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Leasina County

Coordinates: 14°19′11″S 170°46′12″W / 14.31972°S 170.77000°W / -14.31972; -170.77000
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Map of Tutuila where Leasina County is highlighted in red, while the Western District is marked in orange.

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

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Leasina County was first recorded beginning with the 1912 special census. Regular decennial censuses were taken beginning in 1920.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1912241—    
1920290+20.3%
1930272−6.2%
1940335+23.2%
1950447+33.4%
1960571+27.7%
1970637+11.6%
1980620−2.7%
19901,470+137.1%
20001,739+18.3%
20101,807+3.9%
20201,689−6.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[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. ^ "1920 Census: Outlying Possessions" (PDF). US Census Bureau. p. 1231. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.

14°19′11″S 170°46′12″W / 14.31972°S 170.77000°W / -14.31972; -170.77000