Crooked Island, Bahamas
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District of Crooked Island and Long Cay | |
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Crooked Island is an island and
district, part of a group of Bahamian islands defining a large, shallow lagoon called the Bight of Acklins, of which the largest are Crooked Island in the north and Acklins in the south-east, and the smaller are Long Cay (once known as Fortune Island) in the north-west, and Castle Island
in the south.
Etymology
The indigenous Lucayan people called the island Jumento, meaning "upper land of the middle distance".[2] Meanwhile, the Spaniard explorers had named the island Isabella.[2]
History
The islands were settled by American
sponge
diving has now dwindled as well. The inhabitants now live by fishing and small-scale farming.
It is believed that the first Post Office in the Bahamas was at Pitts Town on Crooked Island.
Population
The main town in the group is Colonel Hill (pop. 51) on Crooked Island.
The population of Crooked Island was 330 at the 2010 census.[3]
Transportation
The island is served by Colonel Hill Airport.
References
- ^ "Census population and housing" (PDF). Bahamas Gov. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ ISSN 2816-7015.
- ^ CROOKED ISLAND POPULATION BY SETTLEMENT AND TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED DWELLINGS: 2010 CENSUS - Bahamas Department of Statistics
22°45′N 74°13′W / 22.750°N 74.217°W
