Belmont, Antigua and Barbuda

Belmont is a village in Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda.

Belmont
Village
Belmont in 2023
Country	Antigua and Barbuda
Island	Antigua
Civil parish	Saint John Parish
Government
• Type	Former Village Council
Population  (2011)
• Total	677
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)

History

Belmont's Estate

Source:

The initial owner, Lt. Col. Bastian Baijer, received 500 acres in the St. John's Division from the governor at the time. Governor Keynell also gave him an extra 18 acres, and he also acquired 728 acres in the Popeshead Division and an additional 140 acres. St. John's "ran out" 25 feet of the Colonel's south side property, which he had possessed since April 11, 1688, according to a surveyor. His attorney, W. Hinde, Esq., demonstrated that Robert Hollingworth had given him the land.

The senior John Otto Baijer was baptized in St. John's in 1703 and went on to acquire Belmont, Otto's Estate (#16), Five Islands (#31), and Cooke's Estate (#26) as well as other properties. Afterwards, Daniel Burr Garling purchased Otto's and Belmont.

Belmont got a £2,386 legacy award from the British Parliament for freeing 160 slaves. William Musgrave, William Shand, and Chles Wollaston received the honors.

The estates of Admiral Tollemach (Weatherill's #5), Gambles (#14), Delaps (#137), and other properties were managed by William Bertie Wolseley (d. 1881). Bertie lived at Weatherill's for a while before relocating to Belmont/in Murray's 1828. In 1835, he may have held property and got payment of £159 for freeing 11 slaves.

The 1941 sugar crop yielded, from 200 acres cultivated by peasants on the Belmont/Estate, Murray's was estimated at 813 tons; 569 tons of sugarcane were delivered.

Demographics

Belmont has two enumeration districts.

• 33401  Belmont_1
• 33402  Belmont_2

Census data

Source:

Q48 Ethnic	Counts	%
African descendent	613	90.54%
Caucasian/White	3	0.49%
Mixed (Black/White)	3	0.49%
Mixed (Other)	34	5.06%
Hispanic	1	0.16%
Syrian/Lebanese	17	2.45%
Other	1	0.16%
Don't know/Not stated	4	0.65%
Total	677	100.00%

Q49 Religion	Counts	%
Adventist	74	11.00%
Anglican	137	20.36%
Baptist	17	2.46%
Church of God	17	2.46%
Evangelical	35	5.25%
Jehovah Witness	8	1.15%
Methodist	30	4.43%
Moravian	56	8.37%
Nazarene	21	3.12%
None/no religion	36	5.42%
Pentecostal	76	11.33%
Rastafarian	10	1.48%
Roman Catholic	64	9.52%
Weslyan Holiness	41	6.08%
Other	11	1.64%
Don't know/Not stated	40	5.91%
Total	672	100.00%
NotApp :	4

Q55 Internet Use	Counts	%
Yes	364	53.83%
No	285	42.09%
Don't know/Not stated	28	4.08%
Total	677	100.00%

Q58. Country of birth	Counts	%
Africa	1	0.16%
Other Latin or North American countries	2	0.33%
Antigua and Barbuda	486	71.78%
Other Caribbean countries	3	0.49%
Canada	1	0.16%
Dominica	28	4.08%
Guyana	39	5.71%
Jamaica	24	3.59%
Monsterrat	13	1.96%
St. Kitts and Nevis	4	0.65%
St. Lucia	2	0.33%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	8	1.14%
Syria	11	1.63%
Trinidad and Tobago	6	0.82%
United Kingdom	7	0.98%
USA	28	4.08%
USVI United States Virgin Islands	6	0.82%
Not Stated	9	1.31%
Total	677	100.00%

Q71 Country of Citizenship 1	Counts	%
Antigua and Barbuda	585	86.46%
Other Caribbean countries	6	0.82%
Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries	9	1.31%
Dominica	7	0.98%
Guyana	22	3.26%
Jamaica	13	1.96%
Monsterrat	7	0.98%
St. Lucia	2	0.33%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	4	0.65%
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0.16%
USA	11	1.63%
Other countries	3	0.49%
Not Stated	7	0.98%
Total	677	100.00%

Q71 Country of Citizenship 2 (Country of Second Citizenship)	Counts	%
Other Caribbean countries	4	4.21%
Canada	1	1.05%
Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries	2	2.11%
Dominica	21	20.00%
Guyana	15	14.74%
Jamaica	9	8.42%
Monsterrat	4	4.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	4	4.21%
Trinidad and Tobago	2	2.11%
United Kingdom	12	11.58%
USA	27	25.26%
Other countries	2	2.11%
Total	105	100.00%
NotApp :	572