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Fitiʻuta County

Coordinates: 14°13′20″S 169°25′25″W / 14.22222°S 169.42361°W / -14.22222; -169.42361
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Fitiʻuta County is a county in the Manu'a District in American Samoa.[1][2][3]

The name of the county, Fitiʻuta, is derived from the Samoan language and translates into English as “Inland Fiji".[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1912315—    
1920335+6.3%
1930402+20.0%
1940494+22.9%
1950559+13.2%
1960596+6.6%
1970492−17.4%
1980407−17.3%
1990454+11.5%
2000358−21.1%
2010270−24.6%
2020213−21.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Fiti'uta County was first recorded beginning with the 1912 special census. Regular decennial censuses were taken beginning in 1920.[6]

Villages

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References

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  1. ^ "CPH-T-8. Population, Housing Units, Land Area, and Density for U.S. Island Areas: 2010" (PDF). United States Census. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ 1987 Census of Agriculture: Geographic area series, Parts 55-56. Bureau of the Census. 1991. p. 4.
  3. ^ "5.0102 Division of districts into counties". www.asbar.org.
  4. ^ Churchill, W. (1913). "Geographical Nomenclature of American Samoa". Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, 45(3), page 191. Retrieved on December 6, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.2307/199273.
  5. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "1920 Census: Outlying Possessions" (PDF). US Census Bureau. p. 1231. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

14°13′20″S 169°25′25″W / 14.22222°S 169.42361°W / -14.22222; -169.42361