Italy
Sicilia
Messina
Spadafora is a comune in the provincia of Messina, Sicilia with a population of 4,652 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 1,083 passengers departing from Spadafora arrived in the United States.
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Website
www.comune.spadafora.me.itAddress
Piazza V.emanuele n, 44
98048 Spadafora
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Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centri abitati
AltitudePopulation- Spadafora6m4,074
- San Martino245m290
Nucleo abitato
AltitudePopulation- Grangiara110m237
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 68% since 1861. Recorded US arrivals from Spadafora between 1830 and 1912 equal 23% of its current population, peaking in 1901. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 5% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
1k
1830–1912
Peak year
1901
136 arrivals
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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 1,083 passengers from Spadafora arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1901. 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 Spadafora recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
Notable People
People born in Spadafora.
- Giovanni BonfiglioITb. 1913