Blaine 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 |
10,165 |
95.63% |
10,231 |
90.74% |
Spanish |
246 |
2.31% |
714 |
6.33% |
Other Indo-European* |
162 |
1.52% |
97 |
0.86% |
Asian Language** |
3 |
0.03% |
111 |
0.98% |
Other |
53 |
0.50% |
122 |
1.08% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
10,629 |
100.00% |
11,275 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
348 |
48.74% |
Other Indo-European* |
32 |
32.99% |
Asian Language** |
21 |
18.92% |
Other Language |
45 |
36.89% |
Total |
446 |
3.96% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
81 |
32.93% |
Other Indo-European* |
75 |
46.30% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
14 |
26.42% |
Total |
170 |
1.60% |
* "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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