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Abstract
During the early 1980s, the small town of Garden City, Kansas, experienced a sudden increase in population as a result of the opening of two large meatpacking plants. Many of the new jobs created within the community have been filled by newcomers. The newcomers consist of four principal groups, Anglos, Hispanics, Southeast Asian refugees and Blacks. The purpose of this study is to determine for a sample of newcomers (1) their length of residence within Garden City and (2) whether their settlement pattern contributes to their social isolation within the community. The study found that the majority of newcomers stay less than two years before leaving the area, while there was no evidence of distinctive ethnic enclaves.