Czech Immigration through the
Port of New Orleans


By Leo Baca
1707 Woodcreek
Richardson TX 75081
Mr. Baca has published several books containing information about Czech immigration through all the ports of entry to the United States, his work is ongoing.  The New Orleans Public Library on Loyala Street has all the volumes published to date.


3,619 Czechs immigrated through the Port of New Orleans between 1852 and 1880

Year # of people

1852  348
53  60
54  486
55  137
56  9
57  35
58  56
59  113
60  59
61  127
Civil War years -- no landings
65  59
66  24
67  48
68  46
69  36
70  396
71  581
72  334
73  297
For 1874 and 1875 there is no data available
76  65
77  123
78  48
79  132

The vast majority of these people listed other states as their destinations, primarily Texas, Illinois and Wisconsin, where there were large Czech Communities. But also Missouri, Ohio, Arkansas, Nebraska and Kentucky.
The number of ships per year that listed Czechs, Bohemians or Moravians as passengers disembarking:

Year  # of ships

1852  12
53  3
54  15
55  7
56  2
57  7
58  5
59  3
60  7
61  2
The Civil War years saw no ships landing
65  3
66  1
67  4
68  3
69  4
70  7
71  8
72  4
73  7
For 1874 and 1875 there is no data available
76  3
77  5
78  1
79  4
1880 -- number of ships not recorded.
Go here for Czechs who listed New Orleans or Louisiana as their
Final Destination
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