Italy
Calabria
Catanzaro
Gasperina is a comune in the provincia of Catanzaro, Calabria with a population of 1,879 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 920 passengers departing from Gasperina arrived in the United States.
Contact
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Website
www.comune.gasperina.cz.itAddress
Via Spadea Pandolfi , 2
88060 Gasperina
Map
Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centri abitati
AltitudePopulation- Gasperina489m1,521
- Pilinga23m222
Nuclei abitati
AltitudePopulation- Melitì30m55
- Aurunci56m28
Population and Migration
This chart shows annual resident population, US arrivals (1830 to 1912), and international migration (2001 to present). Not all data is available for every period, so gaps are normal.
The population has declined 49% since 1951. Recorded US arrivals from Gasperina between 1830 and 1912 equal 49% of its current population, peaking in 1903. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 16% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
920
1830–1912
Peak year
1903
142 arrivals
Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Gasperina recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
- 1.Spadea45
- 2.Celia44
- 3.Voci37
- 4.Catrambone34
- 5.Macrina26
- 6.Lombardo24
- 7.Fulginiti21
- 8.Lupica19
- 9.Fiorentino17
- 10.Messina15