Ofu County is a

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

in the Manu'a District in

American Samoa American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on . It is east of the International ...

. It was the result of the subdivision of the prior

Luanuu County Luanuu County is a former county in the Manu'a District in American Samoa American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island cou ...

in two, with the other newly created county being

Olosega Ofu and Olosega are parts of a volcanic doublet in the Manuʻa Islands, which is a part of American Samoa in the Samoan Islands. These twin islands, formed from shield volcanoes, have a combined length of 6 km and a combined area of . Together, ...

, first reported on the 1930 U.S. Census. It is now contiguous with its only village, Ofu.

Demographics

Ofu County was first recorded beginning with the 1930 U.S. Census. It had previously been within

. Its population zenith was in 1960, with 605 residents. It has since experienced a dramatic population decline (as has the Manu'u District), losing over 2/3rds of its population as of 2010.

Villages

* Alaufau (now defunct and within Ofu) * Ofu

References

Populated places in American Samoa {{AmericanSamoa-geo-stub