Vaifanua County

Vaifanua County is a county in the Eastern District in American Samoa.[1][2][3]

Vaifanua and Sua counties are both ruled by the Le’iato family, one branch of which lives in Fagaitua, the principle place of Sua County. Another lives in Sa'ilele near Aoa, which is the principle place of Vaifanua County. These two Le’iato family branches along with two orators from each, conduct the affairs of government for the two counties. Le’iato and Mauga of Pago Pago are the two most powerful chiefs on Tutuila Island. Tuitele in Leone is the third-most powerful chief on the island.[4]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1912405—    
1920504+24.4%
1930630+25.0%
1940801+27.1%
19501,192+48.8%
19601,305+9.5%
1970N/A—    
19801,459—    
19902,121+45.4%
20002,249+6.0%
20102,545+13.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Vaifanua County was first recorded beginning with the 1912 special census. Regular decennial censuses were taken beginning in 1920.[6] For 1970[7], Vaifanua County was split in two: East Vaifanua County (which encompassed the 4 villages of Alao, Aoa, Onenoa and Tula) and West Vaifanua County (which encompassed the single village of Vatia).

For that 1970 census, East Vaifanua County reported 1,163 residents and West Vaifanua County reported 391 residents. They were merged back effective with the 1980 census.









Villages

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. p. 4.
  3. "5.0102 Division of districts into counties". www.asbar.org.
  4. Krämer, Augustin (2000). The Samoa Islands. University of Hawaii Press. Pages 425-426. ISBN 9780824822194.
  5. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  6. https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084484v3ch10.pdf
  7. https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p54-58ch3.pdf

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