| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
ASM
|
| Continent |
Oceania
|
| Country Name |
American Samoa
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
1
|
| 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) |
8,615
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,097
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
3,285
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
1
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
122
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
122
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
122
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
122
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
59,680
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
59,680
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
59,680
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
59,680
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
61%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
100%
|
| % 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: -- |
