St. Lawrence County
LANGUAGE
The Census asks questions about language use at home to locate groups of people who speak a language other than English. Their isolation or integration into a primarily English speaking community can be determined by their ability to speak English proficiently.
Language Spoken at Home, 1990-2000
|
|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
99,019 |
94.72% |
100,287 |
94.65% |
Spanish |
1,330 |
1.27% |
1,631 |
1.54% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,368 |
3.22% |
3,241 |
3.06% |
Asian Language** |
450 |
0.43% |
400 |
0.38% |
Other |
373 |
0.36% |
398 |
0.38% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
104,540 |
100.00% |
105,957 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
564 |
34.58% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,070 |
33.01% |
Asian Language** |
211 |
52.75% |
Other Language |
46 |
11.56% |
Total |
1,891 |
1.78% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
606 |
45.56% |
Other Indo-European* |
831 |
24.67% |
Asian Language** |
127 |
28.22% |
Other Language |
96 |
25.74% |
Total |
1,660 |
1.59% |
* "Other Indo-European" excludes English and Spanish. "Indo-European" is not synonymous with "European." French, German, Hindi, and Persian are all classified as Indo-European. Hungarian, on the other hand, is lumped into "Other Language."
** "Asian Language" includes languages indigenous to Asia and Pacific islands areas that are not also Indo-European languages. Chinese, Japanese, Telugu, and Hawaiian are all classified here.
Also note that ability to speak English "very well" is based on the self-assessment of those responding to Census questions, not on a test of language ability.
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).
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