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Districts And Sub-districts Of The United States Virgin Islands
Districts The territorial government of the United States Virgin Islands has for operational purposes established two districts, which include the minor islets nearest to the major islands:http://www.legvi.org/history/ Legvi.org. History. Retrieved July 7, 2018. # Saint Croix # Saint Thomas and Saint John The U.S. Virgin Islands legislature has 15 seats: 7 seats are for the Saint Croix District, 7 seats are for the Saint Thomas and Saint John District, and one seat is for someone who must live in Saint John. The U.S. Virgin Islands have no municipalities; the only government is for the territory as a whole. History of the districts The Colonial Law of 1863 divided the islands into two municipalities: St. Croix, and St. Thomas–St. John. Each municipality was served by a Colonial Council. After the United States had purchased the islands, the U.S. Congress passed the Organic Act of 1936, under which the two Colonial Councils became Municipal Councils. In 1954, the ...
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County (United States)
In the United States, a county or county equivalent is an Administrative division, administrative subdivision of a U.S. state, state or territories of the United States, territory, typically with defined geographic Border, boundaries and some level of governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 states, while Louisiana and Alaska have functionally equivalent subdivisions called List of parishes in Louisiana, parishes and List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska, boroughs, respectively. Counties and other local governments in the United States, local governments exist as a matter of U.S. state law, so the specific governmental powers of counties may vary widely between the states, with many providing some level of services to civil townships, Local government in the United States, municipalities, and Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated areas. Certain municipalities are List of U.S. municipalities in multiple counties, in multiple counties. Some municip ...
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East End, Saint Thomas
East End () is an administrative subdistrict of the island of St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. The largest community is Red Hook, while smaller communities include Benner, Nazareth, Nadir, Frydendal, and Smith Bay. The subdistrict includes the offshore islands of Great Saint James, Little Saint James, Bovoni Cay, Patricia Cay, Cas Cay, Rotto Cay, Thatch Cay, Shark Island, and Dog Island. The East End subdistrict lost 901 residents between the 2010 U.S. Census and the 2020 U.S. Census, with a 2020 population of 7,502. The East End region offers a more secluded character and less population density than the Charlotte Amalie, Southside, and Tutu subdistricts. East End is home to many of the islands' largest resorts, in addition to many shopping areas and entertainment venues, as well as the Coral World Marine Park & Underwater Observatory in Coki Point, which is the most popular tourist attraction on St. Thomas. East End is located about e ...
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Charlotte Amalie, U
Charlotte most commonly refers to: *Charlotte (given name), a feminine form of the given name Charles ** Princess Charlotte (other) ** Queen Charlotte (other) *Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, a city * Charlotte (cake), a type of dessert Charlotte may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Charlotte (''Charlotte's Web''), a barn spider from the 1952 children's book by E. B. White Film and television * ''Charlotte'' (1974 film), a French crime thriller * ''Charlotte'' (1981 film), a Dutch film by Frans Weisz * ''Charlotte'' (2021 film), an animated drama film * ''Charlotte'' (TV series), an anime television series Music * ''Charlotte'' (album), a 1999 album by Charlotte Nilsson * Charlotte (American band), a hard rock band * Charlotte (Japanese band), a pop punk band * Charlotte (singer), British singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and record producer *"Charlotte", a 1969 song by Jimmy McGriff from '' A Thing to Come By'' *"Charlotte", a 1982 s ...
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Charlotte Amalie (subdistrict), U
Charlotte Amalie may refer to: * Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) (1650–1714), queen-consort of Denmark and Norway * Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark (1706–1782), Danish princess, daughter of King Frederick IV * Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, the capital city, which was named after the queen-consort * Charlotte Amalie High School, a high school in the aforementioned city {{disambig, hndis ...
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Sion Farm, U
Sion may refer to * an alternative transliteration of Zion People * Sion (name) or Siôn, a Welsh and other given name and surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Shion or Sion, a Japanese given name Places France * Sion, Gers, France * Sion, Saxon-Sion, Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France * Sion-les-Mines, Loire-Atlantique department, France * Sion-sur-l'Océan, Vendee department, France * Mont Sion, namesake of the Priory of Sion India * Sion, Mumbai, India ** Sion Causeway ** Sion Creek ** Sion Hillock Fort ** Sion railway station (India) Switzerland * Sion, Switzerland ** Sion District ** Sion Airport ** Sion railway station (Switzerland) ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion ** Sion Cathedral Elsewhere * Sion (Asia Minor), a former ancient city and bishopric, and present Latin Catholic titular see in Asian Turkey * Sion, Alberta, Canada * Sion Castle, Czech Republic * Sion, Netherlands Other uses * ''Sion'' (perio ...
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