| Official Name: | District of Crooked Island and Long Cay |
| Settlement Type: | Island and district |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Bahamas |
| Subdivision Type1: | Island |
| Government Type: | District Council |
| Leader Title1: | Chief Councillor |
| Leader Name1: | David Daxon Sr. |
| Leader Title2: | Deputy Chief Councillor |
| Established Title: | District |
| Established Date: | 1999 |
| Area Total Km2: | 148 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 305[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Coordinates: | 22.75°N -87°W |
| Area Code: | 242 |
Crooked Island is an island and district, part of a group of Bahamian islands defining a large, shallow lagoon called the Bight of Acklins, of which the largest are Crooked Island in the north and Acklins in the south-east, and the smaller are Long Cay (once known as Fortune Island) in the north-west, and Castle Island in the south.
The indigenous Lucayan people called the island Jumento, meaning "upper land of the middle distance".[2] Meanwhile, the Spaniard explorers had named the island Isabella.
The islands were settled by American Loyalists in the late 1780s who set cotton plantations using over 1,000 slaves. After the abolition of slavery in the British Empire these became uneconomical, and the replacement income from sponge diving has now dwindled as well. The inhabitants now live by fishing and small-scale farming.
It is believed that the first Post Office in the Bahamas was at Pitts Town on Crooked Island.
The main town in the group is Colonel Hill (pop. 51) on Crooked Island.
The population of Crooked Island was 330 at the 2010 census.[3]
The island is served by Colonel Hill Airport.
The island is part of the MICAL constituency for elections to the House of Assembly of the Bahamas.[4]