Italy
Campania
Salerno
Roccadaspide is a comune in the provincia of Salerno, Campania with a population of 6,881 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 816 passengers departing from Roccadaspide arrived in the United States.
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Address
Via G. Giuliani, 6
84069 Roccadaspide
Map
Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centri abitati
AltitudePopulation- Roccadaspide354m2,664
- Fonte85m474
- Seude70m280
- Serra273m254
- Tempalta271m187
- Carratiello222m31
Nuclei abitati
AltitudePopulation- Fonte II56m142
- Santo Jorio376m142
- Via Carretiello 2299m104
- Case Conforti100m92
- Via Carretiello 1299m83
- Casalotti202m71
- Case de Rosa289m57
- Terzerie288m53
- Acquaviva300m44
- Seude vecchia120m41
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 29% since 1861. Recorded US arrivals from Roccadaspide between 1830 and 1912 equal 12% of its current population, peaking in 1906. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 9% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
816
1830–1912
Peak year
1906
144 arrivals
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