List of ethnic enclaves in North American cities
This is a list of ethnic enclaves in North American cities.
The term ethnic enclave when used in the context of North American cities, has a slightly different meaning than it does when used elsewhere. The formal use of enclave implies a community or population that is essentially trapped within walls and completely surrounded by an unfriendly population or government.
European enclaves are somewhat more common in the North and East; Asian enclaves are somewhat more common in the West.
List by world region and national origin
Asia (East and South)
- Asia West, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
- Convoy Street, San Diego, California (Korean, Chinese, Japanese)
- Somerset Heights, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Chinese, Vietnamese) [1]
Cambodia
- Little Phnom Penh, Long Beach, California, United States
China
- Chinatown, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Chinatown, Detroit, Michigan, United States (historic)
- Chinatown, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Chinatown, Houston, Texas, United States
- Chinatown, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Chinatown, Manhattan, New York, United States
- Chinatown, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States [2]
- Chinatown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Chinatown, Portland, Oregon, United States
- Chinatown, Oakland, California, United States
- Chinatown, San Francisco, California, United States
- Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Chinatown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Chinatown, Washington, D.C., United States
- International District, Seattle, Washington, United States
- Chinatown, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Windsor, Ontario, Wyandotte Street West, Canada
- Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, United States
India
- Little India(Calcutta), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Little India, Artesia, California, United States (Hindu)
- Little India, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Little India, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Little India, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Sikh)
- Little India Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City
- Little India University Avenue,Berkeley, California
- Little India Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
- Little India Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey
- Little India Millbourne, Pennsylvania (Highest percentage of Indians in the United States)
- Little India Oak Tree Road, Iselin, New Jersey
- Little India Hicksville, New York, Long Island
- Little India Chatham Street, Cary, North Carolina
- Little India Hillcroft, Houston, Texas
- Little India Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Canada
- Little India Main Street, Vancouver, Canada
Japan
- Japantown, San Francisco, California, United States
- Japantown, San Jose, California, United States
- Japantown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (aka Little Ginza)
- Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Little Osaka, Los Angeles, California, United States
Korea
- Koreatown, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Koreatown, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Koreatown, Manhattan, New York, United States / Little Korea, New York City, United States
- Koreatown, Oakland, California, United States
- Little Seoul, Garden Grove, California, United States
- Koreatown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Koreatown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Philippines
- Little Manila, Stockton, California, United States
- Little Manila, Carson, California, United States
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Little Manila, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Taiwan
- Little Taipei, Monterey Park, California
Thailand
- Thai Town, Los Angeles, California, United States
Vietnam
- Little Saigon
- Fields Corner, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
- Savin Hill, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
- (Various: Westminster, California; Texas; Washington; Pennsylvania; Virginia)
Europe
- Basque Block, Boise, Idaho
- Commercial Drive (Vancouver), (European, South American multiethniculturalism)
- Frog Hollow, Hartford, Connecticut (French-speaking when named, but African-American and Hispanic in late 20th century)
- Lithuania Plaza, Chicago
- Little Odessa, New York City(Russian)
- Ballard, Seattle, Washington (Scandinavian)
- Andersonville, Chicago (historic; Swedish)
- Swede Hollow, St. Paul, Minnesota (historic; Swedish)
- Lindsborg, Kansas (historic: Swedish)
- Solvang, California (Danish)
Czech
Germany
- Little Germany, New York (historic, ceased to exist after the General Slocum disaster in 1904)
- Deutschtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[3]
Greece
- Astoria, New York
- Greektown, Baltimore
- Greektown, Chicago
- Greektown, Detroit
- Greektown, Montreal
- Greektown, Toronto
- Greektown, Vancouver
- Little Athens, Toronto
- Greektown,Tarpon Springs,Florida
- Greektown,Chicago's North Side Lawrence and Western to Lawrence and California,Lincoln Square
Ireland
- Beverly, Chicago
- Bridgeport, Chicago
- Cabbagetown, Toronto, Ontario (historic; Irish)
- Canaryville, Chicago (Irish)
- Charlestown, Boston (Irish)
- Corktown, Detroit
- Corktown, Hamilton, Ontario
- Corktown, Toronto, Ontario
- Dogtown, St. Louis (Irish)
- Dorchester, Boston (Irish)
- Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn (Irish)
- Griffintown, Montreal, Quebec (historically Irish)
- Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan (Irish)
- Irish Channel, New Orleans
- Kamm's Corner, Cleveland, Ohio
- Mount Greenwood, Chicago
- Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montreal, Quebec (Irish)
- Southie/South Boston (Irish)
- South Buffalo, Buffalo, New York (Irish)
- Tipperary Hill, Syracuse, New York (Irish)
- Woodlawn, Bronx, New York (Irish)
- Woodside, Queens (Irish)
Italy
- Little Italy, Los Angeles (now Chinatown)
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York (Italian)
- Bloomfield (Pittsburgh), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Italian)[4]
- Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn (Italian)
- Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (Italian)
- Corso Italia, Toronto (Italian)
- Italian Market (Philadelphia)
- Federal Hill, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
- Little Italy, Baltimore
- Little Italy, Chicago
- Little Italy, Cleveland
- Little Italy, Manhattan
- Little Italy, San Diego
- Little Italy, Syracuse
- Little Italy, Montreal
- Città Italiana, nickname for the borough of Saint-Leonard, Quebec located in Montreal
- LaSalle, Quebec, borough of Montreal.
- R.D.P., borough of Montreal
- Little Italy, Toronto
- Little Italy, Vancouver
- Via Italia, Windsor (Little Italy)
- Little Italy of the Bronx, New York
- North Beach, San Francisco (Little Italy)
- North End, Boston, Massachusetts (Little Italy)
- The Hill, St. Louis
Poland
- Garfield Ridge, Chicago (Polish)
- Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York (Polish)
- Hamtramck, Michigan, separate municipality enclave of Detroit, Michigan (Polish). See also Poletown.
- Jackowo, Chicago, Illinois (Polish)
- Poletown, Detroit, Michigan
- Polish Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Slavic Village, Cleveland, Ohio (Polish)
- Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York (historically Polish)
- Chicopee, Massachusetts (historically Polish)
- Andrew Square, South Boston, Massachusetts (Polish)
Portugal
- Little Portugal, Newark, New Jersey (Ironbound section)
- Little Portugal, San Jose, California
- Fall River, Massachusetts - city - (predominantly Portuguese-American)
- New Bedford, Massachusetts - city - (predominantly Portuguese-American)
- Ludlow, Massachusetts - town - (predominantly Portuguese-American)
- Portugal Village, Toronto
- Little Portugal, Montreal
Middle East and Central Asia
- Little Arabia, Albany Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Assyrian District, northern Chicago, United States
- Dearborn, Michigan (Arab)
- Arabian Village, Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan border (Arab)
- Windsor, Ontario, Wyandotte Street East, Canada
- Little Armenia
- Little Armenia, Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
- Little Armenia, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Old Armenian Town, Fresno, California, United States
- Little Gaza, Anaheim, California, United States
- Little Kabul, Fremont, California
- Little Persia, Los Angeles, California, United States (Iranian)
- Little Arabia/Little Istanbul, Paterson, New Jersey and Clifton, New Jersey, United States.
Latin America and Caribbean
- Little Jamaica , Toronto Canada
- Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States (Hispanic)
- El Barrio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (North Fifth Street)
- Fruitvale, Oakland, California, United States (Hispanic)
- Loisaida on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (Hispanic in late 20th century)
- Little Havana, Miami, Florida, United States
- Little Haiti, Miami, Florida, United States
- Framingham, Massachusetts (Brazilian)
- Dorchester and Mattapan, Boston, Massachusetts (Haitian)
- Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts (Jamaican)
- Mexicantown, Detroit, Michigan, United States
- The Mission, San Francisco, California, United States (Hispanic)
- Pico-Union, Los Angeles, California, United States (Greek in mid 20th century, predominantly Central American Hispanic today)
- Spanish Harlem, New York, New York, United States
- South Side, Waco, Texas, United States
- Washington Heights, New York, New York, Dominican
- Inwood, New York, New York, Dominican
- Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, formerly Colombians, now generic South American and Mexican population
- Little Village, Chicago, Illinois (Mexican)
Others
- Black Bottom, Detroit, Michigan, United States (historic)
- Black Bottom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (historic)
- Chaldean Town, Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Christie Pits, Toronto, Ontario (Central and South American and others)
- Commercial Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (European, South American multiethniculturalism)
- Eatonville, (historic African-American township in Florida)
- International District, Seattle, Washington, United States
- Little Canada, Minnesota, United States (town populated by French Canadian-origin Americans)
- Little Ethiopia, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Petite-Patrie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Pilsen, Chicago, Illinois, United States (Czech when named, but Hispanic in late 20th century, multi-cultural in early 21st century)
- Gay village, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- South End, Boston, Massachusetts (predominantly gay)
- The Castro, San Fransisco, California (predominantly gay)