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Bridgewater Ancestry Focused in Europe

Many Bridgewater residents claim their ancestry is Italian.

With a total population of 38,079 people in Bridgewater, a good portion of them claim to have an Italian ancestry.

In the most recent census, according to American FactFinder, residents listed their ancestry, and Bridgewater alone has people who identify with cultures from all over the world.

A majority of residents have a European ancestry, with 7,391 people having an Italian ancestry, and 5,958 with an Irish ancestry.

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The next highest is German, with 5,185 people claiming German ancestry.

Check out the above map, and click on different countries to see where people are from all over the world.

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