Fitches Creek
Fitches Creek | |
|---|---|
Parish capital | |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 532 |
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| Location | |
| Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Fitches Creek Bay |
Fitches Creek is an affluent coastal neighbourhood in Antigua and Barbuda, located on the island of Antigua. It was named for the English surname Fitch, which may have been the family name of some who originally owned the surrounding land. The surrounding area is now a neighborhood in the parish of Saint George.[1]
Demographics
[edit]The area is also an enumeration district, and statistical data for "Fitches Creek" is widely available. "Fitches Creek ED", or "ED 41800" has a population of 125, has a living condition index (unmet basic needs index) of 19.18, and an unemployment rate of 4.23.
Fitches Creek is "high-income", and has an income weight of 3.29 and 100% of households own computers (compared to 64.14% of households who have internet access). There are 112 households. 28.30% of residents aged 24 or older have tertiary education.[2]
| Q48 Ethnic | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| African descendent | 369 | 69.38% |
| Caucasian/White | 37 | 6.96% |
| East Indian/India | 2 | 0.40% |
| Mixed (Black/White) | 18 | 3.38% |
| Mixed (Other) | 89 | 16.70% |
| Hispanic | 4 | 0.80% |
| Syrian/Lebanese | 1 | 0.20% |
| Other | 6 | 1.19% |
| Don't know/Not stated | 5 | 0.99% |
| Total | 532 | 100.00% |
| Q58. Country of birth | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 1 | 0.20% |
| Other Latin or North American countries | 6 | 1.19% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 348 | 65.41% |
| Other Caribbean countries | 14 | 2.58% |
| Canada | 13 | 2.39% |
| Other Asian countries | 2 | 0.40% |
| Other European countries | 2 | 0.40% |
| Dominica | 8 | 1.59% |
| Guyana | 21 | 3.98% |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1.99% |
| Monsterrat | 3 | 0.60% |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 0.80% |
| St. Lucia | 4 | 0.80% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 0.40% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 2.98% |
| United Kingdom | 30 | 5.57% |
| USA | 40 | 7.55% |
| USVI United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 0.40% |
| Not Stated | 4 | 0.80% |
| Total | 532 | 100.00% |
| Q49 Religion | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Adventist | 39 | 7.40% |
| Anglican | 155 | 29.20% |
| Baptist | 22 | 4.20% |
| Church of God | 1 | 0.20% |
| Evangelical | 3 | 0.60% |
| Jehovah Witness | 11 | 2.00% |
| Methodist | 60 | 11.40% |
| Moravian | 55 | 10.40% |
| Nazarene | 12 | 2.20% |
| None/no religion | 37 | 7.00% |
| Pentecostal | 32 | 6.00% |
| Rastafarian | 7 | 1.40% |
| Roman Catholic | 62 | 11.80% |
| Wesleyan Holiness | 6 | 1.20% |
| Other | 13 | 2.40% |
| Don't know/Not stated | 14 | 2.60% |
| Total | 529 | 100.00% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Water Resources Assessment of Dominica, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis
- ^ Peiza, Roger de (September 29, 2008). "Antigua and Barbuda National ICT Household Survey" (PDF). statistics.gov.ag.
 Populated places of Antigua and Barbuda | |
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Largest city: St. John's | |
| Saint George | |
| Saint John | |
| Saint Mary | |
| Saint Paul | |
| Saint Peter | |
| Saint Philip | |
| Barbuda | |
| Redonda |
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