United States Virgin Islands
Flag Coat of arms
Motto "United in Pride and Hope"
Anthem "Virgin Islands March"
Capital (and largest city)		Charlotte Amalie 18°21′N, 64°56′W
Official languages		English
Government
-	Head of State	George W. Bush
-	Governor	John de Jongh
Organized, unincorporated territory
-	Revised Organic Act	22 July 1954
Area
-	Total	346.36 km² (202nd) 133.73 sq mi
-	Water (%)	1.0
Population
-	July 2005 estimate	112,000 (191st)
-	2000 census	108,612
-	Density	354 /km² (34th) 916.9 /sq mi
Currency		U.S. dollar (USD)
Time zone		Q (UTC-4)
Internet TLD		.vi
Calling code		+1 340

Trunk Bay, St. John

The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Flag ratio: ? The flag of the United States Virgin Islands was adopted in 1921. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogising the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognised either by a countrys government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... The Virgin Islands March is a patriotic song which is considered to be the national anthem of the US Virgin Islands. ... 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The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John and Saint Thomas, along with the much smaller but historically distinct Water Island, and many other surrounding minor islands. The total land area of the territory is 346.36 km² (133.73 sq mi). As of the 2000 census the population was 108,612.^[1] Saint Croix from space, January 1992 Saint Croix (English pronunciation: saint croy) is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Oppenheimer Beach, in St John, U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Map of U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea, a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Water Island is the fourth and most recent main island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a United States territory located in the Caribbean Sea. ... The United States Virgin Islands is a group of islands in the Caribbean. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...

Three of the main islands have nicknames often used by locals: "Rock City" (St. Thomas), "Love City" (St. John), and "Twin City" (St. Croix).^{[citation needed]}

History

Main article: History of the United States Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands were originally settled by the Ciboney, Carib, and Arawaks. The islands were named by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage in 1493 for Saint Ursula and her virgin followers. Over the next three hundred years, the islands were held by many European powers, including Spain, Britain, the Netherlands, France, and Denmark. The United States Virgin Islands, often abbreviated USVI, is a group of islands and cays in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. ... Ciboney (also Siboney) is a word derived from the Caribbean Indian language of the Arawak. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Arowak woman (John Gabriel Stedman) The term Arawak (from aru, the Lokono word for cassava flour), was used to designate the Amerindians encountered by the Spanish in the West Indies. ... Christopher Columbus (1451 – May 20, 1506) was a navigator and colonialist who is one of the first Europeans to discover the Americas, after the Vikings. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saint Ursula on the coat-of-arms of British Virgin Islands Ursula (small female bear in Latin) is a British Christian saint. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

The Danish West India Company settled on Saint Thomas in 1672, on Saint John in 1694, and purchased Saint Croix from France in 1733. The islands became royal Danish colonies in 1754, their name translating to Jomfruøerne in Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries, until the abolition of slavery by Governor Peter von Scholten on July 3, 1848. The Danish West Indies or Danish Antilles, (DWI, Dansk Vest Indien) are a former colony of Denmark in the Caribbean, now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Saint John is the smallest of the three main United States Virgin Islands (USVI), a United States territory. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... A separate article treats the several rivers known as the St. ... Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Species Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum bengalense Saccharum edule Saccharum officinarum Saccharum procerum Saccharum ravennae Saccharum robustum Saccharum sinense Saccharum spontaneum Sugarcane or Sugar cane (Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae, tribe Andropogoneae), native to warm temperate to tropical... Slave redirects here. ... This article is about the abolition of slavery. ... Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten (1784-1854) was a governor of the Danish West Indies. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

For the remainder of the period of Danish rule, the islands were not economically viable and significant transfers were made from the Danish state budgets to the authorities in the islands. In 1867 a treaty to sell Saint Thomas and Saint John to the United States was agreed, but the sale was never effected.^[2] A number of reforms aimed at reviving the islands' economy were attempted, but none had great success. A second draft treaty to sell the islands to the United States was negotiated in 1902, but was narrowly defeated in the Danish parliament.^[2]

The onset of World War I brought the reforms to a close, and again left the islands isolated and exposed. During the submarine warfare phases of the First World War, the United States, fearing that the islands might be seized by Germany as a submarine base, again approached Denmark with a view to buying them. After a few months of negotiations, a selling price of $25 million was agreed. The Danish Crown may have felt some pressure to accept the sale, thinking that the United States would seize the islands if Denmark was invaded by Germany. At the same time the economics of continued possession weighed heavily on the minds of Danish decision makers, and a bipartisan consensus in favor of selling emerged in the Danish parliament. A subsequent referendum held in late 1916 confirmed the decision to sell by a wide margin. The deal was thus finalized on January 17, 1917, when the United States and Denmark exchanged their respective treaty ratifications. The U.S. took possession of the islands on March 31, 1917 and the territory was renamed the Virgin Islands of the United States. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Naval warfare is divided into three operational areas: surface warfare, air warfare and submarine warfare. ... This article refers to the Commonwealths concept of the monarchys legal authority. ... The Danish referendum on the sale of the Danish West Indian Islands to the United States of America was a non-binding referendum held on 14 December 1916. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Look up Possession in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...

U.S. citizenship was granted to the inhabitants of the islands in 1927. “Citizen” redirects here. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Water Island, a small island to the south of Saint Thomas, was not included in the original sale. It remained in the possession of the Danish West India Company until 1944, when it too was bought by the USA for $10,000.^[3] It was initially administered by the U.S. Federal government and did not become a part of the U.S. Virgin Islands territory until 1996, when 50 acres of land was transferred to the territorial government. The remaining 200 acres of the island were purchased from the US Department of the Interior in May 2005 for $10, a transaction which marked the official change in jurisdiction.^[4] Water Island is the fourth and most recent main island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a United States territory located in the Caribbean Sea. ...

Geography

Map of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Main article: Geography of the United States Virgin Islands

The U.S. Virgin Islands are located in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, about 50 miles east of Puerto Rico. The territory consists of four main islands: Saint Thomas, Saint John, Saint Croix, and Water Island, as well as several dozen smaller islands. The combined land area of the islands is roughly twice the size of Washington, D.C. File links The following pages link to this file: U.S. Virgin Islands Geography of the U.S. Virgin Islands Categories: CIA World Factbook images ... File links The following pages link to this file: U.S. Virgin Islands Geography of the U.S. Virgin Islands Categories: CIA World Factbook images ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea (pronounced or ) is a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere, part of the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ... Map of U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea, a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Oppenheimer Beach, in St John, U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Saint Croix from space, January 1993 Saint Croix is one of the United States Virgin Islands, a United States territory, in the Caribbean. ... Water Island is the fourth and most recent main island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a United States territory located in the Caribbean Sea. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ...

The U.S. Virgin Islands are known for their white sand beaches, including Magens Bay and Trunk Bay, and strategic harbors, including Charlotte Amalie and Christiansted. Most of the islands, including Saint Thomas, are volcanic in origin and hilly. The highest point is Crown Mountain, Saint Thomas (474m). Saint Croix, the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, lies to the south and has a flatter terrain. The National Park Service owns more than half of Saint John, nearly all of Hassel Island, and many acres of coral reef. (See also Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, Buck Island Reef National Monument, Christiansted National Historic Site, and Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve.) Beaches is a 1988 movie adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue from the novel Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart. ... Magens Bay () is a world-famous beach on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, located in the Caribbean. ... Trunk Bay is in St. ... Charlotte Amalie is the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. ... Christiansted is a town on St. ... Location map of North Shore Mountains The North Shore Mountains are a range of mountains overlooking the Greater Vancouver Regional District. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... Hassel Island (also sometimes Hassell Island) is a small island of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a United States territory located in the Caribbean Sea. ... Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef, in this case the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. ... Virgin Islands National Park is a United States National Park covering approximately 60% of the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. ... The Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located off of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Buck Island Reef National Monument, or just Buck Island is a small, uninhabited, 176-acre island about 1. ... Christiansted is a town on St. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The Virgin Islands lie on the boundary of the North American plate and the Caribbean Plate. Natural hazards include earthquakes, tropical cyclones, and tsunamis.  The North American plate, shown in brown The North American Plate is a tectonic plate covering most of North America, extending eastward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and westward to the Cherskiy Range in East Siberia. ... Detail of tectonic plates from: Tectonic plates of the world. ... An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone viewed from the International Space Station on March 26, 2004 Hurricane and Typhoon redirect here. ... For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation). ...

Politics

Main article: Politics of the United States Virgin Islands

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Christiansted, St. Croix

The U.S. Virgin Islands are an organized, unincorporated United States territory. Even though they are U.S. citizens, Virgin Island residents cannot vote in presidential elections (although, being citizens, this franchise is extended to them should they become residents of one of the 50 states.) To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 854 KB) Summary w:Explorer of the Seas and w:Sea Princess at Charlotte Amalie, St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 854 KB) Summary w:Explorer of the Seas and w:Sea Princess at Charlotte Amalie, St. ... Charlotte Amalie is the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. ... Map of U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea, a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Image File history File links Christiansted National Historic Site in the U.S. Virgin Islands from National Park Service File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Christiansted National Historic Site in the U.S. Virgin Islands from National Park Service File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Christiansted is a town on St. ... Saint Croix from space, January 1992 Saint Croix (English pronunciation: saint croy) is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Political divisions of the United States as they were from 1868 to 1876, including 9 organized territories and 2 unorganized territories Territories of the United States are one type of political division of the United States, administered by the U.S. government but not any part of a U.S... The United States flag The Seal of the United States The Immigration and Naturalization Act sets forth the legal requirements for acquiring and losing citizenship of the United States. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      United States presidential elections determine who serves as president and vice president of the United... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of...

The main political parties in the U.S. Virgin Islands are the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands, the Independent Citizens Movement, and the Republican Party of the Virgin Islands. Additional candidates run as independents. The Democratic Party is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... The Independent Citizens Movement (or Independent Citizens Movement) is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... The Republican Party is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...

At the national level, the U.S. Virgin Islands elects a delegate to Congress from its at-large congressional district. However, the elected delegate, while able to vote in committee, cannot participate in floor votes. The current House of Representatives delegate is Donna Christensen (D). These are tables of congressional delegations from United States Virgin Islands to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... Bloc voting (or block voting) refers to a class of voting systems which can be used to elect several representatives from a single multimember constituency. ... The United States Virgin Islandss At-large congressional district encompasses the entire area of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Donna Marie Christian-Christensen, formerly Donna Christian-Green (born September 19, 1945), is the non-voting Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives (map). ...

At the territorial level, 15 senators—seven from the district of Saint Croix, seven from the district of Saint Thomas and Saint John, and one senator at-large who must be a resident of Saint John—are elected for two-year terms to the unicameral Virgin Islands Legislature. 26th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands (2005-2006) Senator At-Large (Saint John) Craig W. Barshinger (Democratic Party) Saint Croix Senators Norman Jn Baptiste (Senate Vice President) Pedro Pete Encarnacion (Democratic Party) Neville James (Democratic Party) Terrence Positive Nelson (ICM) Usie Raymond Richards (ICM) Ronald E. Russell (Democratic... For unicameral alphabets, see the article letter case. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ... The Legislature of the Virgin Islands is the territorial legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...

The U.S. Virgin Islands has elected a territorial governor every four years since 1970. Previous governors were appointed by the President of the United States. List of U.S. Virgin Islands Governors 1917 - 1917 Edwin Taylor Pollock 1917 - 1919 James Harrison Oliver 1919 - 1921 Joseph Wallace Oman 1921 - 1922 Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle 1922 - 1923 Henry Hughes Hough 1923 - 1925 Philip Williams 1925 - 1927 Martin Edwin Trench 1927 - 1931 Waldo A. Evans 1931 - 1935 Paul... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The U.S. Virgin Islands has a District Court, Supreme Court and Superior Court. The District Court is responsible for federal law, while the Superior Court is responsible for Virgin Islands law at the trial level and the Supreme Court is responsible for appeals from the Superior Court for all appeals filed on or after January 29, 2007. Appeals filed prior to that date are heard by the Appellate Division of the District Court. Judges are appointed by the President and the governor respectively. The District Court of the United States Virgin Islands (also known as the United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands) is a United States territorial court with jurisdiction over the Territory of United States Virgin Islands and sits in both St. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Virgin Islands. ... The Virgin Islands Superior Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction for the United States Virgin Islands. ...

The United States Congress has organized several local referendums to aid in the self-determination. As with Puerto Rico, the residents have been given the choice of independence, status quo, or statehood; however, these measures have failed to attract sufficient civic interest or voter turn-out to produce even a noteworthy plurality, much less a majority, and thus the islands will retain their current territorial status for the foreseeable future. It is theorized that Puerto Rican requests for political self-determination might serve as a catalyst for political interest in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as in other American territories.

With much controversy, these efforts by the federal government to normalize the unincorporated territory's status are completely discounted by the United Nations Committee on Decolonization, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are currently in the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. Map of the countries in the UN list:  current  former The United Nations maintains a list of territories that do not govern themselves. ...

Economy

Magens Bay, St. Thomas

Main article: Economy of the United States Virgin Islands

Tourism is the primary economic activity. The islands normally host 2 million visitors a year, many of whom visit on cruise ships. Public access to beaches is considered a civil right. (Public access over land, however, is not.) Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 480 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 600 pixel, file size: 166 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Looking down at Magens Bay from Mountain Top, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (December 2001) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 480 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 600 pixel, file size: 166 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Looking down at Magens Bay from Mountain Top, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (December 2001) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it... Magens Bay () is a world-famous beach on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, located in the Caribbean. ... Map of U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea, a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Economy - overview: GDP: purchasing power parity - $1. ... “Tourist” redirects here. ... Pacific Sky sails under Sydney Harbour Bridge A cruise ship or a cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ships amenities are considered an essential part of the experience. ...

The manufacturing sector consists of petroleum refining, textile, electronics, rum distilling, pharmaceutical, and watch assembly plants. The agricultural sector is small, with most food being imported. International business and financial services are a small but growing component of the economy. Hovensa, one of the world's largest petroleum refineries, is located on Saint Croix. This article is about the beverage. ... Hovensa is a petroleum refinery locating on the island of St. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... View of Shell Oil Refinery in Martinez, California. ... Saint Croix from space, January 1993 Saint Croix is one of the United States Virgin Islands, a United States territory, in the Caribbean. ...

The U.S. Virgin Islands are permanently on Atlantic Standard Time and do not participate in Daylight Saving Time. When the U.S. is on Standard Time, the U.S. Virgin Islands are one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time. When the U.S. is on Daylight Saving Time, Eastern Daylight Time is the same as Atlantic Standard Time. Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ...

The islands are subject to tropical storms and hurricanes. In recent history, substantial damage was caused by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and Hurricane Marilyn in 1995. The islands were also struck by Hurricane Bertha in 1996, Hurricane Georges in 1998 and Hurricane Lenny in 1999, but damage was not as severe in those hurricanes. Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone viewed from the International Space Station on March 26, 2004 Hurricane and Typhoon redirect here. ... Lowest pressure 918 mbar (hPa; 27. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Hurricane Marilyn was the thirteenth named storm of the unusually busy 1995 Atlantic hurricane season, following closely on the heels of Hurricane Luis. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Hurricane Bertha was a Cape Verde type hurricane that formed in July 1996. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Lowest pressure 937 mbar (hPa; 27. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Lowest pressure 933 mbar (hPa; 27. ... This article is about the year. ...

The U.S. Virgin Islands is the only part of the United States where traffic drives on the left, though almost all vehicles are left hand drive (as they are imported from the United States). See Right Hand Driving: Caribbean.  drive on right  drive on left Traffic going in opposite directions should be separated in such a way that they do not block each others way. ... This article concerns rules of the road regarding land vehicles; for sea-going vehicles, see International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 108,612 people, 40,648 households, and 26,636 families residing in the territory. The racial makeup of the territory was 76.19% Black or African Descent, 13.09% White, 7.23% from other races, and 3.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.99% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...

There were 40,648 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.2% were married couples living together, 24.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.34. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

In the territory the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males. The annual population growth is -0.12%.

The median income for a household in the territory was $24,704, and the median income for a family was $28,553. Males had a median income of $28,309 versus $22,601 for females. The per capita income for the territory was $13,139. About 28.7% of families and 32.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.7% of those under age 18 and 29.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Districts and sub-districts

Main article: Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands

Districts and Sub-districts of the U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Virgin Islands are administratively divided into two districts and subdivided into 20 sub-districts. The United States Virgin Islands are administratively divided into 3 districts, which are subdivided into 20 sub-districts. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 487 pixel Image in higher resolution (1025 × 624 pixel, file size: 15 KB, MIME type: image/png) Administrative divisions (districts and sub-districts) of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 487 pixel Image in higher resolution (1025 × 624 pixel, file size: 15 KB, MIME type: image/png) Administrative divisions (districts and sub-districts) of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... A sub-district (kecamatan) is a subdivision of a regency (kabupaten) or city (kota) in Indonesia. ...

The districts are: The United States Virgin Islands are administratively divided into 3 districts, which are subdivided into 20 sub-districts. ...

• St. Croix
• St. Thomas/St. John/Water Island

Christiansted is a town on St. ... Frederiksted is a town on the west end of the U.S. Virgin Island of St. ...

The fourth U.S. Virgin Island is Water Island, formerly a district of St. Thomas. Cruz Bay is the main town on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. ... Water Island is the fourth and most recent main island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a United States territory located in the Caribbean Sea. ...

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• British Virgin Islands
• Communications in the United States Virgin Islands
• Demographics of the United States Virgin Islands
• U.S. Government disenfranchisement of U.S. citizens residing in U.S. territories
• Culture of the Virgin Islands
• Music of the Virgin Islands
• List of Reggae Bands from the Virgin Islands
• Scouting in the United States Virgin Islands
• Transportation in the United States Virgin Islands
• List of United States Virgin Islands highways
• Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport
• Cyril E. King Airport
• United States Virgin Islands Police Department
• University of the Virgin Islands
• Virgin Islands Creole

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References

• Virgin Islands of the United States, United States Census Bureau

1. ^ 2000 Population Counts for the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Census Bureau.
2. ^ ^{a b} A Brief History of the Danish West Indies, 1666-1917, Danish National Archives
3. ^ Anderson, David G. Archaeology in the Caribbean: The Water Island Archaeological Project. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Greenville, S.C., 12 November 1998. Online publication by National Park Service, US Dep of the Interior. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
4. ^ Poinski, Megan. "Water Island appears frozen in time, but big plans run under the surface - V.I. says land acquired from the feds is about to undergo large-scale improvements". The Virgin Islands Daily News, 18 November 2005, online edition. Retrieved 6 September 2007.

External links

Official sites

• Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies - Document signed in New York, August 4, 1916
• US Virgin Islands - Official site for United States Virgin Islands Department of Tourism
• Transfer Day - Denmark's consulate in the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Virgin Islands - The World Factbook, CIA Publications
• "Scholten and the emancipation of Danish Slaves in the Danish West Indies"
• USVI Governor's Website - Governor John P. deJongh's Website
• USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Virgin Islands
• Office of the Lieutenant Governor - Office of Lt. Governor Gregory R. Francis

News and media

• The Virgin Islands Daily News - Daily newspaper in St. Thomas
• St. Croix Source - Daily online news source from St. Croix
• St. John Tradewinds - Weekly newspaper in St. John

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Islands	Saint Croix | Saint John | Saint Thomas | Water Island | Other Saint Croix from space, January 1992 Saint Croix (English pronunciation: saint croy) is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Oppenheimer Beach, in St John, U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Map of U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea, a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Water Island is the fourth and most recent main island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a United States territory located in the Caribbean Sea. ... The United States Virgin Islands is a group of islands in the Caribbean. ...
Parks	Virgin Islands NP | Virgin Islands Coral Reef NM | Buck Island Reef NM | Christiansted NHS | Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. ... Virgin Islands National Park is a United States National Park covering approximately 60% of the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. ... The Virgin Islands Coral Reef Na