In the demography of the United States , some people self-identify their ancestral origin or descent as "American", rather than the more common officially recognized racial and ethnic groups that make up the bulk of the American people . The majority of these respondents are visibly white and do not identify with their ancestral European ethnic origins. The latter response is attributed to a multitude of generational distance from ancestral lineages, and these tend be Anglo-Americans of English , Scotch-Irish , Welsh , Scottish or other British ancestries, as demographers have observed that those ancestries tend to be recently undercounted in U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey ancestry self-reporting estimates.
34-671: Dublin Pond or Dublin Lake is a 236-acre (0.96 km) water body located in Cheshire County in southwestern New Hampshire , United States, in the town of Dublin . The pond lies at an elevation of 1,480 feet (451 m) above sea level , near the height of land between the Connecticut River / Long Island Sound watershed to the west and the Merrimack River / Gulf of Maine watershed to
68-411: A median income of $ 46,014 versus $ 35,864 for females. The county's per capita income was $ 27,045. About 6.0% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over. The executive power of Cheshire County's government is held by three county commissioners, each representing one of the three commissioner districts within
102-408: A new race, a new type, in this country." Roosevelt's "race" beliefs were not unique in the 19th and early 20th century. Professor Eric Kaufmann has suggested that American nativism has been explained primarily in psychological and economic terms to the neglect of a crucial cultural and ethnic dimension. Kauffman contends American nativism cannot be understood without reference to the theorem of
136-595: Is addressed by the United States Census Bureau as follows: Some people identify their ancestry as American. This could be because their ancestors have been in United States for so long or they have such mixed backgrounds that they do not identify with any particular group. Some foreign born or children of the foreign born may report American to show that they are part of American society. There are many reasons people may report their ancestors as American, and
170-558: Is considered to be seriously undercounted, as the 6.9% of U.S. Census respondents who self-report and identify simply as "American" are primarily of these ancestries. Reynolds Farley writes that "we may now be in an era of optional ethnicity, in which no simple census question will distinguish those who identify strongly with a specific European group from those who report symbolic or imagined ethnicity." Stanley Lieberson and Mary C. Waters write "As whites become increasingly distant in generations and time from their immigrant ancestors,
204-552: Is land and 22 square miles (57 km ) (3.1%) is water. The highest point in Cheshire County is Mount Monadnock , in the northwestern part of Jaffrey , at 3,165 feet (965 m). As of the census of 2000, there were 73,825 people, 28,299 households, and 18,790 families living in the county. The population density was 104 people per square mile (40 people/km ). There were 31,876 housing units at an average density of 45 per square mile (17/km ). The county's racial makeup
238-428: Is receding from the consciousness of many white Americans. Because national origins do not count for very much in contemporary America, many whites are content with a simplified Americanized racial identity. The loss of specific ancestral attachments among many white Americans also results from high patterns of intermarriage and ethnic blending among whites of different European stocks." The response of American ancestry
272-435: Is similar to that of areas with high levels of not reporting any national ancestry. In the 2014 American Community Survey , German Americans (14.4%), Irish Americans (10.4%), English Americans (7.6%), and Italian Americans (5.4%) were the four largest self-reported European ancestry groups in the United States, forming 37.8% of the total population. However, English, Scotch-Irish , and English American demography
306-579: Is the city of Keene . Cheshire was one of the five original counties of New Hampshire, and is named for the county of Cheshire in England . It was organized in 1771 at Keene. Sullivan County was created from the northern portion of Cheshire County in 1827. Cheshire County comprises the Keene, NH micropolitan statistical area . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has an area of 729 square miles (1,890 km ), of which 707 square miles (1,830 km )
340-519: The 1980 census , 26% of United States residents cited that they were of English ancestry , making them the largest group at the time. In the 2000 United States Census, 6.9% of the American population chose to self-identify itself as having "American ancestry." The four states in which a plurality of the population reported American ancestry were Arkansas (15.7%), Kentucky (20.7%), Tennessee (17.3%), and West Virginia (18.7%). Sizable percentages of
374-547: The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 . According to U.S. Census Bureau ; "Ancestry refers to a person's ethnic origin or descent, 'roots,' or heritage, or the place of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States." According to 2000 U.S. census data, an increasing number of United States citizens identify simply as "American" on
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#1733085312676408-462: The term "American" to identify an ancestral or cultural identity dates to the late 1500s, with the term signifying "the indigenous peoples discovered in the Western Hemisphere by Europeans." In the following century, the term "American" was extended as a reference to colonists of European descent. The Oxford English Dictionary identifies this secondary meaning as "historical" and states that
442-399: The 1890s. During the antebellum period (pre-Civil War), between 1830 and 1860, Americanism acquired a restrictive political meaning due to nativist moral panics . Nativism would eventually influence Congress; in 1924, legislation limiting immigration from Southern and Eastern European countries was ratified, also quantifying previous formal and informal anti-Asian previsions, such as
476-667: The 2022 elections, the party distribution and representatives were as follows. 42°55′N 72°15′W / 42.92°N 72.25°W / 42.92; -72.25 American ancestry Although U.S. census data indicates "American ancestry" is most commonly self-reported in the Deep South , the Upland South , and Appalachia , a far greater number of Americans and expatriates equate their national identity not with ancestry, race, or ethnicity, but rather with citizenship and allegiance . The earliest attested use of
510-571: The Netherlands, and even modern-day Russia and Finland. They saw Catholic immigrants as a threat to traditional American republican values, as they were loyal to the papacy . This form of American nationalism is often identified with xenophobia and anti-Catholic sentiment . Nativist outbursts occurred in the Northeast from the 1830s to the 1850s, primarily in response to a surge of Catholic immigration. The Order of United American Mechanics
544-489: The South, only Missouri and Indiana did so. American was one of the top five ancestries reported in all Southern states except for Delaware, in four Midwestern states bordering the South (Indiana, Kansas , Missouri , and Ohio ) as well as Iowa , and in six Northwestern states ( Colorado , Idaho , Oregon , Utah , Washington , Wyoming ), but only one Northeastern state, Maine . The pattern of areas with high levels of American
578-421: The age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.2% were non-families, and 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age was 40.7 years. The county's median household income was $ 53,828 and the median family income was $ 65,936. Males had
612-408: The age of 18 living with them, 53.50% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96. 23.30% of the county's population were under
646-466: The age of 18, 11.70% were from 18 to 24, 27.00% were from 25 to 44, 24.30% were from 45 to 64, and 13.70% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males. The county's median household income was $ 42,382, and the median family income was $ 51,043. Males had a median income of $ 33,821 versus $ 25,328 for females. The county's per capita income
680-497: The age that an "American" national ethnic group had taken shape prior to the large-scale immigration of the mid-19th century . "Nativism" gained its name from the "Native American" parties of the 1840s and 1850s. In this context, "Native" does not mean indigenous or American Indian, but rather those descended from the inhabitants of the original Thirteen Colonies ( Colonial American ancestry). These " Old Stock Americans ," were predominantly Protestants from England , Sweden,
714-457: The community, including Thomas Wentworth Higginson , Abbott Handerson Thayer , and Joseph Lindon Smith . The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Cheshire County, New Hampshire Cheshire County is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2020 census , the population was 76,458. Its county seat
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#1733085312676748-536: The county. In addition to the County Commission, there are five directly elected officials: they include County Attorney, Register of Deeds, County Sheriff, Register of Probate, and County Treasurer. The legislative branch of Cheshire County is made up of all of the members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the county. In total, there are 22 members from 18 different districts. After
782-618: The east. Water from Dublin Pond flows west through a series of lakes into Minnewawa Brook, a tributary of the Ashuelot River , which flows to the Connecticut River at Hinsdale, New Hampshire . New Hampshire Route 101 , a two-lane highway, runs along the northern shore of the lake, and the town center of Dublin is less than one mile to the east. The state owns the 1.3 acre Dublin Lake Scenic Area on Route 101, which protects much of
816-623: The growth in this response has been substantial. A 2015 genetic study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics analyzed the genetic ancestry of 148,789 European Americans . The study concluded that Inferred English/Irish ancestry is found in European Americans from all states at mean proportions of more than 20% and represents a majority of ancestry (more than 50% mean proportion) in states such as Mississippi , Arkansas , and Tennessee . These states are similarly highlighted in
850-497: The north shore. The lake is classified as a coldwater fishery, with observed species including smallmouth bass , largemouth bass , brook trout , and brown bullhead . 45 historic buildings and 10 small boathouses around the lake are designated as the Dublin Lake Historic District . The buildings were part of a popular summer home community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many prominent artists stayed in
884-632: The populations of Alabama (16.8%), Mississippi (14.0%), North Carolina (13.7%), South Carolina (13.7%), Georgia (13.3%), and Indiana (11.8%) also reported American ancestry. In the Southern United States as a whole, 11.2% reported "American" ancestry, second only to African American . American was the fourth most common ancestry reported in the Midwest (6.5%) and West (4.1%). All Southern states except for Delaware , Maryland , Florida , and Texas reported 10% or more American, but outside
918-477: The question of ancestry. The Census Bureau reports the number of people in the United States who reported "American" and no other ancestry increased from 12.4 million in 1990 to 20.2 million in 2000. This increase represents the largest numerical growth of any ethnic group in the United States during the 1990s. The state with the largest increase over the past two census was Texas , where in 2000, over 1.5 million residents reported having "American ancestry." In
952-444: The tendency to distort, or remember selectively, one's ethnic origins increases.... [E]thnic categories are social phenomena that over the long run are constantly being redefined and reformulated." Mary C. Waters contends that white Americans of European origin are afforded a wide range of choice: "In a sense, they are constantly given an actual choice—they can either identify themselves with their ethnic ancestry or they can 'melt' into
986-577: The term "American" today "chiefly [means] a native (birthright) or citizen of the United States ." President Theodore Roosevelt asserted that an "American race" had been formed on the American frontier , one distinct from other ethnic groups, such as the Anglo-Saxons . He believed "(t)he conquest and settlement by the whites of the Indian lands was necessary to the greatness of the race...." "We are making
1020-416: The wider society and call themselves American." Professors Anthony Daniel Perez and Charles Hirschman write "European national origins are still common among whites—almost 3 of 5 whites name one or more European countries in response to the ancestry question. ... However, a significant share of whites respond that they are simply "American" or leave the ancestry question blank on their census forms. Ethnicity
1054-503: Was $ 20,685. About 4.40% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.50% of those under age 18 and 6.30% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States census , there were 77,117 people, 30,204 households, and 19,284 families living in the county. The population density was 109.1 inhabitants per square mile (42.1/km ). There were 34,773 housing units at an average density of 49.2 per square mile (19.0/km ). The county's racial makeup
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1088-448: Was 96.3% white, 1.2% Asian, 0.5% black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 20.7% were English , 19.1% were Irish , 12.0% were German , 8.8% were French Canadian , 8.7% were Italian , 5.0% were Scottish , and 4.7% were American . Of the 30,204 households, 27.8% had children under
1122-535: Was 97.75% White , 0.37% Black or African American , 0.31% Native American , 0.47% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.18% from other races , and 0.89% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.2% were of English , 13.1% French , 12.7% Irish , 9.3% American , 8.7% French Canadian , 6.7% Italian and 6.5% German ancestry. 95.5% spoke English , 1.4% French and 1.2% Spanish as their first language. There were 28,299 households, of which 30.60% had children under
1156-750: Was founded as a nativist fraternity, following the Philadelphia nativist riots of the preceding spring and summer, in December 1844. The New York City anti-Irish, anti-German, and anti-Catholic secret society the Order of the Star Spangled Banner was formed in 1848. Popularised nativist movements included the Know Nothing or American Party of the 1850s and the Immigration Restriction League of
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