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A single map compares the distribution of six major languages other than English spoken in individual households throughout the city. These languages are Spanish, Chinese, French (Haitian) Creole, Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Italian. For all of Boston, approximately 36% of the total population speaks a language other than English, compared to 26% in 1990. The highest percentages are found in East Boston (68.5%), Dorchester (41.6%) and Roslindale (40.6%). In Boston Public Schools, 47% of the students speak a language other than English as their first language, while English Language Learner students speak more than 85 different languages as their home language.
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Boston's top 6 foreign languages spoken at home, 2010
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map
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title
Boston's top 6 foreign languages spoken at home, 2010
description
A single map compares the distribution of six major languages other than English spoken in individual households throughout the city. These languages are Spanish, Chinese, French (Haitian) Creole, Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Italian. For all of Boston, approximately 36% of the total population speaks a language other than English, compared to 26% in 1990. The highest percentages are found in East Boston (68.5%), Dorchester (41.6%) and Roslindale (40.6%). In Boston Public Schools, 47% of the students speak a language other than English as their first language, while English Language Learner students speak more than 85 different languages as their home language.
date
["[2014]"]
year
2014
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No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_014898
creators
Boston Redevelopment Authority
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Boston (Mass.)--Maps
Linguistic demography--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
Language and languages--Maps
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Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
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Maps
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Cartographic
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Suffolk
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Boston
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Boston
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Boston Redevelopment Authority
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42.35
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-71.05
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1 map : color ; 83 x 67 cm
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Source: 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Shows tracts where 10% or more of adults speak at home Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Portuguese, French Creole or Italian.
Maps created for a 2014 exhibition at the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library.
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