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American Samoa Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 57   Population 2000 (UN '000) 68
Area (km2) 198   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 6
Number of Administrative Units 5   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 11
Number of Urban Extents 1   Number of Settlement Points 15

American Samoa Details

Names
ISO3-Code ASM
Continent Oceania
Country Name American Samoa
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 1.0
Leve1 Type District/Island
Level2 Type County
Number of Units 5
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 11
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2000
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 47
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 52
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 57
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 47
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 57
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 68
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 198
Average Input Resolution (km) 6
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 15
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 7,268
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,413
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 3,415
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 1
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 121
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 121
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 121
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 121
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 49,976
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 49,976
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 49,976
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 49,976
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 61%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 86%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 53%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 1
Regression-estimated Extents 0
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
American Samoa, Department of Commerce, Statistics Division, http://www.amsamoa.com/statistics.htm .
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
US Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/co2000.html .
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
1990 US Census, http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.ht
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
1990 US Census, USDI Map
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Places with 2,500 inhabitants or more and urbanized areas.
Administrative Population Edits and Notes:
A population growth rate was calculated between 1990 and 2000 for extrapolation to target years.
Administrative Spatial Edits and Notes:
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