Americans in the United Kingdom or American Britons, includes
emigrants from the United States who gain British citizenship, people
from the United States who are or have become residents or citizens of
the United Kingdom.The 2001 UK Census recorded 158,434 people born in
the United States. According to the 2011 UK Census, there were 173,470
US-born residents in England, 3,715 in Wales, 15,919 in Scotland and
4,251 in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics
estimates that 197,000 US-born immigrants were resident in the UK in
2013.The largest single local cluster of Americans in Britain recorded
by the 2001 Census was in Mildenhall in North-West Suffolk â€" the
site of RAF Mildenhall and nearby RAF Lakenheath. This is because of
the legacy of the Cold War and NATO cooperation. 17.28 percent of
Mildenhall's population were born in the US. In London, the majority
of Americans are businesspeople and their families which ties in with
the strong economic relations between London and New York City or
Washington, D.C. Chelsea (where 6.53 percent of residents were born in
the US in 2001) and Kensington (5.81 percent), have large American
populations.
emigrants from the United States who gain British citizenship, people
from the United States who are or have become residents or citizens of
the United Kingdom.The 2001 UK Census recorded 158,434 people born in
the United States. According to the 2011 UK Census, there were 173,470
US-born residents in England, 3,715 in Wales, 15,919 in Scotland and
4,251 in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics
estimates that 197,000 US-born immigrants were resident in the UK in
2013.The largest single local cluster of Americans in Britain recorded
by the 2001 Census was in Mildenhall in North-West Suffolk â€" the
site of RAF Mildenhall and nearby RAF Lakenheath. This is because of
the legacy of the Cold War and NATO cooperation. 17.28 percent of
Mildenhall's population were born in the US. In London, the majority
of Americans are businesspeople and their families which ties in with
the strong economic relations between London and New York City or
Washington, D.C. Chelsea (where 6.53 percent of residents were born in
the US in 2001) and Kensington (5.81 percent), have large American
populations.
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