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North Pacific Union Conference
GLEANER 5709 N. 20th St. Ridgefield, WA 98642 360-857-7043 Copyright © 2008 NPUC All rights reserved. Website published by Manage Everything. Copyright © 2003-2008 MCM Design Studio, LLC. All rights reserved. Patent pending. |
 Hispanic Facts • One of every seven people in the United States is of Hispanic origin. • Hispanics are not one race, nor do they represent a single ethnic group. The racial and ethnic composition of Hispanics has three major elements: European, African and Native American. • The term Latino is another term for Hispanic. • The word Hispanic was coined by the Romans in 204 B.C. to identify the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula, today’s Spain and Portugal. • The term Hispanic was adopted in the United States in the 1970s by the federal government. • Hispanics are the largest minority in the U.S. • The U.S. is the fifth largest Hispanic country in the world. • Seventy percent of the Hispanic population lives in five states: California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois. • The state of California has more Hispanics than any other group. • There are more than one million Hispanics living in the Northwest. • Washington state has the highest Hispanic population in the Northwest. • St. Augustine and Santa Fe were Hispanic cities founded before Plymouth. • Spanish is the fourth most frequently spoken language in the world after Mandarin, Hindustany and English. • Twenty countries speak Spanish as their first language. Source: www.hispanomundo.com and Ramon Canals Hispanic Statistics in the Northwest Alaska: Total population: 626,932 Hispanic population: 25,852 5 percent of the population Idaho: Total population: 1,293,953 Hispanic population: 101,690 8 percent of the population Montana: Total population: 902,195 Hispanic population: 18,081 2 percent of the population Oregon: Total population: 3,421,399 Hispanic population: 275,314 8 percent of the population Washington: Total population: 5,894,212 Hispanic population: 441,509 7 percent of the population Source: PCensus Alaska Conference 1 church 1 pastor 26 members Idaho Conference 3 churches 3 companies 1 pastor 1 Bible worker 365 members Montana Conference 1 company 1 pastor 11 members Oregon Conference 5 churches 6 companies 7 groups 14 pastors 3,325 members Upper Columbia Conference 11 churches 4 companies 4 groups 7 pastors 2,034 members Washington Conference 8 churches 1 company 2 groups 4 pastors 1,235 members Source: Ramon Canals
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