Amaluia, American Samoa

Coordinates: 14°20′18″S 170°47′28″W / 14.33833°S 170.79111°W / -14.33833; -170.79111
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Amaluia
Village
Lealataua
Area
 • Total0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total162
 • Density230/sq mi (90/km2)

Amaluia is a

Lealataua County
.

Mountain bass and two species of Goby fish have been recorded in the stream near the shoreline.[1]

Demographics

Year Population[2]
2010
162
2000
179
1990
206
1980
215

From 1980 to 1990, Amaluia's population decreased from 215 to 206 residents. The population increased to 282 people in 1995. The proportion of village residents who were born outside of American Samoa doubled between 1980 and 1990. According to the

1990 U.S. Census, the village contained 27 houses. The housing stock as of 1995 included 38 houses. Students enrolled in public school are bussed to Alataua-Lua Elementary School in Nua and Leone High School in Leone.[3]

Economy

As of 2000, there were three commercial enterprises based in Amaluia: a grocery store, a landscaping contractor, and a retail distributor. A large plantation is located along the middle reaches of the Vaipuna Stream north of the village, and the village was home to one piggery which contained six pigs as of 1996.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/basch/uhnpscesu/pdfs/sam/Pedersen2000vol2AS.pdf (Pages 30-1, 30-11 and 30-12)
  2. ^ "American Samoa Statistical Yearbook 2016" (PDF). American Samoa Department of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  3. ^ http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/basch/uhnpscesu/pdfs/sam/Pedersen2000vol2AS.pdf (Pages 30-22, 30-24 and 30-26)
  4. ^ http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/basch/uhnpscesu/pdfs/sam/Pedersen2000vol2AS.pdf (Page 30-25)