Canadian Americans 1930

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Didn't realize Massachusetts was such a popular destination.

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lol! The Bruins are not the most popular team in Atlantic Canada. They are a distant 3rd behind the Habs and the Leafs (I've done polling to back this up). And the Red Sox are only popular with olds. Overall, I'd say there are still more Jays fans.

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Ha!

I get it though, there is, at least historically, a strong connection between the Maritimes and New England.  During the Great Depression, impoverished Maritimers would head south to find work. Today though, they tend to head west. The U.S. is not necessarily seen as the best option for a better life.

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Of course, Atlantic Canadians moving west is nothing new. I believe it was quite common for them to 'immigrate' to Ontario in the 19th century. A lot of established Ontarian families have roots in the east coast (myself included).

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lol! The Bruins are not the most popular team in Atlantic Canada. They are a distant 3rd behind the Habs and the Leafs (I've done polling to back this up). And the Red Sox are only popular with olds. Overall, I'd say there are still more Jays fans.

What about Red Wings and Sabres fans in southern Ontario?  Or for that matter, Lions and Tigers, oh my!

Essex County (Windsor area) has an even Red Wings / Leafs split. The further away you get the weaker the support for the Wings is (and the stronger the Leafs support is).

Sabres support is near non existent. I've heard of Sabres fans in the Niagara Region, but our polling doesn't back it up. It's mostly Leafs country.

From what I've seen from Facebook stats, Essex County supports the Tigers. No idea about NFL support, but I'd imagine it's (Detroit) Lions country, since there are no Canadian teams. Much of southern Ontario doesn't care about the CFL, so I'd imagine there are far more Lions fans than of any CFL team.

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lol! The Bruins are not the most popular team in Atlantic Canada. They are a distant 3rd behind the Habs and the Leafs (I've done polling to back this up). And the Red Sox are only popular with olds. Overall, I'd say there are still more Jays fans.

What about Red Wings and Sabres fans in southern Ontario?  Or for that matter, Lions and Tigers, oh my!

Essex County (Windsor area) has an even Red Wings / Leafs split. The further away you get the weaker the support for the Wings is (and the stronger the Leafs support is).

Sabres support is near non existent. I've heard of Sabres fans in the Niagara Region, but our polling doesn't back it up. It's mostly Leafs country.

From what I've seen from Facebook stats, Essex County supports the Tigers. No idea about NFL support, but I'd imagine it's (Detroit) Lions country, since there are no Canadian teams. Much of southern Ontario doesn't care about the CFL, so I'd imagine there are far more Lions fans than of any CFL team.

My g-grandmother who would have been in the 1930 US Census, emigrated from Southern Ontario (about 50 miles north of London, 50 miles WNW of Kitchener). I see London and Kitchener are kind of on the list for a CFL franchise, but behind the Maritimes, Quebec City, Saskatoon, and Victoria, but nobody seems to want to upgrade a stadium. London appears to be favored over Kitchener because it is further from Hamilton (and Toronto).

Realistically, Quebec City or Halifax might get a team in the distant future. Everyone else is a pipe dream. Though, London does get good crowds for their university team (Western).

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I think Quebec had a fairly high English population outside Montreal in 1930. Many cities had wealthy neighbourhoods where the Anglos lived.

And yes, the Fancophone population of New Brunswick has gone down over time. Same with all provinces except Quebec.