Windsor Place

Brooklyn 1920 · Windsor Place 1940 + 1950

Where they came from, what they did

Birthplace and occupation distributions per census decade. The arc shows the immigrant-wave succession: Irish-dominant Brooklyn in 1920 → Italian + Russian Jewish in 1940 → US-born majority by 1950. Manual labor → clerical → professional follows the same pattern.

1920

72,572 residents

1920 figures reflect ALL of Brooklyn (NY Kings County) — the DPLA sample includes ~72k residents across the borough. Use as a borough-wide baseline.

Birthplaces

New York49,891
Ireland4,972
Russia1,672
New Jersey1,509
England1,389
Germany1,277
Sweden1,140
Norway1,118
Pennsylvania946
Massachusetts772
Virginia588
Canada581
Connecticut566
Italy548
Scotland507
Austria490
North Carolina284
West Indies261
Denmark256
Illinois241

1940

6,870 residents

1940 figures are Windsor Place / Terrace residents only, extracted from 20 Brooklyn AD 22 + AD 23 EDs via Gemini Flash OCR.

Birthplaces

New York4,174
Russia891
Italy610
Poland261
Austria127
New Jersey81
Pennsylvania48
South Carolina41
Germany36
Ireland36
Georgia31
England26
B'Klyn N Y25
Greece23
U S Bklyn23
Massachusetts21
Hungary21
North Carolina18
Lithuania17
Illinois16

Occupations

Operator178
None173
Salesman148
Laborer141
Housewife128
Clerk110
Bookkeeper63
Helper58
clerk46
Painter42
salesman39
operator38
Tailor36
Cutter33
Baker30
Carpenter29
Finisher29
Proprietor27
proprietor27
Stenographer26

1950

1,853 residents

1950 figures are Windsor Place / Terrace residents only, extracted from 8 NY Kings 24-16xx EDs.

Birthplaces

New York1,406
Ireland96
Italy63
KY28
Canada26
Pennsylvania25
New Jersey22
Germany22
Massachusetts17
Poland17
Russia17
Sweden11
England9
Maryland7
Connecticut7
Austria6
Syria5
Egypt4
Lithuania3
Puerto Rico3

Occupations

Clerk48
Office Clerk27
Secretary19
Policeman12
Clerical11
Salesman11
Telephone Operator10
Laborer9
Truck Driver9
Shipping Clerk9
Carpenter8
Machinist8
Accountant8
Proprietor8
Bookkeeper7
Electrician7
Student7
Clerk Office7
Longshoreman6
Stenographer6