Italy
Calabria
Catanzaro
Marcedusa is a comune in the provincia of Catanzaro, Calabria with a population of 357 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 99 passengers departing from Marcedusa arrived in the United States.
Contact
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Website
www.comune.marcedusa.cz.it/Address
Piazza Municipio, 13
88050 Marcedusa
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Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centro abitato
AltitudePopulation- Marcedusa288m394
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 72% since 1951. Recorded US arrivals from Marcedusa between 1830 and 1912 equal 28% of its current population, peaking in 1903. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 5% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
99
1830–1912
Peak year
1903
14 arrivals
Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Marcedusa recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.