Fitches Creek Explained

Fitches Creek
Population Total:532
Settlement Type:Parish capital
Population As Of:2011
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Fitches Creek
Mouth Location:Fitches Creek Bay
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Antigua and Barbuda
Subdivision Type1:Parish
Subdivision Type2:Saint George

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

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 EthnicCounts%
African descendent36969.38%
Caucasian/White376.96%
East Indian/India20.40%
Mixed (Black/White)183.38%
Mixed (Other)8916.70%
Hispanic40.80%
Syrian/Lebanese10.20%
Other61.19%
Don't know/Not stated50.99%
Total532100.00%
Q58. Country of birthCounts%
Africa10.20%
Other Latin or North American countries61.19%
Antigua and Barbuda34865.41%
Other Caribbean countries142.58%
Canada132.39%
Other Asian countries20.40%
Other European countries20.40%
Dominica81.59%
Guyana213.98%
Jamaica111.99%
Monsterrat30.60%
St. Kitts and Nevis40.80%
St. Lucia40.80%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines20.40%
Trinidad and Tobago162.98%
United Kingdom305.57%
USA407.55%
USVI United States Virgin Islands20.40%
Not Stated40.80%
Total532100.00%
Q49 ReligionCounts%
Adventist397.40%
Anglican15529.20%
Baptist224.20%
Church of God10.20%
Evangelical30.60%
Jehovah Witness112.00%
Methodist6011.40%
Moravian5510.40%
Nazarene122.20%
None/no religion377.00%
Pentecostal326.00%
Rastafarian71.40%
Roman Catholic6211.80%
Wesleyan Holiness61.20%
Other132.40%
Don't know/Not stated142.60%
Total529100.00%

See also

References

17.1214°N -61.785°W

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090109203132/http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/en/wra/N_Caribbean/N%20CARIBBEAN%20WRA%201%20DEC%202004.pdf Water Resources Assessment of Dominica, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis
  2. Web site: Peiza . Roger de . September 29, 2008 . Antigua and Barbuda National ICT Household Survey . statistics.gov.ag.