Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands (pop. 106,405[1]) are administratively divided into two districts, which are divided into 20 subdistricts. These are further divided into quarters and estates.

Districts of the U.S. Virgin Islands
CategoryFederal Unit
LocationUnited States Virgin Islands
Number2 (Administrative)
3 (U.S. Census Bureau)
Populations4,170 (Saint John) – 51,634 (Saint Thomas (U.S. Census Bureau divisions)
Areas19.61 square miles (50.8 km2) (Saint John) – 82.88 square miles (214.7 km2) (Saint Croix) (U.S. Census Bureau divisions)
GovernmentDistrict government
SubdivisionsSubdistrict
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The districts are:

  1. Saint Croix
  2. Saint Thomas and Saint John

Saint Thomas and Saint John together form a single district, while Saint Croix is a separate district.[2][3][4] However for statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau treats each of the three main islands (Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix) as a separate county equivalent despite the fact that there are only two districts.[5][6][7]

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.[3]

Below is the U.S. Census Bureau's model, in which each of the 3 main islands is counted as a separate district:

The subdistricts of the Saint Croix census district (pop. 50,601[1]) are:

  1. Anna's Hope Village (pop. 4,041[1])
  2. Christiansted (pop. 2,626[1])
    • Christiansted town (pop. 2,433[1])
  3. East End (pop. 2,453 [1])
  4. Frederiksted (pop. 3,091 [1])
    • Frederiksted town (pop. 859 [1])
  5. Northcentral (pop. 4,977[1])
  6. Northwest (pop. 4,863[1])
  7. Sion Farm (pop. 13,003[1])
  8. Southcentral (pop. 8,049[1])
  9. Southwest (pop. 7,498[1])

The sub-districts of the Saint Thomas census district (pop. 51,634[1]) are:

  1. Charlotte Amalie (pop. 18,481[1])
    • Charlotte Amalie town (pop. 10,354[1])
  2. East End (pop. 8,403[1])
  3. Northside (pop. 10,049[1])
  4. Southside (pop. 5,411[1])
  5. Tutu (pop. 6,867[1])
  6. Water Island (pop. 182[1])
  7. West End (pop. 2,241[1])

The sub-districts of the Saint John census district (pop. 4,170[1]) are:

  1. Central (pop. 779[1])
  2. Coral Bay (pop. 634[1])
  3. Cruz Bay (pop. 2,706[1])
  4. East End (pop. 51[1])

The county-level FIPS codes for the U.S. Virgin islands are:[5][7]

  • Saint Croix — 78010
  • Saint John — 78020
  • Saint Thomas — 78030

See also

References
  1. 2010 Census U.S. Virgin Islands Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine Also available at https://www.census.gov/2010census/news/xls/cb11cn180_vi.xls
  2. http://www.legvi.org/senators/st-thomasst-john/senator-marvin-a-blyden/ Archived October 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine legvi.org. Senator Marvin A. Blyden. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. http://www.legvi.org/history/ Archived October 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Legvi.org. History. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  4. https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-many-counties-are-there-united-states USGS. How many counties are there in the United States? Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/codes/cou.html 2010 FIPS Codes for Counties and County Equivalent Entities. Census.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  6. https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/GARM/Ch4GARM.pdf States, Counties, and Statistically Equivalent Entities (Chapter 4). Census.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  7. http://www.statoids.com/uvi.html Districts of the United States Virgin Islands. Statoids.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.


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