The researchers do not include groups that drive automobiles, such as Beachy Amish and Amish Mennonites.
Old Order Amish the most traditional of the Pennsylvania Dutch communities are unusual in many ways.
East Lampeter Township, in Pennsylvania Amish country, has about 13, 500 residents, according to the 2000 census.
The Amish seem to feel that one of their own is in the White House.
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Seven states have only one Amish settlement: Delaware, Idaho, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.
Data from two states, Indiana and Iowa, showed Amish students outperforming the state average in standardized tests.
It also holds a work table by an Amish carpenter, a sewing machine and racks of fabrics.
The Village Inn restaurant, in the heart of Amish Country, makes a silky slice of goodness.
November is the Amish wedding season, and election day falls on a popular day to get married.
ECONOMIST: The Amish love the president; will they vote for him?
Amish are defined as using a horse and buggy, worshipping in their homes and speaking a German dialect.
Like the Amish, the Mennonites are Anabaptist, with strict religion-based values that keep them isolated in agricultural communities.
Usually, the Amish resolve disputes without involving law enforcement, but some Amish members reported the beard-cutting incidents to police.
Defense attorneys for the Amish are attacking the group's prosecution under the federal hate crime statute, passed in 2009.
By then, his Amish-style silver beard and white, braided uniform were instantly recognizable.
And on October 2nd a 32-year-old milk-truck driver, Charles Roberts, entered a one-room Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania.
Even Mr Bush's wild past resonates: Amish teenagers are known to sow their oats before returning to the church.
ECONOMIST: The Amish love the president; will they vote for him?
Others have wondered why the Amish, who have been conscientious objectors in past struggles, should support a warmongering president.
ECONOMIST: The Amish love the president; will they vote for him?
Already, Mr Kerry's supporters have accused them of trying to exploit the Amish.
ECONOMIST: The Amish love the president; will they vote for him?
The researchers identified about 2, 000 private Amish schools with total enrollment of roughly 55, 000 children, the oldest in eighth grade.
There are currently some 282, 000 Amish in North America, a growth of about 20 percent over the past five years.
It is an hour's drive east of Springfield, on a highway where cars sometimes share the road with Amish buggies.
Baked twists of buttery dough, topped with mustard and served on wax paper is another product of the improbable marriage between Italian and Amish.
Ohio and Pennsylvania are basically tied for the largest Amish populations, at about 65, 000, followed by Indiana, Wisconsin, New York and Michigan.
During the fall season, life at the museum gets even more interesting: how about pie-eating contests and Amish outdoor furniture for sale?
She said that the general perceptions of Amish eschewing technology are misunderstood.
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After all, there are as many Amish as there are Cuban bloggers.
Before trial, the Amish all rejected plea agreements that offered leniency, with some young mothers turning down a chance to avoid prison altogether.
He was out leg before after captain Chris Gayle challenged umpire Amish Saheba's ruling not to dismiss him under the new review system.
They rejected that the Amish's placement in different prisons is cruel and unusual and said moving him would be a waste of taxpayer money.
More conservative Amish tend to live in more secluded places, and their lifestyle restrictions can make the outside world seem distant and intimidating, Kraybill said.
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