Crooked Island, Bahamas

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District of Crooked Island and Long Cay
Island and district
Coordinates: 22°45′N 74°13′W / 22.750°N 74.217°W / 22.750; -74.217
Country	Bahamas
District	1999
Government
• Type	District Council
• Chief Councillor	David Daxon Sr.
Area
• Total	148 km2 (57 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	330
• Density	2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	242

Topographic map of Acklins Island and Crooked Island.

Crooked Island is an island and district, part of a group of Bahamian islands defining a large, shallow lagoon called the , of which the largest are Crooked Island in the north and Acklins in the south-east, and the smaller are Long Cay (once known as Fortune Island) in the north-west, and in the south.

History[]

The islands were settled by American Loyalists in the late 1780s who set cotton plantations using over 1,000 slaves. After the abolition of slavery in the British Empire these became uneconomical, and the replacement income from sponge diving has now dwindled as well. The inhabitants now live by fishing and small-scale farming.

It is believed that the first Post Office in the Bahamas was at on Crooked Island.

Population[]

The main town in the group is Colonel Hill (pop. 51) on Crooked Island.

The population of Crooked Island was 330 at the 2010 census.^[1]

Transportation[]

The island is served by Colonel Hill Airport.

References[]

Coordinates: 22°45′N 74°13′W / 22.750°N 74.217°W / 22.750; -74.217

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