Belmont, Antigua and Barbuda

Belmont is a town in Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda.

Belmont
Town
CountryAntigua and Barbuda
IslandAntigua
Civil parishSaint John Parish
Government
 • TypeVillage Council[1] (possibly dissolved)[2]
Population
 (2011)
 • Total677
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)

History

Belmont's Estate

Source:[3]

The initial owner, Lt. Col. Bastian Baijer, received 500 acres in the St. John's Division from the governor at the time. Governor Keynell also gave him an extra 18 acres, and he also acquired 728 acres in the Popeshead Division and an additional 140 acres. St. John's "ran out" 25 feet of the Colonel's south side property, which he had possessed since April 11, 1688, according to a surveyor. His attorney, W. Hinde, Esq., demonstrated that Robert Hollingworth had given him the land.

The senior John Otto Baijer was baptized in St. John's in 1703 and went on to acquire Belmont, Otto's Estate (#16), Five Islands (#31), and Cooke's Estate (#26) as well as other properties. Afterwards, Daniel Burr Garling purchased Otto's and Belmont.

Belmont got a £2,386 legacy award from the British Parliament for freeing 160 slaves. William Musgrave, William Shand, and Chles Wollaston received the honors.

The estates of Admiral Tollemach (Weatherill's #5), Gambles (#14), Delaps (#137), and other properties were managed by William Bertie Wolseley (d. 1881). Bertie lived at Weatherill's for a while before relocating to Belmont/in Murray's 1828. In 1835, he may have held property and got payment of £159 for freeing 11 slaves.

The 1941 sugar crop yielded, from 200 acres cultivated by peasants on the Belmont/Estate, Murray's was estimated at 813 tons; 569 tons of sugarcane were delivered.

Demographics

Belmont has two enumeration districts.

  • 33401  Belmont_1
  • 33402  Belmont_2

Census Data

Source:[4]

Q48 Ethnic Counts %
African descendent 613 90.54%
Caucasian/White 3 0.49%
Mixed (Black/White) 3 0.49%
Mixed (Other) 34 5.06%
Hispanic 1 0.16%
Syrian/Lebanese 17 2.45%
Other 1 0.16%
Don't know/Not stated 4 0.65%
Total 677 100.00%
Q49 Religion Counts %
Adventist 74 11.00%
Anglican 137 20.36%
Baptist 17 2.46%
Church of God 17 2.46%
Evangelical 35 5.25%
Jehovah Witness 8 1.15%
Methodist 30 4.43%
Moravian 56 8.37%
Nazarene 21 3.12%
None/no religion 36 5.42%
Pentecostal 76 11.33%
Rastafarian 10 1.48%
Roman Catholic 64 9.52%
Weslyan Holiness 41 6.08%
Other 11 1.64%
Don't know/Not stated 40 5.91%
Total 672 100.00%
NotApp : 4
Q55 Internet Use Counts %
Yes 364 53.83%
No 285 42.09%
Don't know/Not stated 28 4.08%
Total 677 100.00%
Q58. Country of birth Counts %
Africa 1 0.16%
Other Latin or North American countries 2 0.33%
Antigua and Barbuda 486 71.78%
Other Caribbean countries 3 0.49%
Canada 1 0.16%
Dominica 28 4.08%
Guyana 39 5.71%
Jamaica 24 3.59%
Monsterrat 13 1.96%
St. Kitts and Nevis 4 0.65%
St. Lucia 2 0.33%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 8 1.14%
Syria 11 1.63%
Trinidad and Tobago 6 0.82%
United Kingdom 7 0.98%
USA 28 4.08%
USVI United States Virgin Islands 6 0.82%
Not Stated 9 1.31%
Total 677 100.00%
Q71 Country of Citizenship 1 Counts %
Antigua and Barbuda 585 86.46%
Other Caribbean countries 6 0.82%
Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries 9 1.31%
Dominica 7 0.98%
Guyana 22 3.26%
Jamaica 13 1.96%
Monsterrat 7 0.98%
St. Lucia 2 0.33%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4 0.65%
Trinidad and Tobago 1 0.16%
USA 11 1.63%
Other countries 3 0.49%
Not Stated 7 0.98%
Total 677 100.00%
Q71 Country of Citizenship 2 (Country of Second Citizenship) Counts %
Other Caribbean countries 4 4.21%
Canada 1 1.05%
Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries 2 2.11%
Dominica 21 20.00%
Guyana 15 14.74%
Jamaica 9 8.42%
Monsterrat 4 4.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4 4.21%
Trinidad and Tobago 2 2.11%
United Kingdom 12 11.58%
USA 27 25.26%
Other countries 2 2.11%
Total 105 100.00%
NotApp : 572

References
  1. http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-466.pdf
  2. "The political Neanderthal". 12 March 2020.
  3. "Belmont's – Antigua Sugar Mills". Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  4. "Antigua and Barbuda::Statistics Division/Redatam Webserver | Statistical Process and Dissemination Tool". redatam.org. Retrieved 2021-12-18.

17°06′N 61°50′W


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