Piggotts

Piggotts, also known as St Mark's Village, is a small township in Saint George Parish on Antigua island in Antigua and Barbuda. It had a population of 1,478 in 2001.

Pigott's
Town
Pigott's is located in Antigua and Barbuda
Pigott's
Pigott's
Coordinates: 17°07′N 61°48′W
CountryAntigua and Barbuda
IslandAntigua
Civil parishSaint George Parish
Founded14 June 1861[1]
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,931
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)

It is located in the north of the island, to the east of the capital city of St. John's.

History

In the late 1850s and early 1860s a school was built in what is now Piggotts to provide education to the poorer residents of the nearby sugar estates of Carlisle, Fitches Creek, Weirs, Gunthorpes, Paynters and Cassada Gardens. This school was centrally located so all of the residents of the estates would have easy access to the school.[1]

Circa 1864, Richard Albert Louden Piggott from Newgate Street in St. John’s City, moved to this area. Piggott had so many children, that the area eventually became known as “Piggotts Village”.[1]

Rivalry with Osbourn

The village had a rivalry with Osbourn Farm, especially in cricket. The two villages were separated by a gap, but when the affordable housing project Happy Hill was constructed from the 1950s to the 1970s, the villages became connected, and the rivalry slowly ended.[1]

Geography

The town is landlocked and has no sea access, and borders the town of Osbourn.

Religion

The town is home to the Antigua & Barduda International Islamic Society Masjid, one of the only mosques in Antigua and Barbuda, as well as

  • Praise Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church
  • New Life Assembly of God
  • Church of God 7th Day
  • Clare Hall Christian Union Church.
Religion Data[2]
Q49 Religion Counts %
Adventist 188 9.78%
Anglican 462 24.10%
Baptist 38 2.00%
Church of God 93 4.85%
Evangelical 63 3.27%
Jehovah Witness 50 2.60%
Methodist 59 3.09%
Moravian 170 8.84%
Nazarene 30 1.55%
None/no religion 73 3.83%
Pentecostal 271 14.14%
Rastafarian 13 0.66%
Roman Catholic 185 9.67%
Weslyan Holiness 29 1.50%
Other 91 4.74%
Don't know/Not stated 103 5.39%
Total 1 918 100.00%
NotApp : 13

Demographics

Piggots has six enumeration districts.

  • 31800 Piggott's Ville-Woods
  • 40600 Piggotts-School
  • 40700 Pigotts Hill
  • 40800 Piggotts-St.Mary's
  • 40900 Piggotts-Moravian
  • 41000 Piggotts-Central

Census Data[3]
Q48 Ethnic Counts %
African descendent 1,741 90.16%
Caucasian/White 11 0.57%
East Indian/India 34 1.76%
Mixed (Black/White) 5 0.28%
Mixed (Other) 58 3.00%
Hispanic 54 2.82%
Syrian/Lebanese 11 0.57%
Other 6 0.34%
Don't know/Not stated 10 0.51%
Total 1,931 100.00%
Q58. Country of birth Counts %
Africa 7 0.34%
Antigua and Barbuda 1,353 70.06%
Other Caribbean countries 15 0.78%
Canada 4 0.23%
Other Asian countries 15 0.80%
Other European countries 4 0.23%
Dominica 78 4.03%
Dominican Republic 45 2.31%
Guyana 110 5.72%
Jamaica 89 4.61%
Monsterrat 10 0.50%
St. Kitts and Nevis 9 0.44%
St. Lucia 68 3.52%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 26 1.32%
Syria 6 0.29%
Trinidad and Tobago 12 0.61%
United Kingdom 8 0.40%
USA 46 2.36%
USVI United States Virgin Islands 6 0.33%
Not Stated 22 1.12%
Total 1,931 100.00%
Q71 Country of Citizenship 1 Counts %
Antigua and Barbuda 1,592 82.46%
Other Caribbean countries 9 0.45%
Canada 9 0.46%
Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries 7 0.34%
Dominica 29 1.49%
Dominican Republic 27 1.37%
Guyana 71 3.66%
Jamaica 63 3.28%
Monsterrat 5 0.28%
St. Lucia 30 1.54%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12 0.61%
Trinidad and Tobago 8 0.39%
United Kingdom 7 0.34%
USA 45 2.32%
Other countries 2 0.11%
Not Stated 17 0.89%
Total 1,931 100.00%
Q71 Country of Citizenship 2 (Country of Second Citizenship) Counts %
Other Caribbean countries 14 4.88%
Canada 1 0.39%
Other Asian and Middle Eastern countries 10 3.49%
Dominica 54 19.11%
Dominican Republic 17 6.00%
Guyana 44 15.44%
Jamaica 27 9.41%
Monsterrat 5 1.89%
St. Lucia 39 13.79%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 13 4.51%
Trinidad and Tobago 4 1.49%
United Kingdom 4 1.49%
USA 48 16.95%
Other countries 3 1.15%
Total 285 100.00%
NotApp : 1,646

See also

References
  1. "The Museum of Antigua and Barbuda" (PDF).
  2. "Antigua and Barbuda::Statistics Division/Redatam Webserver | Statistical Process and Dissemination Tool". redatam.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. "Antigua and Barbuda::Statistics Division/Redatam Webserver | Statistical Process and Dissemination Tool". redatam.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  • Scott, C. R. (ed.) (2005) Insight guide: Caribbean (5th edition). London: Apa Publications.


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