Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda

(Redirected from District "A") Parish in Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda

Parish of Saint John
Parish
(from top: left to right) Sea Grapes Beach, Dickenson Bay Beach, a street in St. John's, the Government House

Country	Antigua and Barbuda
Island	Antigua
Established	January 11, 1692; 332 years ago (1692-01-11) (old style) January 21, 1692; 332 years ago (1692-01-21) (new style)
Capital	St. John's
Government
• MPs	Gaston Browne Melford Walter Nicholas Steadroy Benjamin Maria Bird-Browne Richard Lewis Charles Fernandez Daryll Mathew Anthony Smith Jamale Pringle Molwyn Joseph Algernon Watts Vacant
Area
• Total	74 km (28.5 sq mi)
Population
• Total	56,736
• Density	770/km (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Saint Johnstonian
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)

Saint John, officially the Parish of Saint John, is a civil parish of Antigua and Barbuda, on the northwestern portion of Antigua island. Its capital is the city of St. John's. Saint John borders Saint Mary, Saint Peter, Saint George, and Saint Paul. Saint John faces the Caribbean Sea. Saint John is surrounded by some of Antigua's most premier beaches. Saint John had a population of 56,736 in a 2018 estimate, making it home to the majority of the population in Antigua and Barbuda.

While Saint John is a civil administrative division, the Anglican parish church is located in the city of St. John's. Saint John is mostly centered around the St. John's urban area and the northern tourist area, but is also home to more rural areas in the southern salient and in the Five Islands-Yeptons area. Due to Saint John holding the majority of the population of Antigua and Barbuda, it is home to hundreds of populated locations some of which are vastly different from another. The island of Redonda is also under the administration of Saint John.

Saint John was created in August 1681, when Antigua was divided into five parishes. Saint John and the four other parishes were permanently established in July 1692, and confirmed in January 1693. The primary objective of the establishment of parishes was providing for the parish church. Outside of the city, most of the rural areas of the parish were originally used as sugar mills. Many remnants of the parish's past are still visible in the modern day, such as with the Cedar Valley Plantation, or the Weatherill's plantation.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Saint John (Antigua and Barbuda)

Governance

Saint John coincides with the boundaries of Magistrates' Court District "A". While local government is nearly nonexistent in Antigua, there is a limited form of local government in the city centre of St. John's, known as the Saint John's Development Corporation. As the country's primary political and cultural hub, Saint John is granted significantly more autonomy than the other parishes, with various governmental offices belonging exclusively to the parish. Historically, when village councils were active, there were proposals to create village councils in Potters, Cedar Grove, Five Islands, and St. Johnston and Clare Hall. A village council in the city of All Saints, which extends across three parishes, was also constituted.

Education

Island Academy International, the sole international school in the country, is located in the town of Buckleys within Saint John Parish. It was formerly Oliver's Estate Island Academy.

References

http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-304.pdf
"Antigua and Barbuda 2018 Labour Force Survey Report" (PDF). Antigua & Barbuda Statistics Division (statistics.gov.ag). October 2020. Retrieved 2022-09-03. Table 6.2.1
"Antigua and Barbuda 2018 Labour Force Survey Report" (PDF). Antigua & Barbuda Statistics Division (statistics.gov.ag). October 2020. Retrieved 2022-09-03. Table 6.2.1
"Chapter 373: The Redonda Annexation Act". Laws of Antigua & Barbuda (PDF). Antigua & Barbuda Ministry of Legal Affairs (laws.gov.ag).
^ The Laws of the Island of Antigua: Consisting of the Acts of the Leeward Islands, Commencing 8th November 1690, Ending 21st April 1798; and the Acts of Antigua, Commencing 10th April 1668, Ending 7th May 1804. Strand, London: Samuel Bagster. 1805.
"Cedar Valley Plantation – Antigua Sugar Mills". Retrieved 2023-09-23.
"Weatherill – Antigua Sugar Mills". Retrieved 2023-09-23.
"IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT" (PDF). oas.org. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-392.pdf
http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Cap-466-Village-Council.pdf
Island Academy International.com: website (Webcitation.org: Archive of Island Academy International homepage) . retrieved on September 29, 2015.
Island Academy International.com: Directions & Map
Webcitation.org: Archive - Oliver's Estate Island Academy, "Oliver's Estate PO Box W1884, Buckley's Main Rd, Buckleys, Antigua & Barbuda" . retrieved on September 29, 2015.

v t e Parish of Saint John
Populated places	Adelin Belmont Bendals Blue Waters Branns Hamlet Buckleys Cedar Grove Cedar Valley Clare Hall Clarkes Hill Crosbies Emanuel Five Islands Golden Grove Greenbay Herberts Nut Grove Ottos Potters Radio Range Skyline St. Claire St. John's St. Johnston Tomlinson Upper Gamble's Villa Yeptons	Caribbean portal
Geographical features	Boon Point Cooks Creek Dickenson Bay Five Island Harbour McKinnon's Pond Redonda
History and culture	Fort Barrington Fort James Government House Kingdom of Antigua
Landmarks and tourism	Antigua Carnival Blue Waters Hotel

v t e Parishes and dependencies of Antigua and Barbuda
Parishes	Saint George Saint John Saint Mary Saint Paul Saint Peter Saint Philip
Dependencies	Barbuda Redonda

v t e Populated places of Antigua and Barbuda
Largest city: St. John's
Saint George	Barnes Hill Carlisle Coolidge Crosbies Fitches Creek Gunthorpes New Winthorpes Osbourn Paynters Piggotts Sea View Farm Sugar Factory Upper Lightfoot
Saint John	Adelin Belmont Bendals Blue Waters Branns Hamlet Buckleys Cedar Grove Cedar Valley Clare Hall Clarkes Hill Crosbies Emanuel Five Islands Golden Grove Greenbay Herberts Nut Grove Ottos Potters Radio Range Skyline St. Claire St. John's St. Johnston Tomlinson Upper Gamble's Villa Yeptons
Saint Mary	Bishops Blubber Valley Bolans Cades Bay Cedar Hall Claremont Crabs Hill Ebenezer Glebe Jennings John Hughes Johnsons Point New Division Old Road Orange Valley Mill Sawcolts Seaforths Urlings Yorks
Saint Paul	Bethesda Burkes Christian Hill Delaps Dieppe Bay English Harbour Falmouth Liberta Mathews Pattersons Swetes Table Hill Gardens
Saint Peter	Diamonds Freemans Mercers Creek Pares Parham Vernons
Saint Philip	Collins Ffryes Freetown Glanvilles Montpelier Newfield Seatons St. Phillip's Willikies
Barbuda	Codrington Barbuda-North Barbuda-South Barbuda-East
Redonda	n/a

17°7′N 61°50′W / 17.117°N 61.833°W / 17.117; -61.833

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