| 词条 | Crooked Island, Bahamas |
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|official_name = District of Crooked Island and Long Cay |settlement_type = Island and district |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_map = Crooked Island in Bahamas (zoom).svg |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Bahamas |subdivision_type1 = Island |subdivision_name1 = |government_type = District Council |leader_title1 = Chief Councillor |leader_name1 = David Daxon Sr. |leader_title2 = Deputy Chief Councillor |leader_name2 = |established_title = District |established_date = 1999 |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_total_km2 = 148 |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 330 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |timezone = EST |utc_offset = −5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = −4 |coordinates = {{coord|22|45|N|74|13|W|region:BS|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code =242 |website = |footnotes = }} Crooked Island is an island and district, part of a group of Bahamian islands defining a large, shallow lagoon called the Bight of Acklins, 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 Castle Island in the south. HistoryThe 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 Pitt’s Town on Crooked Island. PopulationThe main town in the group is Colonel Hill (pop. 51) on Crooked Island. The population of Crooked Island was 330 at the 2010 census.[2] TransportationThe island is served by Colonel Hill Airport. References1. ^ {{Local Government in the Bahamas}}{{coord|22|45|N|74|13|W|region:BS_type:isle_source:GNS-enwiki|display=title}}{{Bahamas-geo-stub}}2. ^CROOKED ISLAND POPULATION BY SETTLEMENT AND TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED DWELLINGS: 2010 CENSUS - Bahamas Department of Statistics 2 : Islands of the Bahamas|Districts of the Bahamas |
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