Piggotts, also known as St Mark's Village, is a village in Saint George Parish on Antigua island in Antigua and Barbuda. It had a population of 1,478 in 2001.
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Village | |
  Pigott's | |
| Coordinates: 17°07′N 61°48′W / 17.117°N 61.800°W | |
| Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Island | Antigua |
| Civil parish | Saint George Parish |
| Founded | June 14, 1861[1] |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,931 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
It is located in the north of the island, to the east of the capital city of St. John's.
History
editIn the late 1850s and early 1860s a school was built in what is now Piggotts to provide education to the poorer residents of the nearby sugar estates of Carlisle, Fitches Creek, Weirs, Gunthorpes, Paynters and Cassada Gardens. This school was centrally located so all of the residents of the estates would have easy access to the school.[1]
Circa 1864, Richard Albert Louden Piggott (1844-1926) from Newgate Street in St. John’s City, moved to this area. Piggott had so many children, that the area eventually became known as “Piggotts Village”.[1]
The village had a rivalry with Osbourn Farm, especially in cricket. The two villages were separated by a gap, but when the affordable housing project Happy Hill was constructed from the 1950s to the 1970s, the villages became connected, and the rivalry slowly ended.[1]
Geography
editThe town is landlocked and has no sea access, and borders the town of Osbourn.
Religion
editThe town is home to the Antigua & Barduda International Islamic Society Masjid, one of the only mosques in Antigua and Barbuda, as well as
- Praise Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church
- New Life Assembly of God
- Church of God 7th Day
- Clare Hall Christian Union Church.
| Q49 Religion | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Adventist | 188 | 9.78% |
| Anglican | 462 | 24.10% |
| Baptist | 38 | 2.00% |
| Church of God | 93 | 4.85% |
| Evangelical | 63 | 3.27% |
| Jehovah Witness | 50 | 2.60% |
| Methodist | 59 | 3.09% |
| Moravian | 170 | 8.84% |
| Nazarene | 30 | 1.55% |
| None/no religion | 73 | 3.83% |
| Pentecostal | 271 | 14.14% |
| Rastafarian | 13 | 0.66% |
| Roman Catholic | 185 | 9.67% |
| Weslyan Holiness | 29 | 1.50% |
| Other | 91 | 4.74% |
| Don't know/Not stated | 103 | 5.39% |
| Total | 1 918 | 100.00% |
| NotApp : | 13 |
Demographics
editPiggots has six enumeration districts.
- 31800 Piggott's Ville-Woods
- 40600 Piggotts-School
- 40700 Pigotts Hill
- 40800 Piggotts-St.Mary's
- 40900 Piggotts-Moravian
- 41000 Piggotts-Central
| Q48 Ethnic | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| African descendent | 1,741 | 90.16% |
| Caucasian/White | 11 | 0.57% |
| East Indian/India | 34 | 1.76% |
| Mixed (Black/White) | 5 | 0.28% |
| Mixed (Other) | 58 | 3.00% |
| Hispanic | 54 | 2.82% |
| Syrian/Lebanese | 11 | 0.57% |
| Other | 6 | 0.34% |
| Don't know/Not stated | 10 | 0.51% |
| Total | 1,931 | 100.00% |
| Q58. Country of birth | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 7 | 0.34% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1,353 | 70.06% |
| Other Caribbean countries | 15 | 0.78% |
| Canada | 4 | 0.23% |
| Other Asian countries | 15 | 0.80% |
| Other European countries | 4 | 0.23% |
| Dominica | 78 | 4.03% |
| Dominican Republic | 45 | 2.31% |
| Guyana | 110 | 5.72% |
| Jamaica | 89 | 4.61% |
| Monsterrat | 10 | 0.50% |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 9 | 0.44% |
| St. Lucia | 68 | 3.52% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 26 | 1.32% |
| Syria | 6 | 0.29% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 0.61% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 0.40% |
| USA | 46 | 2.36% |
| USVI United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 0.33% |
| Not Stated | 22 | 1.12% |
| Total | 1,931 | 100.00% |
| Q71 Country of Citizenship 1 | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1,592 | 82.46% |
| Other Caribbean countries | 9 | 0.45% |
| Canada | 9 | 0.46% |
| Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries | 7 | 0.34% |
| Dominica | 29 | 1.49% |
| Dominican Republic | 27 | 1.37% |
| Guyana | 71 | 3.66% |
| Jamaica | 63 | 3.28% |
| Monsterrat | 5 | 0.28% |
| St. Lucia | 30 | 1.54% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 | 0.61% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 0.39% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 0.34% |
| USA | 45 | 2.32% |
| Other countries | 2 | 0.11% |
| Not Stated | 17 | 0.89% |
| Total | 1,931 | 100.00% |
| Q71 Country of Citizenship 2 (Country of Second Citizenship) | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Other Caribbean countries | 14 | 4.88% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.39% |
| Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries | 10 | 3.49% |
| Dominica | 54 | 19.11% |
| Dominican Republic | 17 | 6.00% |
| Guyana | 44 | 15.44% |
| Jamaica | 27 | 9.41% |
| Monsterrat | 5 | 1.89% |
| St. Lucia | 39 | 13.79% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 13 | 4.51% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1.49% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 1.49% |
| USA | 48 | 16.95% |
| Other countries | 3 | 1.15% |
| Total | 285 | 100.00% |
| NotApp : | 1,646 |
See also
edit- Sir Vivian Richards Stadium — located near Piggotts.
- Antigua island topics
References
edit- ^ a b c d "The Museum of Antigua and Barbuda" (PDF).
- ^ "Antigua and Barbuda::Statistics Division/Redatam Webserver | Statistical Process and Dissemination Tool". redatam.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Antigua and Barbuda::Statistics Division/Redatam Webserver | Statistical Process and Dissemination Tool". redatam.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- Scott, C. R. (ed.) (2005) Insight guide: Caribbean (5th edition). London: Apa Publications.
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