Canadian Americans are Americans who were born or grew up in Canada and later moved to the United States, or a person who was born in America with Canadian ancestry. The term is particularly apt when applied or self-applied to people with strong ties to Canada, such as those who have lived a significant portion of their lives, or were educated, in Canada, and then relocated to the United States.[citation needed] To others, especially for those living in New England or the Mid-Western States, a Canadian-American is one whose ancestors came from Canada.[citation needed]The term Canadian refers to some as nationality, and to others as ethnicity.[citation needed] English-speaking Canadian immigrants easily integrate and assimilate into American culture[citation needed] and society as a result of the cultural similarities and in the vocabulary and accent in spoken English. French-speaking Canadians, because of language, culture, and religion, tend to take longer to assimilate.[citation needed] However, by the 3rd generation, the assimilation is complete,[citation needed] and the Canadian identity is more or less folklore.[citation needed] This took place, even though half of the population of the province of Quebec emigrated to the US between 1840 and 1930. Many New England cities formed Little Canadas, but many of these have gradually disappeared.This cultural "invisibility" within the larger U.S. population is seen as creating stronger affinity amongst Canadians living in the U.S. than might otherwise exist.According to U.S. Census estimates the number of Americans of Canadian ancestry was around 640,000 in 2000. Some sources have cited the number to possibly be over 1,000,000.[citation needed]Canadians who travel to the U.S. to escape their colder winter are known as "snowbirds". They sometimes have residences in the Southern half of the U.S. (e.g. Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Southern Texas, Southern California, and Arizona).
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