Acri

720 m elevation ยท Pop. 14,740

Calabria

Cosenza

Acri is a comune in the provincia of Cosenza, Calabria with a population of 18,337 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 2,981 passengers departing from Acri arrived in the United States.

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Address

Via Roma
87041 Acri

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Localitร 

Each Italian comune is divided into localitร  (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Acri720m10,111
  • San Giacomo766m704
  • Pertina950m557
  • Foresta470m276
  • Montagnola860m258
  • Casalinella694m241
  • Serricella720m230
  • Sorbo866m217
  • Chimento576m187
  • Gioia781m122
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Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Ferrante980m189
  • Cuta800m161
  • Ternitร 680m157
  • Croce di Baffi686m154
  • Sant'Angelo813m122
  • Pietremarine777m113
  • Vallone Umido920m93
  • Cantinella720m77
  • Croce di Baffi 2686m71
  • San Martino833m56
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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 grown 1348% since 1861. Recorded US arrivals from Acri between 1830 and 1912 equal 16% of its current population, peaking in 1912. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 5% of the current population.

Total US arrivals

3k

1830โ€“1912

Peak year

1912

445 arrivals

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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 2,981 passengers from Acri arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1912. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).

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Top Emigrant Cognomi

Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Acri recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Ferraro70
  2. 2.Sposato59
  3. 3.Fusaro48
  4. 4.Luzzi43
  5. 5.Falcone41
  6. 6.Gencarelli35
  7. 7.Capalbo29
  8. 8.Ferrara24
  9. 9.Algieri23
  10. 10.Cafone22

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Notable People

People born in Acri.

  • Piero Siriannib. 1986
  • Raffaele FalconeITb. 1832
  • Massimo ScaglioneITb. 1956
  • Angelo d'AcriENITb. 1669
  • Charles AtlasENITb. 1892
  • Fabio RoselliENITb. 1983
  • Francesco Maria GrecoENITb. 1857
  • Francesco SpezzanoITb. 1903
  • Francesco SprovieriITb. 1826
  • Giovan Battista FalconeITb. 1834
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