Italy
Sicilia
Trapani
Poggioreale is a comune in the provincia of Trapani, Sicilia with a population of 1,281 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 479 passengers departing from Poggioreale arrived in the United States.
Contact
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Website
www.comune.poggioreale.tp.itAddress
Via Ximenes, 1
91020 Poggioreale
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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- Nuovo Centro Urbano Poggioreale189m1,281
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 declined 62% since 1951. Recorded US arrivals from Poggioreale between 1830 and 1912 equal 37% of its current population, peaking in 1906. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 7% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
479
1830–1912
Peak year
1906
78 arrivals
Top Emigrant Cognomi
Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Poggioreale recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
- 1.Messina24
- 2.Rizzuto12
- 3.Maniscalco12
- 4.Strada9
- 5.Salvato9
- 6.Ippolito9
- 7.Scardino9
- 8.Di benedetto8
- 9.Catalano8
- 10.Cangialoni6
Notable People
People born in Poggioreale.
- Gioacchino Falsoneb. 1945
- Francesco Aloisiob. 1877
- Pietro CangelosiITb. 1942
- Nunzio Caronnab. 1861