Lithuanian Americans facts for kids
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| c. 652,790 (2014) | |
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| Majority Roman Catholic | |
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Valdas Adamkus was a Lithuanian American working in the EPA before being elected President of Lithuania. Adamkus (right) is pictured with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney during the 2006 Vilnius Conference.
Lithuanian Americans refers to American citizens and residents who are Lithuanian and were born in Lithuania, or are of Lithuanian descent. New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has the largest percentage of Lithuanian Americans (20.8%) in the United States. Lithuanian Americans form by far the largest group within the Lithuanian diaspora.
Images for kids
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Lithuanian school in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States with the Coat of arms of Lithuania
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Monument to Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas in Marquette Park
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US states with largest Lithuanian populations
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Distribution of Lithuanian Americans according to the 2000 census.
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