Swetes

This article is about Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda. For the plural form, see Swete.

Swetes
Town
Swetes
Coordinates: 17°03′N 61°48′W
Country	Antigua and Barbuda
Island	Antigua
Parish	Saint Paul Parish
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,720
Demonym	Swete
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)

Swetes is located in Saint Paul Parish on the island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda.

Geography

It is the sixth largest town in Antigua and Barbuda.

Swetes is located in southern Antigua, to the north of Liberta on the road to the town of Old Road and the southwest coast.

Demographics

Swetes has five enumeration districts, As of 2011, it has a population of 1,720.

Enumeration Districts

• 70300 Swetes-NorthWest
• 70400 Swetes-North
• 70500 Swetes-Central
• 70600 Swetes-SouthWest
• 70700 Swetes-East

Census Data (2011)

Q48 Ethnic	Counts	%
African descendent	1,641	95.43%
Caucasian/White	12	0.68%
East Indian/India	5	0.31%
Mixed (Black/White)	6	0.37%
Mixed (Other)	23	1.36%
Hispanic	5	0.31%
Other	13	0.74%
Don't know/Not stated	14	0.80%
Total	1,720	100.00%

Q49 Religion	Counts	%
Adventist	151	8.86%
Anglican	95	5.62%
Baptist	56	3.31%
Church of God	142	8.36%
Evangelical	72	4.24%
Jehovah Witness	24	1.44%
Methodist	51	3.00%
Moravian	353	20.79%
Nazarene	31	1.81%
None/no religion	77	4.56%
Pentecostal	111	6.55%
Rastafarian	19	1.12%
Roman Catholic	89	5.24%
Weslyan Holiness	323	18.98%
Other	36	2.12%
Don't know/Not stated	68	4.00%
Total	1,700	100.00%
NotApp :	20

Q55 Internet Use	Counts	%
Yes	768	44.66%
No	915	53.18%
Don't know/Not stated	37	2.16%
Total	1,720	100.00%

Q58. Country of birth	Counts	%
Africa	1	0.06%
Other Latin or North American countries	2	0.12%
Antigua and Barbuda	1,289	74.95%
Other Caribbean countries	20	1.17%
Canada	2	0.12%
Dominica	53	3.08%
Dominican Republic	3	0.19%
Guyana	138	8.02%
Jamaica	105	6.11%
Monsterrat	6	0.37%
St. Kitts and Nevis	3	0.19%
St. Lucia	2	0.12%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	13	0.74%
Trinidad and Tobago	8	0.49%
United Kingdom	11	0.62%
USA	33	1.91%
USVI United States Virgin Islands	15	0.86%
Not Stated	15	0.86%
Total	1,720	100.00%

Q71 Country of Citizenship 1	Counts	%
Antigua and Barbuda	1,471	85.56%
Other Caribbean countries	18	1.05%
Canada	1	0.06%
Dominica	34	1.97%
Dominican Republic	2	0.12%
Guyana	57	3.33%
Jamaica	81	4.69%
Monsterrat	2	0.12%
St. Lucia	1	0.06%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	7	0.43%
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0.12%
United Kingdom	4	0.25%
USA	22	1.30%
Other countries	3	0.19%
Not Stated	13	0.74%
Total	1,720	100.00%

Q71 Country of Citizenship 2 (Country of Second Citizenship)	Counts	%
Other Caribbean countries	25	12.50%
Canada	5	2.60%
Dominica	23	11.46%
Guyana	46	22.40%
Jamaica	31	15.10%
Monsterrat	5	2.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	5	2.60%
Trinidad and Tobago	6	3.13%
United Kingdom	22	10.94%
USA	27	13.02%
Other countries	7	3.65%
Total	204	100.00%
NotApp :	1,516

Q117 MoneyOverseas (Money from friends and relatives overseas)	Counts	%
Under 100 EC$	1,234	96.43%
100 to 499 EC$	17	1.33%
500 to 999 EC$	8	0.66%
1,000 to 1,999 EC$	8	0.66%
2,000 to 4,999 EC$	8	0.66%
5,000 to 99,999 EC$	3	0.25%
Total	1,279	100.00%
NotApp :	440

Employment status	Counts	%
Employed	781	60.98%
Unemployed	85	6.63%
Inactive	400	31.23%
Not stated	15	1.16%
Total	1,281	100.00%
NotApp :	439

Q91 Business Earning (Earnings a business made)	Counts	%
Under 1,000 $EC per month	19	25.35%
1,000 to 1,999 $EC per month	20	26.76%
2,000 to 2,999 $EC per month	10	12.68%
3,000 to 4,999 $EC per month	20	26.76%
5,000 $EC and over per month	6	8.45%
Total	75	100.00%
NotApp :	1,607
Missing :	37

People

Swetes is the birthplace of George Alexander McGuire, Patriarch of the African Orthodox Church. It is also the birthplace of Antiguan and West Indian cricketers Ridley Jacobs and Sir Curtly Ambrose.