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Niagara Serbs

Niagara Serbs are a minority group in Ontario's Niagara Region, mostly residing in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines. Niagara Serbs are composed of various waves of immigrants from the former Yugoslavia, although most arriving between 1990-2000 during and after the Yugoslav wars. As of 2016 there are 3,000 Niagara Serbs, with this number estimated to be over 5,000 with mixed and undeclared heritage.

History

Serbs first arrived in Niagara at the beginning of the 20th century from areas and regions such as Dalmatia, Montenegro, Herzegovina and Lika.. Early settlers saw Niagara Falls well before its current state as a tourism hotbed - the grounds where many hotels sit today were farmland for sheep, much of which was Serb owned. During this same period, Tesla was working in Niagara Falls, NY, this was between 1890 and 1910.