Village in Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Piggotts, also known as St Mark's Village, is a village in Saint George Parish on Antigua island in Antigua and Barbuda. It had a population of 1,478 in 2001.
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 (1844-1926) 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]
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 five enumeration districts.
- 40600 Piggotts-School
- 40700 Pigotts Hill
- 40800 Piggotts-St.Mary's
- 40900 Piggotts-Moravian
- 41000 Piggotts-Central
| 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
- Scott, C. R. (ed.) (2005) Insight guide: Caribbean (5th edition). London: Apa Publications.
