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United States Virgin Islands population pyramid in 2020. This is a demography of the population of the United States Virgin Islands including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The United States took possession of the islands on March 31, 1917, and the territory was renamed the Virgin Islands of the United States. [27] [29] Every year, Transfer Day is recognized as a holiday, to commemorate the acquisition of the islands by the United States. [30] Rear Admiral James H. Oliver was the first American governor of the ...
The United States Virgin Islands are a group of around 90 islands, islets, and cays in the Caribbean region in which inhabitants were claimed by Spain in 1493. [1] [2] No permanent settlements occurred in the Spanish period and the islands were colonized by Denmark in 1671.
In the United States, legal authority for the registration of these events [i.e., births, deaths, marriages, and divorces] resides individually with the 50 States, 2 cities (Washington, DC, and New York City), and 5 territories (Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
As of the 2010 census, the population of Saint Thomas was 51,634, [4] about 48.5% of the total population of the United States Virgin Islands. Crown Mountain is the highest point in Saint Thomas and in the entire United States Virgin Islands. Hence, it is called "Rock City". [5] The island has a land area of 32 square miles (83 km 2). [6]
Virgin Islanders are West Indian people born or from the U.S Virgin Islands. The U.S Virgin Islands is a Unincorporated territory of the United States and as a result Virgin Islanders do not go through the legal immigration procedures a typical West Indies immigrant would.
United States Virgin Islands people stubs (1 C, 37 P) Pages in category "United States Virgin Islands people" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
A July 2009 estimate placed the population of the British Virgin Islands at 24,491. In 2003, 21.9% of the population was under 15 (male 2,401; female 2,358), 73.1% between 15 and 64 (male 8,181; female 7,709), and 5% over 64 (male 578; female 503). 40% of the total population lived in urban areas, with an estimated 1.7% annual rate of urbanization.