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American Samoa Population and Housing Census 2000

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General Info
Provider 
United States Census Bureau (USCB)
Tabulations only
Geography 
United States of America (USA)
American Samoa
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
04/2000 - 04/2000
Data type
Census:
  • De jure
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The 2000 Population and Housing Census of American Samoa was conducted by the United States Census Bureau in partnership with the government of American Samoa as part of the Decennial Census. The process for conducting the census in the pacific island areas included the establishment of local census offices, the signing of memorandum of agreements outlining roles and responsibilities, developing questionaire content to meet legislative and programmatic needs of each territory, and the delivery of advance census reports to residential addresses for respondents to complete and hold for enumerator pickup. The census reference date was April 1, and the total population for American Samoa was 57,291.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Assets, Birth place, Cooking fuels, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Health care personnel, Household air pollution, Household expenditures, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Institutionalized population, International migration, Languages, Live births, Manufacturing, Marital status, Mass media, Military service, Mining, Occupations, Population, Poverty, Public social assistance, Race, Refrigeration, Sanitation, School enrollment, Telephones, Transportation, Waste disposal, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022