Freetown, Saint Philip
Freetown, officially known as FreeTown,[3] is a town in Antigua, and the home of Dunae. It is located in the southeast of the island, on a peninsula between Willoughby Bay to the south and Nonsuch Bay to the north.
Freetown | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| FreeTown | |
  Freetown | |
| Coordinates: 17°03′N 61°42′W | |
| Country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Island | Antigua |
| Parish | Saint Philip Parish |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council[1] (possibly dissolved)[2] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 622 |
| Demonym | Freetownian |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
It is a sparsely populated area with one beach – Half Moon Bay with its beautiful white and pink sand.
Climate
Freetown is often ranked as the coldest town in Antigua and Barbuda, often achieving low temperatures of 15 degrees Celsius in the winter.[4][5][6][7]
Demographics
Freetown has four enumeration districts.
- 60600 FreeTown-North
- 60700 FreeTown-West
- 60800 FreeTown-South
- 61700 Mill Reef_Half Moon Bay
Census Data[3]
| Q49 Religion | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Adventist | 78 | 12.60% |
| Anglican | 188 | 30.53% |
| Baptist | 16 | 2.67% |
| Church of God | 38 | 6.11% |
| Evangelical | 5 | 0.76% |
| Jehovah Witness | 1 | 0.19% |
| Methodist | 171 | 27.67% |
| Moravian | 4 | 0.57% |
| Nazarene | 2 | 0.38% |
| Pentecostal | 15 | 2.48% |
| Rastafarian | 6 | 0.95% |
| Roman Catholic | 6 | 0.95% |
| Weslyan Holiness | 53 | 8.59% |
| Other | 13 | 2.10% |
| Don't know/Not stated | 21 | 3.44% |
| Total | 616 | 100.00% |
| NotApp : | 6 |
| Q48 Ethnic | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| African descendent | 600 | 96.41% |
| Mixed (Other) | 8 | 1.32% |
| Hispanic | 1 | 0.19% |
| Other | 2 | 0.38% |
| Don't know/Not stated | 11 | 1.70% |
| Total | 622 | 100.00% |
| Q58. Country of birth | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 524 | 84.31% |
| Other Caribbean countries | 2 | 0.38% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.38% |
| Dominica | 12 | 1.89% |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 0.19% |
| Guyana | 16 | 2.65% |
| Jamaica | 21 | 3.40% |
| Monsterrat | 1 | 0.19% |
| St. Lucia | 2 | 0.38% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 | 1.89% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0.19% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.19% |
| USA | 19 | 3.02% |
| USVI United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 0.19% |
| Not Stated | 5 | 0.76% |
| Total | 622 | 100.00% |
| Q71 Country of Citizenship 1 | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 570 | 91.68% |
| Dominica | 2 | 0.38% |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 0.19% |
| Guyana | 12 | 1.89% |
| Jamaica | 16 | 2.65% |
| St. Lucia | 1 | 0.19% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 | 1.70% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0.19% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.19% |
| USA | 5 | 0.76% |
| Not Stated | 1 | 0.19% |
| Total | 622 | 100.00% |
| Q71 Country of Citizenship 2 (Country of Second Citizenship) | Counts | % |
|---|---|---|
| Other Caribbean countries | 4 | 6.00% |
| Canada | 2 | 4.00% |
| Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries | 1 | 2.00% |
| Dominica | 9 | 16.00% |
| Guyana | 8 | 14.00% |
| Jamaica | 6 | 10.00% |
| Monsterrat | 2 | 4.00% |
| St. Lucia | 1 | 2.00% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 4.00% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2.00% |
| USA | 21 | 36.00% |
| Total | 59 | 100.00% |
| NotApp : | 563 |
References
- http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-466.pdf
- "The political Neanderthal". 12 March 2020.
- "Antigua and Barbuda::Statistics Division/Redatam Webserver | Statistical Process and Dissemination Tool". redatam.org. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- "Cooler temperatures expected to continue across Antigua". Antigua News Room. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- "https://twitter.com/268Weather/status/1633895723925159936?cxt=HHwWgIC2iaLg4awtAAAA". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - "https://twitter.com/268Weather/status/1633638058057691136?cxt=HHwWgMCz4ZHK7KstAAAA". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - "Past Weather in Freetown, Antigua and Barbuda — Yesterday or Further Back". 2023-03-12. Archived from the original on 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
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