The territorial government of the United States Virgin Islands has for operational purposes established two districts, which include the minor islets nearest to the major islands:[1][2][3]
The U.S. Virgin Islands legislature has 15 seats: 7 seats are for the Saint Croix District, 7 seats are for the Saint Thomas and Saint John District, and one seat is for someone who must live in Saint John.[2]
The U.S. Virgin Islands have no municipalities; the only government is for the territory as a whole.[4]
History of the districtsedit
The Colonial Law of 1863 divided the islands into two municipalities: St. Croix, and St. Thomas–St. John.[2] Each municipality was served by a Colonial Council.[2] fter the United States had purchased the islands, the U.S. Congress passed the Organic Act of 1936, under which the two Colonial Councils became Municipal Councils.[2] In 1954, the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands created a unicameral body called the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, consisting of 11 members across three districts (one district for each major island).[2] In 1966, the United States Congress and the Virgin Islands Legislature passed a resolution, which increased the number of seats from 11 to 15, changed the number districts back to two, and changed the distribution of seats to its current distribution.[2]
Subdistrictsedit
The territory has historically been divided into quarters (which are not one-fourth of anything) and estates. These were used for census purposes until 1980, and estates are commonly used for navigation, writing addresses, and discussing real estate.[4] The U.S. Census uses three districts (Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix) as county equivalents.[5][6][7]
In more recent census decades, quarters and estates have been replaced by 20 census subdistricts, which were defined by the territorial government as more meaningful given the terrain and current population distribution. These are used as minor civil divisions.[4]
^Population of the United States Virgin Islands: 2010 and 2020, U.S. Census Bureau.
^Population, Housing Units, Land Area, and Density by Island and Census Subdistrict for the U.S. Virgin Islands: 2010, U.S. Census Bureau.
^Population, Housing Units, Land Area, and Density by Place for the U.S. Virgin Islands: 2010, U.S. Census Bureau.
External linksedit
Districts of the United States Virgin Islands, United States Census Bureau
Historical Evolution of the Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands
Quarters and estates of Saint Croix
Quarters and estates of Saint John
January 01, 1970
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Districts of the U S Virgin IslandsCategoryCounty equivalentLocationUnited States Virgin IslandsNumber2 administrative districts 3 census districts Populations3 881 Saint John 42 461 Saint Thomas census districts Areas19 69 sq mi 51 0 km2 Saint John 83 32 sq mi 215 8 km2 Saint Croix census districts GovernmentLocal governmentSubdivisionsSubdistrict Contents 1 Districts 1 1 History of the districts 2 Subdistricts 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDistricts editThe territorial government of the United States Virgin Islands has for operational purposes established two districts which include the minor islets nearest to the major islands 1 2 3 Saint Croix Saint Thomas and Saint John The U S Virgin Islands legislature has 15 seats 7 seats are for the Saint Croix District 7 seats are for the Saint Thomas and Saint John District and one seat is for someone who must live in Saint John 2 The U S Virgin Islands have no municipalities the only government is for the territory as a whole 4 History of the districts edit The Colonial Law of 1863 divided the islands into two municipalities St Croix and St Thomas St John 2 Each municipality was served by a Colonial Council 2 fter the United States had purchased the islands the U S Congress passed the Organic Act of 1936 under which the two Colonial Councils became Municipal Councils 2 In 1954 the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands created a unicameral body called the Legislature of the Virgin Islands consisting of 11 members across three districts one district for each major island 2 In 1966 the United States Congress and the Virgin Islands Legislature passed a resolution which increased the number of seats from 11 to 15 changed the number districts back to two and changed the distribution of seats to its current distribution 2 Subdistricts editThe territory has historically been divided into quarters which are not one fourth of anything and estates These were used for census purposes until 1980 and estates are commonly used for navigation writing addresses and discussing real estate 4 The U S Census uses three districts Saint Thomas Saint John and Saint Croix as county equivalents 5 6 7 In more recent census decades quarters and estates have been replaced by 20 census subdistricts which were defined by the territorial government as more meaningful given the terrain and current population distribution These are used as minor civil divisions 4 Map Division Population 8 Land area 9 10 2020 2010 sq mi km2 Saint Croix 41 004 50 601 83 32 215 80 1 Anna s Hope Village 3 282 4 041 9 89 25 61 2 Christiansted 1 866 2 626 0 76 1 97 Christiansted town 1 770 2 433 0 51 1 32 3 East End 2 336 2 453 12 91 33 44 4 Frederiksted 2 303 3 091 1 38 3 57 Frederiksted town 528 859 0 17 0 44 5 Northcentral 4 197 4 977 12 66 32 79 6 Northwest 3 431 4 863 18 19 47 11 7 Sion Farm 10 332 13 003 9 40 24 35 8 Southcentral 7 415 8 049 12 62 32 69 9 Southwest 5 842 7 498 5 51 14 27 Saint Thomas 42 261 51 634 31 31 81 09 1 Charlotte Amalie 14 477 18 481 3 36 8 70 Charlotte Amalie town 8 194 10 354 1 21 3 13 2 East End 7 502 8 403 5 26 13 62 3 Northside 8 889 10 049 10 59 27 43 4 Southside 4 112 5 411 4 42 11 45 5 Tutu 5 129 6 867 1 52 3 94 6 Water Island 164 182 0 97 2 51 7 West End 1 988 2 241 5 19 13 44 Saint John 3 881 4 170 19 69 51 00 1 Central 470 779 14 09 36 49 2 Coral Bay 724 634 1 91 4 95 3 Cruz Bay 2 652 2 706 2 77 7 17 4 East End 35 51 0 92 2 38 U S Virgin Islands 87 146 106 405 134 32 347 89See also editList of settlements in the United States Virgin Islands Islands of U S Virgin Islands Minor islands of the United States Virgin IslandsReferences edit http www legvi org senators st thomasst john senator marvin a blyden Archived October 12 2018 at the Wayback Machine legvi org Senator Marvin A Blyden Retrieved July 7 2018 a b c d e f g http www legvi org history Archived October 12 2018 at the Wayback Machine Legvi org History Retrieved July 7 2018 https www usgs gov faqs how many counties are there united states Archived September 7 2018 at the Wayback Machine USGS How many counties are there in the United States Retrieved July 7 2018 a b c United States Census 1990 Puerto Rico and the Outlying Areas PDF Retrieved July 20 2021 https www census gov geo reference codes cou html 2010 FIPS Codes for Counties and County Equivalent Entities Census gov Retrieved July 7 2018 https www2 census gov geo pdfs reference GARM Ch4GARM pdf States Counties and Statistically Equivalent Entities Chapter 4 Census gov Retrieved July 7 2018 http www statoids com uvi html Districts of the United States Virgin Islands Statoids com Retrieved July 7 2018 Population of the United States Virgin Islands 2010 and 2020 U S Census Bureau Population Housing Units Land Area and Density by Island and Census Subdistrict for the U S Virgin Islands 2010 U S Census Bureau Population Housing Units Land Area and Density by Place for the U S Virgin Islands 2010 U S Census Bureau External links editDistricts of the United States Virgin Islands United States Census Bureau Historical Evolution of the Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Quarters and estates of Saint Croix Quarters and estates of Saint John Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Districts and sub districts of the United States Virgin Islands amp oldid 1192230275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
