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[[File:American_Samoa_Ituau_county.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Tutuila where Ituau County is highlighted in red, while the Eastern District is marked in orange.]]
[[File:American_Samoa_Ituau_county.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Tutuila where Ituau County is highlighted in red, while the Eastern District is marked in orange.]]
'''Itū'au County''' is a [[Administrative divisions of American Samoa|county]] in the [[Eastern District, American Samoa|Eastern District]] in [[American Samoa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2010/cph-t/t-8tables/table1b.pdf|title=CPH-T-8. Population, Housing Units, Land Area, and Density for U.S. Island Areas: 2010|website=United States Census|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Xe9FAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA38&l|title=1987 Census of Agriculture: Geographic area series, Parts 55-56|last=|first=|publisher=Bureau of the Census|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asbar.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10229&catid=201&Itemid=172|title=5.0102 Division of districts into counties.|website=www.asbar.org}}</ref> The official name is '''Itū'au ma Nofo''', however, it is commonly known as just Itū'au. It is divided into northern and southern parts by the highest part of the Tutuila's central mountain range. It is peculiar in that it had no county chief. In [[Nu'uuli, American Samoa|Nu'uuli]] in the south, power was divided between village high chief Savusa and the Four Chiefly Houses of the Soliai, Tago, Levu, and Alega. In [[Fagasā, American Samoa|Fagasā]] in the north, leadership was shared by the Tupuolo and the Alo. The physical division of the county by mountains combined with the lack of a high chief made the county a battleground (itu'au) in ancient times.<ref>Gray, John Alexander Clinton (1980). ''Amerika Samoa''. Arno Press. Page 123. {{ISBN|9780405130380}}.</ref>
'''Itū{{okina}}au County''' is a [[Administrative divisions of American Samoa|county]] in the [[Eastern District, American Samoa|Eastern District]] in [[American Samoa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2010/cph-t/t-8tables/table1b.pdf|title=CPH-T-8. Population, Housing Units, Land Area, and Density for U.S. Island Areas: 2010|website=United States Census|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xe9FAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA38|title=1987 Census of Agriculture: Geographic area series, Parts 55-56|publisher=Bureau of the Census|year=1991|pages=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asbar.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10229&catid=201&Itemid=172|title=5.0102 Division of districts into counties.|website=www.asbar.org}}</ref> The official name is '''Itū{{okina}}au ma Nofo''', however, it is commonly known as just Itū{{okina}}au. It is divided into northern and southern parts by the highest part of the Tutuila's central mountain range. It is peculiar in that it had no county chief. In [[Nuʻuuli, American Samoa|Nuʻuuli]] in the south, power was divided between village high chief Savusa and the Four Chiefly Houses of the Soliai, Tago, Levu, and Alega. In [[Fagasā, American Samoa|Fagasā]] in the north, leadership was shared by the Tupuola and the Alo. The physical division of the county by mountains combined with the lack of a high chief made the county a battleground (itu'au) in ancient times.<ref>Gray, John Alexander Clinton (1980). ''Amerika Samoa''. Arno Press. Page 123. {{ISBN|9780405130380}}.</ref>


It is a small county which only consisted of two villages: Nu'uuli and Fagasā. These villages lie across from each other, Nu'uuli on the south shoreline of Tutuila Island and Fagasā on the north side. They are connected by an inland road which runs west of [[Pago Pago Bay]] across the mountain ridge.<ref>Krämer, Augustin (2000). ''The Samoa Islands''. University of Hawaii Press. Page 441. {{ISBN|9780824822194}}.</ref>
It is a small county which only consisted of two villages: Nuʻuuli and Fagasā. These villages lie across from each other, Nuʻuuli on the south shoreline of Tutuila Island and Fagasā on the north side. They are connected by an inland road which runs west of [[Pago Pago Bay]] across the mountain ridge.<ref>Krämer, Augustin (2000). ''The Samoa Islands''. University of Hawaii Press. Page 441. {{ISBN|9780824822194}}.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations|align=left
|1912|507
|1920|573
|1930|750
|1940|1012
|1950|1796
|1960|1887
|1970|2884
|1980|3543
|1990|3655
|2000|4312
|2010|4676
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412050410/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
Itu'au County was first recorded beginning with the 1912 special census. Regular decennial censuses were taken beginning in 1920.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084484v3ch10.pdf |title=1920 Census: Outlying Possessions |publisher=US Census Bureau |page=1231 |access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref>


==Villages==
==Villages==
The county is officially known as Itu'au ma Nofoa (Itu'au and Nofoa), where Itu'au includes Nu'uuli, Faganeanea, and Matu'u. Nofoa is made up of Fagasā, [[Fagatele, American Samoa|Fagatele]], and [[Fagale'a, American Samoa|Fagale'a]].<ref>Krämer, Augustin (2000). ''The Samoa Islands''. University of Hawaii Press. Page 424. {{ISBN|9780824822194}}.</ref>
The county is officially known as Itu'au ma Nofoa (Itu'au and Nofoa), where Itu'au includes Nuʻuuli, Faganeanea, and Matu'u. Nofoa is made up of Fagasā, [[Fagatele, American Samoa|Fagatele]], and [[Fagale'a, American Samoa|Fagale'a]].<ref>Krämer, Augustin (2000). ''The Samoa Islands''. University of Hawaii Press. Page 424. {{ISBN|9780824822194}}.</ref>


*[[Fagasa, American Samoa|Fagasā]]
*[[Fagasa, American Samoa|Fagasā]]
*[[Nu'uuli, American Samoa|Nu'uuli]]
*[[Nuʻuuli, American Samoa|Nuʻuuli]]
*[[Matu'u, American Samoa|Matu'u]]
*[[Matu'u, American Samoa|Matu'u]]
*[[Faganeanea, American Samoa|Faganeanea]]
*[[Faganeanea, American Samoa|Faganeanea]]
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Revision as of 19:23, 30 January 2024

Map of Tutuila where Ituau County is highlighted in red, while the Eastern District is marked in orange.

Itūʻau County is a county in the Eastern District in American Samoa.[1][2][3] The official name is Itūʻau ma Nofo, however, it is commonly known as just Itūʻau. It is divided into northern and southern parts by the highest part of the Tutuila's central mountain range. It is peculiar in that it had no county chief. In Nuʻuuli in the south, power was divided between village high chief Savusa and the Four Chiefly Houses of the Soliai, Tago, Levu, and Alega. In Fagasā in the north, leadership was shared by the Tupuola and the Alo. The physical division of the county by mountains combined with the lack of a high chief made the county a battleground (itu'au) in ancient times.[4]

It is a small county which only consisted of two villages: Nuʻuuli and Fagasā. These villages lie across from each other, Nuʻuuli on the south shoreline of Tutuila Island and Fagasā on the north side. They are connected by an inland road which runs west of Pago Pago Bay across the mountain ridge.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1912507—    
1920573+13.0%
1930750+30.9%
19401,012+34.9%
19501,796+77.5%
19601,887+5.1%
19702,884+52.8%
19803,543+22.9%
19903,655+3.2%
20004,312+18.0%
20104,676+8.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Itu'au County was first recorded beginning with the 1912 special census. Regular decennial censuses were taken beginning in 1920.[7]

Villages

The county is officially known as Itu'au ma Nofoa (Itu'au and Nofoa), where Itu'au includes Nuʻuuli, Faganeanea, and Matu'u. Nofoa is made up of Fagasā, Fagatele, and Fagale'a.[8]

References

  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. ^ Gray, John Alexander Clinton (1980). Amerika Samoa. Arno Press. Page 123. ISBN 9780405130380.
  5. ^ Krämer, Augustin (2000). The Samoa Islands. University of Hawaii Press. Page 441. ISBN 9780824822194.
  6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "1920 Census: Outlying Possessions" (PDF). US Census Bureau. p. 1231. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ Krämer, Augustin (2000). The Samoa Islands. University of Hawaii Press. Page 424. ISBN 9780824822194.

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