Montevago

380 m elevation · Pop. 2,693

Italy

Sicilia

Agrigento

Montevago is a comune in the provincia of Agrigento, Sicilia with a population of 2,673 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 875 passengers departing from Montevago arrived in the United States.

Contact

To request vital records from the anagrafe (records office), write to the PEC address or email below. Include the full name, approximate date, and record type in Italian.

PEC

[email protected]

Website

www.comune.montevago.ag.it

Address

Piazza Della Repubblica, 4
92010 Montevago

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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

Montevago380m2,693

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.

Recorded US arrivals from Montevago between 1830 and 1912 equal 33% of its current population, peaking in 1902. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 6% of the current population.

Related guide

Italian Immigration to America

What drove families to leave Montevago for America, and what the crossing was like.

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Total US arrivals

875

1830–1912

Peak year

1902

152 arrivals

Cittadinanza per discendenza

Could a line from Montevago qualify for Italian citizenship?

Between 1830 and 1912, at least 875 passengers from Montevago arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1902. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).

The birthplace alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.

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