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Swete .
Town in Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
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[1]
70300 Swetes-NorthWest
70400 Swetes-North
70500 Swetes-Central
70600 Swetes-SouthWest
70700 Swetes-East
Census Data (2011)[2]
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 Amercian 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 .
References