The map reproduced here shows the distribution of European-born German-speakers (“natives of the Germanic nations”), based on the 1890 U.S. Census. The different shades of brown indicate varying densities of persons born in German-speaking territories: the darkest color shows 20 individuals or more per square mile, the lightest color shows fewer than 1/2 per square mile, and no color at all shows a total aggregate population of fewer than two persons per square mile.