People Group Info
Total Population: 52,167
ROP3 Code: 107478IMB Affinity Group: European Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples
People Cluster: Scandinavian
Language: Norwegian Nynorsk - (nno)
Religion: Christianity
Country of Origin: Norway
People Group Profiles
“All nations will come and worship before you."
- Revelations 15:4
Total Population: 52,167
ROP3 Code: 107478 Vancouver (Surrey), BC - 46,870
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA - 1,950
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX - 1,542
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA - 1,230
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Norwegian people were born in Norway and migrated to the United States speak Nowegian as their first language in Canada. In addition to speaking Norwegian, they are conversant in English. As a result, Norwegians as a whole often blend in culture.
Metro areas are perfect environment where Norwegians remain hidden since there are no Norwegian enclaves or neighborhoods in metro areas.
Norwegians often migrate for economic reasons - looking for employment. No more than a couple of thousand Norwegians migrate annually.
Traditional Norwegian foods that have influenced American culture are lutefisk and lefse. Lutefisk is a dried Norwegian cod soaked in a lye solution and lefse is a thin buttered pancake made from a rolled dough.
Norwegians are often equated with being Lutheran. However, there are Methodist and Baptist Norwegians.
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Country | City | Metro Area Name | State / Prov. | Baseline Population |
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Country | City | Metro Area Name | State / Prov. | Baseline Population |
Canada | Vancouver | Vancouver (Surrey) | BC | 46,870 |
United States | Shoreline | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | WA | 1,950 |
United States | Houston | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | TX | 1,542 |
United States | Los Angeles | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | CA | 1,230 |