47-565: Fort Atkinson is the name of several locations in the United States: Fort Atkinson, Iowa , a town named after General Atkinson Fort Atkinson State Preserve , 1840s U.S. Army post in Fort Atkinson, Iowa Fort Atkinson (Kansas) , an 1850s U.S. Army post Fort Atkinson (Nebraska) , 1820s U.S. Army post Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin , a city Fort Koshkonong ,
94-593: A Black Hawk War fort in Wisconsin sometimes called Fort Atkinson [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fort_Atkinson&oldid=740800650 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
141-585: A city council composed of Paul Schmitt, Lori Schroeder, Robert Glass, Dale Leuenberger, and Kay Schmitt. Fort Atkinson is located in the Turkey Valley School District , a small K-12 school with about 575 students. The district's schools serve students from the small communities of Lawler , Waucoma , St. Lucas , Protivin, Fort Atkinson, and Jackson Junction . The schools themselves are located in Jackson Junction. There
188-407: A household in the city was $ 34,205, and the median income for a family was $ 38,333. Males had a median income of $ 27,292 versus $ 17,813 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,702. About 12.3% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over. Fort Atkinson is governed by Mayor Paul Herold and
235-569: A majority emigrating to the Western urban areas and Hawaii. This increase and diversification in the Oceanian emigration was especially true in the 1950s. In 1950, the population of Guam gained full American citizenship. In 1952, the natives of American Samoa become American nationals, although not American citizens, through the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 . Shortly thereafter,
282-724: A scant 0.02% of the US population. Tongan communities are also more common in the West Coast, such as San Mateo County , some areas of the South Bay of Los Angeles, and the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area of Washington. Portland, Oregon is also home to a Tongan community that started to emigrate in the 1970s. The Dallas , Texas suburb of Euless also has a Tongan population in the low thousands. Based on 2003 recruiting data, Pacific Islander Americans were 249% over-represented in
329-593: A small population in several communities across the mainland US. American Samoa , Guam , and the Northern Mariana Islands are insular areas ( US territories ), while Hawaii is a state . Migration from Oceania to the United States began in the last decade of the 18th century, but the first migrants to arrive in the country were Native Hawaiians . People from other Oceanian backgrounds (except Australians and Māori) did not migrate to
376-526: Is a notable Native Hawaiian presence in Las Vegas . The city is sometimes called the "Ninth Island" in reference to the eight islands of Hawaii. A Samoan American is an American who is of ethnic Samoan descent from either the independent nation Samoa or the American territory of American Samoa. Samoan American is a subcategory of Polynesian American. About 55,000 people live on American Samoa, while
423-583: Is also a private Catholic school in Protivin called Trinity Catholic School. Pacific Islander Americans Pacific Islander Americans (also colloquially referred to as Islander Americans ) are Americans who are of Pacific Islander ancestry (or are descendants of the Indigenous peoples of Oceania ). For its purposes, the United States census also counts Aboriginal Australians as part of this group. Pacific Islander Americans make up 0.5% of
470-621: Is an American who is of ethnic Tongan descent. Utah has the largest Tongan American population, followed by Hawaii. Many of the first Tongan Americans came to the United States in connection to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . They have strong presence in parts of Salt Lake Valley in Utah, especially West Valley City and Salt Lake City. Utah is roughly one percent Tongan, a high rate compared to Tongans only making up less than
517-474: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fort Atkinson, Iowa Fort Atkinson is a city in Winneshiek County , Iowa , United States. The population was 312 at the time of the 2020 census . It is home to the historic Fort Atkinson State Preserve and hosts a large annual fur-trapper rendezvous each September. Fort Atkinson holds
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#1732773260607564-553: Is the only circumstance under which an individual would be one and not the other). For this reason, Samoans can move to Hawaii or the mainland US and obtain citizenship comparatively easily. Like Native Hawaiians, Samoans arrived in the mainland in the 20th century as agricultural laborers and factory workers. Elsewhere in the US, Samoan Americans are plentiful throughout the state of Utah, as well as in Killeen, Texas ; Norfolk, Virginia ; and Independence, Missouri . A Tongan American
611-614: The Mexican–American War . After the Ho-Chunk were removed from Iowa the post was abandoned on February 14, 1849. Fort Atkinson is located at 43°8′39″N 91°56′5″W / 43.14417°N 91.93472°W / 43.14417; -91.93472 (43.144034, −91.934839). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.80 km ), all land. As of
658-526: The census of 2020, there were 312 people, 154 households, and 95 families residing in the city. The population density was 982.4 inhabitants per square mile (379.3/km ). There were 171 housing units at an average density of 538.4 per square mile (207.9/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 96.5% White , 0.0% Black or African American , 0.0% Native American , 0.0% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 0.6% from other races and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 2.6% of
705-403: The 1990s, settling mostly in western cities such as Los Angeles , San Francisco, Seattle , or Salt Lake City. In the 2000 US census , almost all the countries of Oceania were mentioned, although only the ethnic groups mentioned in the article consisted of thousands of people. In the 2000s and 2010s, several thousands more Pacific Islanders emigrated to the US. In the 2000 and 2010 censuses ,
752-1219: The 2000 and 2008 US censuses have found four times the number of Samoan Americans live in the mainland US. California has the most Samoans; concentrations live in the San Francisco Bay Area , Los Angeles County , and San Diego County . San Francisco has approximately 2,000 people of Samoan ancestry, and other Bay Area cities such as East Palo Alto and Daly City have Samoan communities. In Los Angeles County, Long Beach and Carson have abundant Samoan communities, as well as in Oceanside in San Diego County. Other West Coast metropolitan areas such as Seattle have strong Samoan communities, mainly in King County and in Tacoma . Anchorage , Alaska , and Honolulu , Hawaii, both have thousands of Samoan Americans residing in each city. Persons born in American Samoa are US nationals, but not US citizens (this
799-566: The Hawaiian migration to the continental US began to increase. In the 1960s, many more Pacific Islanders emigrated to the US, mainly due to increased migration from Guam, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa archipelago (both independent and American Samoa ). The Pacific Islanders migrated by diverse reasons: Many Guamanians fled the Korean War and Typhoon Karen , and the Fijian population living in
846-683: The Honolulu's American bases when American Samoa began to be administered by the US Department of the Interior , as well as their relatives. Most of the new Pacific Islander immigrants were Mormons and many islanders from the region emigrated to the US seeking economic opportunities. In 1959, Hawaii became a state and its natives got US citizenship. This made more than 630,000 people Americans; many of them were Pacific Islanders, both Native Hawaiians and people of other Oceanian origins. Thus,
893-482: The US is from 1910, with the first Guamanians living in the US. In the following decades small groups of people from islands such as Hawaii, Guam, Tonga, or American Samoa emigrated to the US. Many of them were Mormons (including most of Tongans and American Samoans), who emigrated to help build Mormon churches, or to seek an education, either in Laie or Salt Lake City . However, the emigration of Pacific Islanders to
940-741: The US population including those with partial Pacific Islander ancestry, enumerating about 1.4 million people. The largest ethnic subgroups of Pacific Islander Americans are Native Hawaiians , Samoans , and Chamorros . Much of the Pacific Islander population resides in Hawaii, Alaska, California, Utah, and Texas. Pacific Islanders may be considered Oceanian Americans , but this group may include Australians and New Zealander-origin people, who can be of non-Pacific Islander ethnicity. Many Pacific Islander Americans are mixed with other races, especially Europeans and Asians, due to Pacific Islanders being
987-612: The US settled in the Astoria colony (in present-day Oregon ) in 1811, having been brought there by its founder, fur merchant John Jacob Astor . Astor created the Pacific Fur Company in the colony and used the Native Hawaiians to build the city's infrastructure and houses and to develop the primary sector (agriculture, hunting and fishing). The labor employment of the Native Hawaiians was done to make them serve
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#17327732606071034-611: The US skyrocketed from a few dozen people in the 1950s to more than 400 people. The Pacific Islander migration increased especially since 1965, when the United States government facilitated the non-European migration to the US. Many of them were recruited to pick fruit in California. During the 1970s, over nine thousand Pacific Islanders migrated to the US, mostly from Samoa (both Western and American ), Guam, Tonga, and Fiji, but also from other islands such as Federated States of Micronesia or Palau. Many of these people emigrated to
1081-677: The US to study at its universities. Moreover, in the 1980s, migration from the Pacific Islands to the United States became more diversified when this country acquired the Northern Marianas Islands in 1986 and signed an agreement with TTPI (FSM, Palau and the Marshall Islands ) called the Compact of Free Association . The Compact of Free Association allows the inhabitants from TTPI to travel and work in
1128-473: The US was small until the end of World War II , when many American Samoans, Guamanians (who got the American citizenship in 1929), and Tongans emigrated to the US. Most of them were in the military or married with military people, but some Pacific Islanders, particularly Tongans, looked for a job in several religious and cultural centers. Since then the emigration increased and diversified every decade, with
1175-554: The US whose origins are in the Federated States of Micronesia. Most of them live in Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Texas, as well as in Mariana Islands. Another 7,000 Americans are of Palauan descent. According to the 2010 census, the largest Chamorro populations were located in California, Washington, and Texas, but their combined number from these three states totaled less than half the number living throughout
1222-583: The US without visas. On the other hand, the Tyson Foods company, which employed a significant part of the population of the Marshall Islands, relocated many of its Marshellese employees in Springdale, Arkansas , where the company is based. However, most of Pacific Islanders continued to migrate to western urban areas and Hawaii. More of five thousand Pacific Islanders migrated to the US in
1269-814: The US), as well as the migration and high birth rate of the Pacific Islanders have favored the permanence and increase of this population in the US (especially in the number of people who are of partial Pacific Islander descent). In the 2000 census, over 800,000 people claimed to be of Pacific Islander descent and in the 2010 census 1,225,195 Americans claimed "'Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander'" as their race alone or in combination. Most of them live in urban areas of Hawaii and California, but they also have sizeable populations in Washington , Utah , Nevada , Oregon, Texas , Florida , Arizona , and New York . On
1316-561: The US. It also revealed that the Chamorro people are the most geographically dispersed Oceanian ethnicity in the country. Marshallese Americans come from the Marshall Islands . In the 2010 census, 22,434 Americans identified as being of Marshallese descent. Due to the Marshall Islands entering the Compact of Free Association in 1986, Marshallese have been allowed to migrate and work in the US. There are many reasons why Marshallese came to
1363-502: The US. Most of them live in California. Smaller communities of New Caledonian , Papuan , Vanuatuan , and Solomon Islander origin also live in the US. Micronesian Americans are Americans of Micronesian descent. They come from the whole region, mainly from the Mariana Islands, but also from territories as the Marshall Islands , the Federated States of Micronesia or Palau . There are more than 8,000 people living in
1410-472: The US. Some Marshallese came for educational opportunities, particularly for their children. Others sought work or better health care than what is available in the islands. Massive layoffs by the Marshallese government in 2000 led to a second big wave of immigration. Arkansas has the largest Marshallese population with over 6,000 residents. Many live in Springdale , and the Marshallese constitute over 5% of
1457-469: The United States to study theology. Since the 1830s, another group of Native Hawaiians arrived on California's shores, where they were traders and formed communities. So, they made up 10% of the population of Yerba Buena , now San Francisco , in 1847. During the California gold rush , many other Native Hawaiians migrated to California to work as miners. In 1889, the first Polynesian Mormon colony
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1504-544: The United States until the late 19th century. The first Native Hawaiians to live in the present-day US were fur traders. They were hired by British fur traders in Hawaii and taken to the Northwestern US , from where trade networks developed with Honolulu. However, they charged less than Americans for doing the same jobs and returned to Hawaii when their contracts ended. The first Native Hawaiians to live permanently in
1551-426: The age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.3% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age in
1598-561: The city was 47.3 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.4% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64; and 25.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 389 people, 165 households, and 102 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,240.9 inhabitants per square mile (479.1/km ). There were 169 housing units at an average density of 539.1 per square mile (208.1/km ). The racial makeup of
1645-457: The city was 99.49% White , 0.26% Native American and 0.26% Asian . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population. There were 165 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who
1692-463: The city's population. Other significant Marshallese populations include Spokane and Costa Mesa . Smaller communities of I-Kiribati and Nauruan origins also live in the US. Polynesian Americans are Americans of Polynesian descent. Large subcategories of Polynesian Americans include Native Hawaiians and Samoan Americans. In addition there are smaller communities of Tongan Americans , French Polynesian Americans , and Māori Americans . There
1739-410: The city. The population density was 1,125.8 inhabitants per square mile (434.7/km ). There were 170 housing units at an average density of 548.4 per square mile (211.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% White , 1.7% from other races , and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population. There were 160 households, of which 22.5% had children under
1786-868: The company (although later, most of them worked for North West Company when this company absorbed the Pacific Fur Company in 1813). After 1813, Native Hawaiians continued to migrate to the Pacific Northwest . They migrated to work in companies such as the Hudson's Bay Company (which absorbed the North West Company in 1821) and the Columbia Fishing and Trading Company, as well as in Christian missions. Since 1819, some groups of Polynesian Protestant students immigrated to
1833-405: The first major waves of migration from American Samoa and Guam emerged, while other groups of places such as French Polynesia , Palau , or Fiji began to emigrate. Over 5,100 Pacific Islanders emigrated to the United States in the 1950s, mostly from American Samoa, Guam, and Tonga. The first of them were Samoan military personnel, who had worked at the American bases of Pago Pago but moved to
1880-517: The largest regional hay auction every Wednesday. Fort Atkinson was built to protect the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) during their removal from Wisconsin . The name honors Henry Atkinson , the commanding officer in charge of the effort. Construction began in May 1840 and was complete by the summer of 1842. The regular army turned the fort over to Iowa volunteers as the troops stationed there were needed for
1927-643: The military. American Samoans are distinguished among the wider Pacific Islander group for enthusiasm for enlistment. In 2007, a Chicago Tribune reporter covering the island's military service noted, "American Samoa is one of the few places in the nation where military recruiters not only meet their enlistment quotas but soundly exceed them." As of March 23, 2009 , there have been 10 American Samoans who have died in Iraq , and 2 who have died in Afghanistan . Pacific Islander Americans are also represented in
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1974-403: The other hand, Pacific Islander Americans represent the majority (or are the main ethnic group) in American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands , from where many of them are natives. Melanesian Americans are Americans of Melanesian descent. Most of them are of Fijian descent . Most Fijian Americans are of Fijian and Indian descent. More than 32,000 people of Fijian origin live in
2021-448: The population. Of the 154 households, 23.4% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 6.5% were cohabitating couples, 18.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 26.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 38.3% of all households were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, 17.5% had someone living alone who
2068-460: The term "Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander" refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Marshalls or other Pacific Islands. Most Pacific Islander Americans are of Native Hawaiian, Samoan , and Chamorro origin. The fact that Hawaii is a US state (meaning that almost the entire native Hawaiian population lives in
2115-450: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.05. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males. The median income for
2162-418: Was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 48.0 years. 19.2% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.5% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 and 44; 27.9% were from 45 and 64; and 25.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.9% male and 47.1% female. As of the census of 2010, there were 349 people, 160 households, and 102 families residing in
2209-428: Was founded in Utah and consisted of Native Hawaiians, Tahitians, Samoans, and Māori. Also in the late 19th century, small groups of Pacific Islanders, usually sailors, moved to the western shores, mainly on San Francisco. Later, the US occupied Hawaii in 1896, Guam in 1898, and American Samoa in 1900. This fact diversified Oceanian emigration in the US. However, the first record of non-Hawaiian Pacific Islanders in
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