Clearwater 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 |
7,809 |
96.92% |
8,157 |
95.99% |
Spanish |
70 |
0.87% |
185 |
2.18% |
Other Indo-European* |
106 |
1.32% |
103 |
1.21% |
Asian Language** |
18 |
0.22% |
22 |
0.26% |
Other |
54 |
0.67% |
31 |
0.36% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
8,057 |
100.00% |
8,498 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
94 |
50.81% |
Other Indo-European* |
20 |
19.42% |
Asian Language** |
7 |
31.82% |
Other Language |
3 |
9.68% |
Total |
124 |
1.46% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
8 |
11.43% |
Other Indo-European* |
11 |
10.38% |
Asian Language** |
8 |
44.44% |
Other Language |
25 |
46.30% |
Total |
52 |
0.65% |
* "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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