684%2.0%2,310361.916686%1.916686%1.9%2,751371.743822%1.743822%1.7%5,511381.719200%1.719200%1.7%2,227391.699640%1.699640%1.7%2,079401.596250%1.596250%1.6%4,757411.485947%1.485947%1.5%2,551421.463055%1.463055%1.5%2,065431.441964%1.441964%1.4%9,855441.396948%1.396948%1.4%2,092451.309224%1.309224%1.3%1,926461.212815%1.212815%1.2%1,546471.029809%1.029809%1.0%3,996480.985854%0.985854%1.0%1,391490.815993%0.815993%0.8%1,28750

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Thornton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Thornton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Thornton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Thornton Township
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Chicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaCook CountyCookMilwaukeeIllinoisEast North CentralChicagoMidwestThornton TownshipThorntonTown of HempsteadHempsteadManhattanPhiladelphiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDenverBostonQueensBrooklynTucsonPhoenixBaltimoreSeattleWashingtonLas VegasColumbusSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…PlanoNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisSan FranciscoTampaSan DiegoTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNortheast TarrantNE TarrantSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyLos AngelesAustinOrlandoDetroitAlbuquerqueAtlantaSan JoseSacramentoTulsaLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodMiamiNortheast DallasNE DallasOntarioAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Salt Lake CitySalt Lk CityHoustonFort WorthSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlSan BernardinoEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyFresnoBronxSouthwest DallasSW DallasEl Paso9.152264%9.152264%9.2%872,064872k8.473738%8.473738%8.5%442,971443k7.079670%7.079670%7.1%42,38442.4k17.048835%7.048835%7.0%905,894906k6.187002%6.187002%6.2%2,888,8722.89M5.844915%5.844915%5.8%158,632159k25.060008%5.060008%5.1%3,424,4353.42M4.029293%4.029293%4.0%6,8283.944020%3.944020%3.9%30,31830.3k33.515375%3.515375%3.5%57,47657.5k43.432316%3.432316%3.4%53,54253.5k52.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M2.537000%2.537000%2.5%16,82816.8k62.479344%2.479344%2.5%16,32116.3k72.437045%2.437045%2.4%56,29656.3k82.402476%2.402476%2.4%62,62962.6k92.389780%2.389780%2.4%20,88320.9k102.373332%2.373332%2.4%75,61475.6k112.255717%2.255717%2.3%14,00814.0k122.213549%2.213549%2.2%23,10523.1k132.118939%2.118939%2.1%13,96414.0k142.114860%2.114860%2.1%39,54739.5k152.082179%2.082179%2.1%17,05417.1k162.013560%2.013560%2.0%11,80811.8k171.998222%1.998222%2.0%13,16813.2k181.993057%1.993057%2.0%10,90810.9k191.856794%1.856794%1.9%13,89313.9k201.805166%1.805166%1.8%15,34915.3k211.799588%1.799588%1.8%11,99112.0k221.706866%1.706866%1.7%40,62440.6k231.668822%1.668822%1.7%13,49813.5k241.660729%1.660729%1.7%9,514251.613205%1.613205%1.6%29,69929.7k261.588292%1.588292%1.6%40,89440.9k271.506947%1.506947%1.5%12,94312.9k281.477879%1.477879%1.5%8,609291.441964%1.441964%1.4%9,855301.297656%1.297656%1.3%8,334311.291696%1.291696%1.3%7,493321.273214%1.273214%1.3%22,36722.4k331.180545%1.180545%1.2%13,22613.2k341.138994%1.138994%1.1%6,746351.101962%1.101962%1.1%6,370361.002367%1.002367%1.0%9,651370.983099%0.983099%1.0%15,20915.2k380.974852%0.974852%1.0%6,276390.962082%0.962082%1.0%16,32916.3k400.931564%0.931564%0.9%9,173410.890070%0.890070%0.9%29,40329.4k420.865552%0.865552%0.9%7,374430.629888%0.629888%0.6%4,419440.625084%0.625084%0.6%5,243450.624997%0.624997%0.6%5,979460.522251%0.522251%0.5%3,615470.469451%0.469451%0.5%6,745480.408279%0.408279%0.4%3,944490.380333%0.380333%0.4%2,08650

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Thornton Township. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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