Czech Pioneers in Wisconsin 15.12.2010 / 18:33 In this article,
Mr. Mila Rechcigl writes about Czech settlers in Wisconsin
Contrary to the general belief, it was neither Chicago nor New
York nor Cleveland that initially most attracted Czech
immigrants to settle there but rather the state of Wisconsin.
This can be verified by the existing statistics. According to
the US Census of 1860(1), in Wisconsin lived 7,060 Czech
settlers, as compared to 3,132 Czech immigrants in Missouri,
2,700 in Iowa, 2,438 in New York, 2,106 in Illinois, and 1,317
in Ohio. Ten years later the statistics (2) were very similar.
Wisconsin led again with 10,570 Czech settlers, followed by
Illinois with 7,350 settlers, then came Iowa with 6,765,
Missouri with 3,517, Minnesota with 2,160, New York with 2,071,
Michigan with 1.1,770, Nebraska with 1,170 and Ohio with
1,423.Wisconsin was still ahead of other states in 1880 (3).
However, in 1890 (4) it fell to the third place, behind
Illinois, and Nebraska. In 1900 (5) it dropped even further