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51-650: The district had a total of 240 square miles (620 km) of area. The Mapleton Community School District was established in 1961 through the consolidation of several smaller school districts, including the Mapleton Community School District, the Danbury Independent School District, the Rodney School District, and others serving rural areas. The community of Ticonic had previously merged with Mapleton in 1955, and therefore

102-427: A female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.6% were non-families. 42.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between

153-549: A household in the city was $ 25,000, and the median income for a family was $ 32,500. Males had a median income of $ 24,000 versus $ 15,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 12,327. About 20.4% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 36.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.3% of those 65 or over. Castana is within the Maple Valley–Anthon–Oto Community School District . The community

204-553: A majority emigrating to the Western urban areas and Hawaii. This increase and diversification in the Oceanian emigration was especially true in the 1950s. In 1950, the population of Guam gained full American citizenship. In 1952, the natives of American Samoa become American nationals, although not American citizens, through the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 . Shortly thereafter,

255-521: A new high school in the Maple Valley area. The second merger was scheduled for February 1, 2011. On July 1, 2012, Anthon–Oto merged with Maple Valley to form the Maple Valley–Anthon–Oto Community School District . This Iowa school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Castana, Iowa Castana is a city in Monona County, Iowa , United States. The population

306-703: A scant 0.02% of the US population. Tongan communities are also more common in the West Coast, such as San Mateo County , some areas of the South Bay of Los Angeles, and the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area of Washington. Portland, Oregon is also home to a Tongan community that started to emigrate in the 1970s. The Dallas , Texas suburb of Euless also has a Tongan population in the low thousands. Based on 2003 recruiting data, Pacific Islander Americans were 249% over-represented in

357-576: A small population in several communities across the mainland US. American Samoa , Guam , and the Northern Mariana Islands are insular areas ( US territories ), while Hawaii is a state . Migration from Oceania to the United States began in the last decade of the 18th century, but the first migrants to arrive in the country were Native Hawaiians . People from other Oceanian backgrounds (except Australians and Māori) did not migrate to

408-516: Is a notable Native Hawaiian presence in Las Vegas . The city is sometimes called the "Ninth Island" in reference to the eight islands of Hawaii. A Samoan American is an American who is of ethnic Samoan descent from either the independent nation Samoa or the American territory of American Samoa. Samoan American is a subcategory of Polynesian American. About 55,000 people live on American Samoa, while

459-606: Is an American who is of ethnic Tongan descent. Utah has the largest Tongan American population, followed by Hawaii. Many of the first Tongan Americans came to the United States in connection to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . They have strong presence in parts of Salt Lake Valley in Utah, especially West Valley City and Salt Lake City. Utah is roughly one percent Tongan, a high rate compared to Tongans only making up less than

510-548: Is the only circumstance under which an individual would be one and not the other). For this reason, Samoans can move to Hawaii or the mainland US and obtain citizenship comparatively easily. Like Native Hawaiians, Samoans arrived in the mainland in the 20th century as agricultural laborers and factory workers. Elsewhere in the US, Samoan Americans are plentiful throughout the state of Utah, as well as in Killeen, Texas ; Norfolk, Virginia ; and Independence, Missouri . A Tongan American

561-617: The Anthon–Oto Community School District to form the new Maple Valley–Anthon–Oto district. Pacific Islander Americans Pacific Islander Americans (also colloquially referred to as Islander Americans ) are Americans who are of Pacific Islander ancestry (or are descendants of the Indigenous peoples of Oceania ). For its purposes, the United States census also counts Aboriginal Australians as part of this group. Pacific Islander Americans make up 0.5% of

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612-521: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.41 km ), all land. The city is located 10 miles (16 km) from Onawa and 39 miles (63 km) from Sioux City . The Western Iowa Experimental farm, a part of Iowa State University , is located just outside Castana. There research is carried out in beef cattle , swine , forage and the effects of fertiliser on soya beans and corn . As of

663-521: The census of 2020, there were 107 people, 51 households, and 34 families residing in the city. The population density was 117.9 inhabitants per square mile (45.5/km ). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 69.4 per square mile (26.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 92.5% White , 0.0% Black or African American , 0.0% Native American , 0.0% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 1.9% from other races and 5.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 2.8% of

714-403: The 1990s, settling mostly in western cities such as Los Angeles , San Francisco, Seattle , or Salt Lake City. In the 2000 US census , almost all the countries of Oceania were mentioned, although only the ethnic groups mentioned in the article consisted of thousands of people. In the 2000s and 2010s, several thousands more Pacific Islanders emigrated to the US. In the 2000 and 2010 censuses ,

765-1179: The 2000 and 2008 US censuses have found four times the number of Samoan Americans live in the mainland US. California has the most Samoans; concentrations live in the San Francisco Bay Area , Los Angeles County , and San Diego County . San Francisco has approximately 2,000 people of Samoan ancestry, and other Bay Area cities such as East Palo Alto and Daly City have Samoan communities. In Los Angeles County, Long Beach and Carson have abundant Samoan communities, as well as in Oceanside in San Diego County. Other West Coast metropolitan areas such as Seattle have strong Samoan communities, mainly in King County and in Tacoma . Anchorage , Alaska , and Honolulu , Hawaii, both have thousands of Samoan Americans residing in each city. Persons born in American Samoa are US nationals, but not US citizens (this

816-577: The Castana Consolidated School, the final school building in Castana, was built by the Sioux City company Beuttler & Arnold, funded by a $ 36,818 Public Works Administration grant and a $ 45,000 bond. It opened for classes on September 7, 1936. In November of that year the school district sold the previous school to the city government for $ 1,000, and the building was razed. The 1935–1936 school

867-551: The Hawaiian migration to the continental US began to increase. In the 1960s, many more Pacific Islanders emigrated to the US, mainly due to increased migration from Guam, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa archipelago (both independent and American Samoa ). The Pacific Islanders migrated by diverse reasons: Many Guamanians fled the Korean War and Typhoon Karen , and the Fijian population living in

918-666: The Honolulu's American bases when American Samoa began to be administered by the US Department of the Interior , as well as their relatives. Most of the new Pacific Islander immigrants were Mormons and many islanders from the region emigrated to the US seeking economic opportunities. In 1959, Hawaii became a state and its natives got US citizenship. This made more than 630,000 people Americans; many of them were Pacific Islanders, both Native Hawaiians and people of other Oceanian origins. Thus,

969-482: The Mapleton campus was funded by a 1970 school house levy. The peak enrollment was in 1971, with 1,155 students. Since then the enrollment declined. Circa 1993 the district began whole grade-sharing with the Anthon–Oto Community School District ; the two districts sent their own children to each other's schools, with each operating its own elementary school, Anthon–Oto operating the middle school, and Maple Valley operating

1020-478: The US is from 1910, with the first Guamanians living in the US. In the following decades small groups of people from islands such as Hawaii, Guam, Tonga, or American Samoa emigrated to the US. Many of them were Mormons (including most of Tongans and American Samoans), who emigrated to help build Mormon churches, or to seek an education, either in Laie or Salt Lake City . However, the emigration of Pacific Islanders to

1071-729: The US population including those with partial Pacific Islander ancestry, enumerating about 1.4 million people. The largest ethnic subgroups of Pacific Islander Americans are Native Hawaiians , Samoans , and Chamorros . Much of the Pacific Islander population resides in Hawaii, Alaska, California, Utah, and Texas. Pacific Islanders may be considered Oceanian Americans , but this group may include Australians and New Zealander-origin people, who can be of non-Pacific Islander ethnicity. Many Pacific Islander Americans are mixed with other races, especially Europeans and Asians, due to Pacific Islanders being

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1122-590: The US settled in the Astoria colony (in present-day Oregon ) in 1811, having been brought there by its founder, fur merchant John Jacob Astor . Astor created the Pacific Fur Company in the colony and used the Native Hawaiians to build the city's infrastructure and houses and to develop the primary sector (agriculture, hunting and fishing). The labor employment of the Native Hawaiians was done to make them serve

1173-605: The US skyrocketed from a few dozen people in the 1950s to more than 400 people. The Pacific Islander migration increased especially since 1965, when the United States government facilitated the non-European migration to the US. Many of them were recruited to pick fruit in California. During the 1970s, over nine thousand Pacific Islanders migrated to the US, mostly from Samoa (both Western and American ), Guam, Tonga, and Fiji, but also from other islands such as Federated States of Micronesia or Palau. Many of these people emigrated to

1224-646: The US to study at its universities. Moreover, in the 1980s, migration from the Pacific Islands to the United States became more diversified when this country acquired the Northern Marianas Islands in 1986 and signed an agreement with TTPI (FSM, Palau and the Marshall Islands ) called the Compact of Free Association . The Compact of Free Association allows the inhabitants from TTPI to travel and work in

1275-468: The US was small until the end of World War II , when many American Samoans, Guamanians (who got the American citizenship in 1929), and Tongans emigrated to the US. Most of them were in the military or married with military people, but some Pacific Islanders, particularly Tongans, looked for a job in several religious and cultural centers. Since then the emigration increased and diversified every decade, with

1326-539: The US whose origins are in the Federated States of Micronesia. Most of them live in Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Texas, as well as in Mariana Islands. Another 7,000 Americans are of Palauan descent. According to the 2010 census, the largest Chamorro populations were located in California, Washington, and Texas, but their combined number from these three states totaled less than half the number living throughout

1377-563: The US without visas. On the other hand, the Tyson Foods company, which employed a significant part of the population of the Marshall Islands, relocated many of its Marshellese employees in Springdale, Arkansas , where the company is based. However, most of Pacific Islanders continued to migrate to western urban areas and Hawaii. More of five thousand Pacific Islanders migrated to the US in

1428-797: The US), as well as the migration and high birth rate of the Pacific Islanders have favored the permanence and increase of this population in the US (especially in the number of people who are of partial Pacific Islander descent). In the 2000 census, over 800,000 people claimed to be of Pacific Islander descent and in the 2010 census 1,225,195 Americans claimed "'Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander'" as their race alone or in combination. Most of them live in urban areas of Hawaii and California, but they also have sizeable populations in Washington , Utah , Nevada , Oregon, Texas , Florida , Arizona , and New York . On

1479-551: The US. It also revealed that the Chamorro people are the most geographically dispersed Oceanian ethnicity in the country. Marshallese Americans come from the Marshall Islands . In the 2010 census, 22,434 Americans identified as being of Marshallese descent. Due to the Marshall Islands entering the Compact of Free Association in 1986, Marshallese have been allowed to migrate and work in the US. There are many reasons why Marshallese came to

1530-494: The US. Most of them live in California. Smaller communities of New Caledonian , Papuan , Vanuatuan , and Solomon Islander origin also live in the US. Micronesian Americans are Americans of Micronesian descent. They come from the whole region, mainly from the Mariana Islands, but also from territories as the Marshall Islands , the Federated States of Micronesia or Palau . There are more than 8,000 people living in

1581-466: The US. Some Marshallese came for educational opportunities, particularly for their children. Others sought work or better health care than what is available in the islands. Massive layoffs by the Marshallese government in 2000 led to a second big wave of immigration. Arkansas has the largest Marshallese population with over 6,000 residents. Many live in Springdale , and the Marshallese constitute over 5% of

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1632-463: The United States to study theology. Since the 1830s, another group of Native Hawaiians arrived on California's shores, where they were traders and formed communities. So, they made up 10% of the population of Yerba Buena , now San Francisco , in 1847. During the California gold rush , many other Native Hawaiians migrated to California to work as miners. In 1889, the first Polynesian Mormon colony

1683-533: The United States until the late 19th century. The first Native Hawaiians to live in the present-day US were fur traders. They were hired by British fur traders in Hawaii and taken to the Northwestern US , from where trade networks developed with Honolulu. However, they charged less than Americans for doing the same jobs and returned to Hawaii when their contracts ended. The first Native Hawaiians to live permanently in

1734-465: The ages of 18 and 24; 17.7% were from 25 to 44; 33.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.7% male and 46.3% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 178 people, 77 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density was 192.2 inhabitants per square mile (74.2/km ). There were 84 housing units at an average density of 90.7 per square mile (35.0/km ). The racial makeup of

1785-402: The city was 98.31% White , 1.12% Native American and 0.56% Pacific Islander . There were 77 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who

1836-463: The city's population. Other significant Marshallese populations include Spokane and Costa Mesa . Smaller communities of I-Kiribati and Nauruan origins also live in the US. Polynesian Americans are Americans of Polynesian descent. Large subcategories of Polynesian Americans include Native Hawaiians and Samoan Americans. In addition there are smaller communities of Tongan Americans , French Polynesian Americans , and Māori Americans . There

1887-433: The city. The population density was 158.1 inhabitants per square mile (61.0/km ). There were 78 housing units at an average density of 83.9 per square mile (32.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White . Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population. There were 68 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 8.8% had

1938-826: The company (although later, most of them worked for North West Company when this company absorbed the Pacific Fur Company in 1813). After 1813, Native Hawaiians continued to migrate to the Pacific Northwest . They migrated to work in companies such as the Hudson's Bay Company (which absorbed the North West Company in 1821) and the Columbia Fishing and Trading Company, as well as in Christian missions. Since 1819, some groups of Polynesian Protestant students immigrated to

1989-405: The first major waves of migration from American Samoa and Guam emerged, while other groups of places such as French Polynesia , Palau , or Fiji began to emigrate. Over 5,100 Pacific Islanders emigrated to the United States in the 1950s, mostly from American Samoa, Guam, and Tonga. The first of them were Samoan military personnel, who had worked at the American bases of Pago Pago but moved to

2040-450: The high school. The two districts also shared superintendents, teachers, and athletic facilities. In 2010 Maple Valley had about 505 students. The first merger election between the two districts came in 2005. Maple Valley voters favored the deal but Anthon–Oto voters turned it down, partly due to fear of being politically dominated by the larger Maple Valley, as Anthon–Oto had about 250 students, and also because they were unwilling to pay for

2091-633: The military. American Samoans are distinguished among the wider Pacific Islander group for enthusiasm for enlistment. In 2007, a Chicago Tribune reporter covering the island's military service noted, "American Samoa is one of the few places in the nation where military recruiters not only meet their enlistment quotas but soundly exceed them." As of March 23, 2009 , there have been 10 American Samoans who have died in Iraq , and 2 who have died in Afghanistan . Pacific Islander Americans are also represented in

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2142-403: The other hand, Pacific Islander Americans represent the majority (or are the main ethnic group) in American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands , from where many of them are natives. Melanesian Americans are Americans of Melanesian descent. Most of them are of Fijian descent . Most Fijian Americans are of Fijian and Indian descent. More than 32,000 people of Fijian origin live in

2193-448: The population. Of the 51 households, 19.6% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 15.7% were cohabitating couples, 25.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 19.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 33.3% of all households were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 17.6% had someone living alone who

2244-455: The term "Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander" refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Marshalls or other Pacific Islands. Most Pacific Islander Americans are of Native Hawaiian, Samoan , and Chamorro origin. The fact that Hawaii is a US state (meaning that almost the entire native Hawaiian population lives in

2295-437: Was 107 at the time of the 2020 census . A post office has been in operation at Castana since 1865. Castana was platted in 1886 by the railroad. The name Castana was selected by an early settler who believed it to be a Latin word meaning "chestnuts". Castana is located at 42°4′21″N 95°54′30″W  /  42.07250°N 95.90833°W  / 42.07250; -95.90833 (42.072518, -95.908266). According to

2346-451: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for

2397-416: Was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 49.5 years. 22.4% of the residents were under the age of 20; 3.7% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 20.6% were from 25 and 44; 21.5% were from 45 and 64; and 31.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.9% male and 55.1% female. As of the census of 2010, there were 147 people, 68 households, and 37 families residing in

2448-428: Was founded in Utah and consisted of Native Hawaiians, Tahitians, Samoans, and Māori. Also in the late 19th century, small groups of Pacific Islanders, usually sailors, moved to the western shores, mainly on San Francisco. Later, the US occupied Hawaii in 1896, Guam in 1898, and American Samoa in 1900. This fact diversified Oceanian emigration in the US. However, the first record of non-Hawaiian Pacific Islanders in

2499-561: Was originally a part of the Castana Consolidated Independent School District. The lower level of a building constructed in 1888 was the first classroom area. In 1897 a permanent $ 12,000, three story Castana Normal School building opened. An addition was completed in Summer 1911. The school district acquired a teacher's residence hall in 1920; that building also housed classes for several grades. In 1935 and 1936

2550-690: Was part of the newly formed Maple Valley district from its inception. Castana and Danbury later joined the Maple Valley district in 1968, further expanding the district’s reach. The district closed the Ticonic School in 1961. For a period kindergarteners attended schools in Danbury and Mapleton, all district students in grades 1–2 attended Mapleton, all students in grades 3–6 attended school in Castana, all 7th and 8th graders attended school in Danbury, and all high school students attended school in Mapleton. An addition for elementary school and vocational classes in

2601-599: Was renamed the Castana Community School in 1954. The district began sending high school students to the Maple Valley Community School District in Mapleton and to Onawa in fall 1962. Castana joined the Maple Valley district along with Danbury in 1968. The merged district did not use the teacher's residence and sold it in 1970. On July 1, 2012, the Maple Valley district consolidated with

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