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53-578: The Taylor School District is headquartered the city of Taylor in Greater Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan . The district, located in the Downriver area southwest of Detroit , has a territory of 25 square miles (65 km). The district serves Taylor and portions of Brownstown , Dearborn Heights , Inkster , and Westland . As of 2014 it is the largest governmental unit in the Downriver area and

106-924: A few Arbëreshë mixed with them. Arbëreshë Americans, therefore, are often indistinguishable from Italian Americans due to being assimilated into the greater Italian American community. The top 10 cities in the United States that have the most Albanian Americans. Albanians tend to live in the Upper South, the Midwest, and the Northeast. The Albanian community is generally concentrated in the Northeast, with populations mostly in New York City , Yonkers area, Waterbury, Connecticut area, Philadelphia , Boston and nearby Quincy . There are some Albanian communities in Florida, mainly in

159-597: A higher percentage of males than non-Albanian Americans with 52.1% of the community being male versus the American national average of 49.2%. Albanian-born population in the U.S. since 2010 (excludes Albanians born in Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro): New York City Public Schools started teaching Albanian language in the late 2010s; the language was offered to PS 105 in Morris Park, Bronx. Starting in 2024, Albanian language

212-510: A male householder with no wife present, and 31.5% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.05. The median age in the city was 36.9 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

265-597: A place of worship for the Pinellas County Albanian Muslim community since 1996. Nearby St. Petersburg has 500 Albanians, Spring Hill has 400, Gainesville has 400, Egypt Lake-Leto has 350, and Palm Harbor has 300. South Florida has an Albanian community, although it is rather very small in Miami and Miami Beach , with the 2020s estimated data showing that not even a total of 100 ethnic Albanians live in those two cities combined. 30 miles from Miami

318-531: Is Oakland Park , which has 800 Albanians, two percent of the city's population, and 350 live in Pompano Beach . Orlando and nearby communities do not have many Albanians, although Sanford , 20 miles away, has 300 Albanian residents. Within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, Plano has a large community in addition to the metropolitan area's two aforementioned cities. The zip code of 75075, west of

371-850: Is 3% ethnically Albanian. There are 5,000 Albanians in Macomb County , and several thousand in Wayne County . While few live in the Detroit city proper, many live also in the suburbs such as St. Clair Shores and Farmington Hills . (See History of the Albanian Americans in Metro Detroit ). Chicago has a large population of Albanians; the state of Illinois has over 15,000 Albanians, and 3,000 reside in Chicago proper. Exurban communities like Minooka have abundant Albanian populations. Jacksonville has

424-646: Is 4% Albanian. There are 1,200 Albanians in St. Louis County . There is an Albanian presence in the Nashville area. While much smaller in other parts of Tennessee , such as Memphis and Knoxville where both cities have less than 50 Albanians live in said cities proper, over 1,000 Albanians live in Nashville. There is an Albanian-language Christian monastery that is adjoined with a community center there. In addition to New York, Connecticut, Florida and Michigan having most of

477-496: Is distinguishable from other Albanian Americans due to their Italianized names, as well as their Albanian Greek Catholic religion. Nevertheless, Arbëreshë have a strong sense of identity, and are unique in that they speak an archaic dialect of Tosk Albanian called Arbëresh , which does not have any Ottoman influence. Greater New Orleans has a history of an Arbëreshë community, mostly descended from 19th century Sicilian immigrants. Oftentimes, wherever there are Italians, there are

530-687: Is home to the Southland Center , Taylor Sportsplex , Beaumont Hospital – Taylor , the Downriver Campus of the Wayne County Community College District , and is the founding location of Hungry Howie's Pizza . The city was also home to the now-demolished Gibraltar Trade Center . Heritage Park is located within the city and hosts the Junior League World Series , which invites youth baseball players from all over

583-666: Is rife with Albanian-descended persons. Philadelphia city proper, as well as the suburbs of Progress and Berwyn are over 2% Albanian ethnically, and Philadelphia has over 5,000 Albanians in residence; 0.3% of the city's population. The DMV area encompassing D.C., Virginia, and Maryland, has several thousand Albanians: many reside in Fairfax County, Virginia (1,000; 120 in Dulles Town Center; 100 Floris; 100 in Oakton, and several dozen in other various cities and communities within

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636-589: Is served by the Taylor School District , within which there is only one high school: Taylor High School (formerly, Harry S. Truman High School ) on Beech Daly Road. Other educational facilities include: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit previously operated St. Cyril Elementary School, St. Pascal Elementary School, and St. Alfred Elementary School in Taylor. The former two merged in 2000 forming Taylor Catholic School, before closing down in 2007. In 2011,

689-777: The Albanian language as their mother tongue in 1920 was around 6,000. After World War II the Albanians who emigrated to the U.S. were mostly political emigrants, and by 1970 the figure rose to around 17,000. Following the Expulsion of Cham Albanians from Greece in the aftermath of World War II, many of them migrated to the United States, asserting that the Communist government in Albania discriminated against and persecuted them. They managed to retain their traditions and language, and created in 1973

742-521: The Albanian-American community of the Detroit area. On November 8, 1966, citizens voted in favor of the township becoming the City of Taylor, however the city would not be officially incorporated until March 6, 1968, when the city's charter was officially approved by then governor George W. Romney a few years after the city's founding. President Bill Clinton attended the commemoration ceremony for

795-536: The Chameria Human Rights Association which later merged and became Albanian American Organization Chameria which aimed to protect their rights. (see Cham Albanians ). Allowing for the families that had abandoned their mother tongue, it is estimated that around 70,000 US citizens with an Albanian background lived in the US in 1980. In the 1990s, many Albanians from Albania , Montenegro , Serbia , and

848-665: The Communist regime of Enver Hoxha . These refugees came from all regions of Albania and settled mainly in New York. Albanians would also be instrumental in the pizzeria and restaurant industry in New York, Boston, Chicago, and other metropolises. In 1912, Albanians began arriving in the Detroit area. At the time there were groups in east Detroit, northwest Detroit, and Grosse Pointe . The early settlers originated from southern Albania, but they were recorded as being from Greece, Turkey, or from

901-515: The Great Lakes region . Taylor's climate is unsurprisingly close to that of Detroit . The City of Taylor is bordered by seven other communities. As of the census of 2010, there were 63,131 people, 24,370 households, and 16,700 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,675.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,032.8/km ). There were 26,422 housing units at an average density of 1,119.6 per square mile (432.3/km ). The racial makeup of

954-991: The Greater Philadelphia , Greater Boston , Metro Detroit , Chicagoland , Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida ; New York City , and Waterbury, Connecticut areas. About three-quarters of the Albanian American population lives in the aforementioned Eastern U.S. states (52,000 in New York State , 30,000 in Michigan , 21,000 in Massachusetts , 16,000 in Florida , 15,000 in Illinois , 15,000 in New Jersey , and 12,000 in Connecticut ). There are also smaller, yet sizable communities within

1007-628: The Greater Phoenix area, has about 2-3,000 ethnic Albanians, and an Albanian cafe in Phoenix . A small yet sizable Albanian community can be found in Washington state , including Mercer Island and within the Seattle area . Albanian-Americans are on average younger than non-Albanian Americans, having an average age of 33.5 in comparison to the American national average of 37.7. Albanian-Americans also have

1060-610: The Jacksonville area. The main other Albanian communities are in the Midwest, such as in Metro Detroit , Michigan, and Chicagoland . There are few Albanian communities elsewhere, with a small population in California and a slightly higher proportion in Texas, especially Dallas . With over 60,000 Albanian-Americans, the largest community is in New York which serves as an important pillar of

1113-667: The Oakwood Health System 's Heritage Hospital, Taylor also has commercial and industrial sectors, restaurants, and shopping. Southland Shopping Center , a regional shopping mall with over 100 stores, was opened in 1970 at Eureka Road and Pardee Road. In 2014, it was announced that the 80 acre property located at Eureka Road and I-75 which previously held the Gibraltar Trade Center would be redeveloped into what became Trader's Pointe, which opened in June 2018. Taylor had also been

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1166-537: The Professional Bowlers Association 's PBA Tour , beginning with the 1985 Budweiser Open. The tour stops have included the Greater Detroit Open, Motor City Classic, Ultimate Scoring Championship, and a PBA World Championship major event ( 2005 ). The property was sold in 2016 to Life Bridge Church, with the church preserving six of the center's 48 lanes for congregational use. The city

1219-686: The Republic of North Macedonia emigrated to the United States as refugees of war. Another Albanian American ( Kosovan-Americans ) community in the Riverside / San Bernardino area of California includes Kosovars who entered the United States at the March Joint Air Reserve Base in Riverside. A wave of mass immigration came in 1992 with the breakup of Yugoslavia and it continued in the 1990s. Some Catholic ethnic Albanians from Montenegro entered

1272-562: The United States , mostly in the Northeast and the Great Lakes region . This is a major increase since 1990, when there were only 47,710 Albanians in the U.S. The figure includes all people affiliated with United States who claim Albanian ancestry, both those born in the country and naturalized citizens, as well as those with dual citizenship who affiliate themselves with both cultures. People of Albanian descent are often concentrated in

1325-460: The United States . They trace their ancestry to the territories with a large Albanian population in the Balkans and southern Europe, including Albania , Italy , Kosovo , North Macedonia and Montenegro . They are adherents of different religions and are predominantly Muslims and Christians , while some are irreligious . In 2024, there were 224,000 counted people of Albanian descent living in

1378-805: The Albanian community. 0.3% of New York State reports Albanian ancestry, and about 0.5% of NYC residents report Albanian ancestry. There is a concentrated Albanian community around the Bronx, especially around Belmont , Bedford Park , Morris Park , as well as also in Staten Island , which is nearly one percent Albanian. Parts of Westchester County such as Yonkers and White Plains are rife with Albanian people, both having over 2,000 and 1,000 Albanians each, respectively. The New Jersey cities of Garfield , Clifton , Elmwood Park , and Lodi all bear over 500 Albanians each. The Greater Philadelphia Area of Pennsylvania

1431-696: The Albanian population, pockets of sizable Albanians are found in San Diego County , which has roughly up towards 1,000 Albanians, many residing in Santee , or in the East San Diego County area. There are also several hundred Albanian Americans in the Sacramento Valley , especially in and around Carmichael . Pasadena , in Los Angeles , also has several hundred Albanians. Scottsdale, Arizona , as well as

1484-733: The Central Expressway in Plano, is 1.5% Albanian; 500-600 residents. There is a Balkan/Albanian restaurant, cultural center in Lewisville , and one to two thousand Albanians reside in the Dallas area. There is a sizable Albanian population in Missouri , especially in Greater St. Louis ; the town of Bella Villa , which also has a large population of another Southern European ethnic group ( Bosnian Americans ),

1537-533: The Midwest such as Greater Cleveland , and Kenosha and Milwaukee , and as well as smaller East Coast communities like that of in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that encompasses Northern Virginia and Maryland . West of the Mississippi River , there are smaller ethnic Albanian communities in Dallas-Fort Worth , Houston , Phoenix , and San Diego areas. To avoid service in the Turkish War during

1590-565: The Taylor Police Department died from a fatal gunshot wound after responding to a burglary in an apartment complex in mid-2010. Edwards funeral saw participation from many local and federal law enforcement agencies during the procession . In 2019, the FBI began a federal investigation of then Mayor Rick Sollars and the City of Taylor for corruption. The FBI raided the City Hall along with

1643-566: The United States from Mexico and settled in Detroit. Some of the first ethnic Albanians to arrive in the United States were immigrants from Italy who descended from a group of Albanians known as the Arbëreshë . The Arbëreshë were a group of Albanians who fled to the Kingdom of Naples and to the Kingdom of Sicily in the 15th century to avoid invasion by the Ottoman Empire . This group of Albanians

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1696-599: The West Side of Cleveland), 14,500 live in Illinois and about 13,000 live in Connecticut. The three largest communities (New York, Michigan and Massachusetts) account for 58% of the total Albanian-American population. Michigan has an Albanian American percentage for the state recorded at 0.4%, higher than New York's at 0.3%; thus having Michigan having the highest percentage of Albanian Americans of any state. Hamtramck, Michigan

1749-443: The archdiocese announced that St. Alfred would close. In 2013, the archdiocese sold the attached part of the St. Alfred Elementary to PrepNet Schools and formed Taylor Preparatory Charter High school and walled off the hallways connecting to the main church hall of St. Alfred's. Albanian Americans Albanian Americans ( Albanian : shqiptaro-amerikanët ) are Americans of full or partial Albanian ancestry and heritage in

1802-403: The average family size was 3.09. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males. The median income for a household in the city

1855-581: The city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 65,868 people, 24,776 households, and 17,739 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,789.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,077.1/km ). There were 25,905 housing units at an average density of 1,097.2 per square mile (423.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 86.13% White , 8.75% African American , 0.68% Native American , 1.63% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.75% from other races , and 2.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.24% of

1908-422: The city was 78.0% White , 15.8% African American , 0.5% Native American , 1.8% Asian , 1.3% from other races , and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population. There were 24,370 households, of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 20.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had

1961-501: The country in which they boarded their boats to the United States. Many had initially lived in New York and New England, but moved to Detroit by the 1910s. The majority of this first wave of emigrants, approximately 10,000, did not intend to permanently settle in the U.S., and went back to Albania after World War I . Meanwhile, the post-WWII group of emigrants from Albania reached the U.S. The second group settled and intermarried in their new country. The number of Albanians that reported

2014-555: The county), Arlington County, Virginia , Loudoun County, Virginia , Montgomery County, Maryland , and Washington, D.C. itself has an Albanian American proportion that is slightly higher than the American figure of 0.06% (D.C.'s is 0.08%). Massachusetts has a large Albanian population, especially in the communities of Worcester , which has 3,000 Albanians, and Quincy with over a thousand. Some 30,000 live in Michigan, about 20,000 live in Massachusetts, approximately 4,000 live in Ohio (in Greater Cleveland , especially Lakewood and

2067-418: The existence of the artificial Coan Lake in Heritage Park , which was named in his honor. Many residents in the western portion of the township found that they lived too far away to participate in the civic affairs and functions of the township. Because of this, the residents petitioned to form a separate community. The petition was granted in 1847 and the new community was named Taylor Township. The township

2120-428: The fifth-largest school district in Wayne County. As of Summer 2013, the Inkster Public Schools District was entirely dissolved. The Taylor school district absorbed some of the Inkster boundary. Students south of Michigan and east of Middlebelt were rezoned to Taylor. As of 2014 the district has 596 full-time faculty and 148 support staff. The former includes 14 district administrators and 22 school administrators and

2173-444: The first champion from Michigan since a team from Hamtramck won the 1959 edition of the tournament. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 23.63 square miles (61.20 km ), of which 23.60 square miles (61.12 km ) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km ) (0.13%) is water. Taylor has continental climate , meaning that it has cold winters and humid summers like many other places in

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2226-447: The home to the headquarters of Masco Corporation , the 13th largest publicly traded company in Michigan. The company has been headquartered in Taylor since its foundation in 1929 by Alex Manoogian . However, in 2015 it was announced the company would be moving out of the city. The property is being leased by Ford Motor Company in an announcement released in April 2017. Taylor Lanes has hosted numerous ten-pin bowling championships on

2279-409: The late 19th century, due to Albania being under the rule of the Ottoman Empire , Albanians would arrive in the U.S., namely to Chicago , Boston , and New York. The first Albanian documented to have emigrated to the United States was Kolë Kristofori (English: Nicholas Christopher ), who landed in Boston in the early 1880s and is remembered as the pioneer of the Albanian ethnic group in the U.S. It

2332-499: The latter includes 62 teacher's aides. Taylor School District Secondary Schools Taylor, Michigan The area was originally a civil township known as Taylor Township, which was organized in 1848 and later incorporated as the city of Taylor in 1968. Taylor is the most-populated municipality of the Downriver community, and it is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the southern border of Detroit and about 15 miles (24.1 km) southwest of Downtown Detroit . Taylor

2385-442: The most Albanian Americans in Florida with 3,812 Albanians, having almost 1/4 of all Albanian Americans in Florida and 1.76% of all Albanian Americans. Jacksonville's population is 0.4% Albanian by ancestry. Clearwater , in the Tampa area, has 900 Albanian residents, almost one percent of its population, as well as an Albanian Islamic mosque. There is also another Tampa-area Albanian mosque located in Dunedin , which has served as

2438-454: The new Department of Public works building grand opening in 1996. During the middle of 2005 in preparation for Super Bowl XL in Detroit the following year, a large blue bridge was built at the intersection of Telegraph Road and I-94. It is known as the Gateway Bridge and was claimed to be Detroit's "new icon" by STRUCTURE Magazine in 2006. President Barack Obama visited the city while campaigning in 2008. Corporal Matthew Edwards with

2491-409: The population. There were 24,776 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and

2544-437: The then mayor's residence. The former mayor and city are currently still under investigation. At least one city official has pleaded guilty to bribery, as well as a local party store owner, and a local real estate developer as a result of the investigation. The Taylor North Little League team qualified for the championship game at the 2021 Little League World Series , where they defeated a team from Hamilton, Ohio , becoming

2597-448: The world for an annual tournament in August. The city is served by the Taylor School District . The city of Taylor traces its origins back to when it was originally part of Ecorse Township to the west. At this time the land was mostly rural farm land with little development. The first landowner in the area was Peter Coan, who purchased an 80-acre (32 ha) parcel from the US government in 1830. The Coan family name continues through

2650-493: Was $ 42,944, and the median income for a family was $ 48,304. Males had a median income of $ 41,170 versus $ 25,999 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,638. About 8.9% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over. In addition to its schools, the Downriver Campus of the Wayne County Community College District , churches, parks, golf courses, recreation center, library, and

2703-456: Was destroyed in a fire in 1965 however a near replica was built at Heritage Park. In 1882, German settlers in Taylor built the West Mound United Methodist Church on Eureka Road. The church sat located on Eureka Road until 1994 when it was sold to the city and relocated to Heritage Park. The church had a major fire in 2020 while construction work was being done. In 1954, the first American Bektashi Sufi lodge with significant support from

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2756-443: Was named after Major General Zachary Taylor , a hero of the Mexican–American War who would go on to serve as the twelfth president of the United States . A small train station was built in 1876 after the Wabash Railroad built a railroad line through Taylor Township. George E Hand sold the right-of-way through his land and the station was named after him. The area to some locals became known as "Hand Corners". The original station

2809-504: Was not until the 1900s that large numbers of Albanians reached the U.S. East Coast: most of them were young bachelors from southern Albania. In addition to the Boston and Chicago areas, large numbers of Albanians would make their home in the N.Y.C. area , especially in the Bronx . Workers settled in New York in the early 20th century, many of whom would find work in shoe, glass, and textile factories. A second wave of Albanians arrived after World War II , and many of them were refugees from

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