Scandale

350 m elevation · Pop. 2,720

Calabria

Crotone

Scandale is a comune in the provincia of Crotone, Calabria with a population of 2,841 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 247 passengers departing from Scandale arrived in the United States.

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Address

Via Nazionale, 113
88831 Scandale

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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
  • Scandale350m2,631

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Parrera38m27
  • Foresta40m18
  • Timperosso60m16
  • Via Provinciale40m14
  • Santa Anastasia37m11
  • Giardino Corazzo25m3

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.

US arrivals peaked in 1903 with 63 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 6% of the current population.

Total US arrivals

247

1830–1912

Peak year

1903

63 arrivals

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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 247 passengers from Scandale arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1903. 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 Scandale recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Pallone12
  2. 2.Scalise11
  3. 3.Tallarico7
  4. 4.Basta5
  5. 5.Russo5
  6. 6.Trivieri5
  7. 7.Collio5
  8. 8.Intrieri5
  9. 9.Demme4
  10. 10.Fava4

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Notable People

People born in Scandale.

  • Luigi Antonio CantaforaENITb. 1943
  • Antonio FavaENITb. 1949

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