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29 Jul, 2010

Amish population boom

Posted by: Dave In: Current Affairs | History

According to a recent Wall Street Journal blog post:

The number of Amish in North America has doubled since 1991 and their distinctive communities can now be found in Canada as well as 28 U.S. states, including unlikely ones like Texas and Maine.

The full article has an interesting chart with Amish population by state.

Wall Street Journal article (via neatorama)

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