Leasina County
Leasina County is a county in the Western District in American Samoa.[1][2][3] The name of the county, Leasina, is derived from the Samoan language and translates into English as “White".[4]
Demographics
[edit]Leasina County was first recorded beginning with the 1912 special census. Regular decennial censuses were taken beginning in 1920.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 241 | — |
| 1920 | 290 | +20.3% |
| 1930 | 272 | −6.2% |
| 1940 | 335 | +23.2% |
| 1950 | 447 | +33.4% |
| 1960 | 571 | +27.7% |
| 1970 | 637 | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 620 | −2.7% |
| 1990 | 1,470 | +137.1% |
| 2000 | 1,739 | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 1,807 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1,689 | −6.5% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | ||
Villages
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CPH-T-8. Population, Housing Units, Land Area, and Density for U.S. Island Areas: 2010" (PDF). United States Census. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ 1987 Census of Agriculture: Geographic area series, Parts 55-56. Bureau of the Census. 1991. p. 4.
- ^ "5.0102 Division of districts into counties". www.asbar.org.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1920 Census: Outlying Possessions" (PDF). US Census Bureau. p. 1231. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
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