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This is a demography of the population of the United States Virgin Islands including population density, ethnicity, ... St. Thomas 22.5% St. John 0.4%
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 .
Saint John (50 km 2 (19 sq mi)) is the smallest of the three main US Virgin Islands. [4] It is located about four miles east of Saint Thomas, the location of the territory's capital, Charlotte Amalie. It is also four miles southwest of Tortola, part of the British Virgin Islands. Its largest settlement is Cruz Bay with a population of 2,652. [5]
Population density is defined as the population divided by land area. Data are from the US Census unless otherwise specified. Population data are for the year 2023 [2] and area data are for the year 2010. [3] Some population estimates for territories are from the United Nations Commission on Population and Development. [4]
Like most Caribbean islands, most of the islands of the Virgin Islands, including St. Thomas and St. John, are volcanic in origin and hilly. The highest point is Crown Mountain on St. Thomas at 1,555 feet (474 m). [45] The easternmost point of the United States is Point Udall (U.S. Virgin Islands) on St. Croix.
The East End subdistrict lost 901 residents between the 2010 U.S. Census and the 2020 U.S. Census, [2] with a 2020 population of 7,502. The East End region offers a more secluded character and less population density than the Charlotte Amalie, Southside, and Tutu subdistricts.
Tutu is known as a densely populated residential area [4] [5] and is second only to the territorial capital of Charlotte Amalie in terms of highest population density on the island of Saint Thomas. It is home to approximately 20 percent of the island population and has a total area of 1.5 square miles. [6]
Saint Thomas and Saint John; The U.S. Virgin Islands legislature has 15 seats: 7 seats are for the Saint Croix District, 7 seats are for the Saint Thomas and Saint John District, and one seat is for someone who must live in Saint John. [2] The U.S. Virgin Islands have no municipalities; the only government is for the territory as a whole. [4]