Parish of Saint Philip
Parish
(from top: left to right) Long Bay Beach, St. Phillip's Anglican Church, Devil's Bridge, Half Moon Bay
Location of Parish of Saint Philip
CountryAntigua and Barbuda
Established11 January 1692
CapitalSt. Philip's
Largest cityWillikies
Government
 • MPsRobin Yearwood, Sherfield Bowen
Population
 (2018)
 • Total3,689[1]
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)

Saint Philip, officially the Parish of Saint Philip, is a civil parish of Antigua and Barbuda, on the easternmost portion of Antigua island. Its capital is the village of St. Philip's. Saint Philip borders Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Saint Philip faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Philip is surrounded by various islands and islets. It had a population of 3,347 in 2011, which makes it the least populous parish of Antigua and Barbuda.

Saint Philip is known for its good shore snorkeling in the Half Moon Bay area.[2] While Saint Philip is a civil administrative division, the Anglican parish church is located in the village of St. Phillip's. Saint Philip is often considered to be the most isolated parish on the island, due to its isolated location from the main urban areas, and its low population density.

Like most other parishes on Antigua, in its early colonial history, it was often dominated by the sugar industry, with some regions having smaller industries of cavalier rum, cattle, and muscovado sugar. Saint Philip was founded on 11 January 1692, along with the four other founding parishes, for the original purpose of serving the parish church.

History

Saint Philip had over 36 sugar mills during the sugarcane era.[3] Established in 1758, Archbold's was a sugar farm that was also used to produce Cavalier Rum and breed cattle.[4] Founded in 1780, Brown's Bay/Harmony Hall was a sugar estate where cattle were raised. It was frequently joined with Archbold's.[4] Other former sugar estates include: Christian Hill, a sugar estate located near Bethesda, Saint Paul,[5] Colebrook’s a sugar estate, now in ruin, that has been described as being in good condition,[6] Collins, a sugar estate founded in 1750,[7] Comfort Hall, a sugar estate founded in 1743, with the mill now being incorporated into the Boys Training School,[8] Elliott’s/ French’s, a sugar estate founded in 1668, that was featured in Fire Power,[9] Elme’s Creek, founded in 1667,[10] Ffrey’s, now in ruin, founded in 1665,[11] Gaynor’s, founded in 1700,[12] Glanville’s, founded in 1710,[13] Goble’s, founded in 1668,[14] Grants, founded in 1750,[15] Gray’s Belfast/ Lambert Hall, founded in 1678,[16] Green Island, founded in 1673, now in ruin,[17] Harman’s, founded in 1696,[18] Harry Harding’s, founded in 1777,[19] Jefferson / Zion Hill, founded in 1750,[20] Lavington’s, founded in 1739,[21] Long Lane, founded in 1750,[22] Lynch’s, founded in 1693,[23] Lyon’s, founded in 1698,[24] Manning’s, founded in 1698,[25] Mayer’s / Benlomand, founded in 1750,[26] Montpelier, founded in 1790,[27] Parson’s Maul, founded in 1750,[28] Retreat/ Montgomery, founded in 1750,[29] Room’s, founded in 1750,[30] Sherriff’s / Exchange, the namesake of the settlement of Mill Reef, founded in the 1600's,[31] Skerret’s and Folly/ Nugent’s, founded in 1705,[32] The Grange, founded in 1851,[33] The Hope, founded in 1829,[34] Walrond’s Lower, founded in 1701,[35] Walrond’s Upper, founded in 1701,[36] Watson’s, founded in 1740,[37] and Wickham’s, founded in 1681.[38]

Geography

Administrative divisions

Saint Philip is divided into the major divisions of Freetown, Willikies, Glanvilles, Seatons, and the Rest of Saint Philip.[39] The major divisions are further divided into the communities of Willikies, Glanvilles, Seatons, Freetown, Newfields, Saint Philips, Collins, Brownes Bay, Mill Reef, and Long Bay. Below the communities, Saint Philip is then divided into enumeration districts, these being 60101 Willikies North_1, 60102 Willikies North_2, 60200 Willikies West, 60300 Willikies Central, 60400 Willikies South, 60500 Willikies East, 60600 Freetown North, 60700 Freetown East, 60800 Freetown South, 60900 Glanville Central, 61000 Glanville Outer, 61100 Seatons Central, 61200 Seatons Coastal, 61300 Newfield, 61400 St. Phillip's, 61500 Long Lane Collins, 61700 Browns Bay, and 61800 Mill Reef.[40]

Demographics

Ethnicity and immigration

Out of the 3,322 people living in Saint Philip during the 2011 census, 91.15% were African descendant, 1.35% were white, 0.35% were East Indian/India, 0.50% were mixed Black/White, 2.02% were other mixed, 1.17% were Hispanic, 0.07% were Syrian/Lebanese, 0.74% were other ethnic groups, and 2.65% didn't know or didn't state their ethnicity.[41] By self reported place of birth, 0.14% were born in Africa, 0.11% in "Other Latin or North American countries", 76.46% in Antigua and Barbuda, 0.50% in "Other Caribbean countries", 0.35% in Canada, 0.32% in "Other Asian countries", 0.46% in "Other European countries", 2.55% in Dominica, 1.06% in the Dominican Republic, 3.50% in Guyana, 3.08% in Jamaica, 0.18% in Montserrat, 0.25% in St. Kitts and Nevis, 0.35% in St. Lucia, 0.53% in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 0.25% in Trinidad and Tobago, 0.60% in the United Kingdom, 4.42% in the United States, the largest minority group, 0.50% in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 4.39% did not state.[42]

78.64% of people born outside Antigua and Barbuda were African descendant, 6.81% were white, 0.92% were Indian, 1.66% were mixed Black/white, 3.13% were other mixed, 5.16% were Hispanic, 0.18% were Syrian/Lebanese, 2.39% were other ethnic groups, and 1.10% didn't know or didn't state their ethnicity.[43]

Religion

Out of the 3,288 people asked, 17.60% were Adventist, 27.18% were Anglican, 2.04% were Baptist, 2.29% were Church of God, 0.25% were Evangelical, 2.11% were Jehovah's Witness, 11.70% were Methodist, 3.68% were Moravian, 0.43% were Nazarene, 3.65% were irreligious, 3.93% were Pentecostal, 0.54% were Rastafarian, 5.36% were Roman Catholic, 11.02% were Wesleyan Holiness, 2.36% practiced other faiths, and 5.87% didn't know or didn't state their religious affiliation.[44]

Politics and government

Politics

Saint Philip was split into two seats for the general election in 2023 in Antigua: Saint Philip's North, which included primarily the northern peninsula of the parish, and Saint Philip's South, which included both the southern peninsula of the parish and parts of Saint Paul.[45][46] In 2023, the Labour Party received 708 votes, compared to the UPP candidate's 615, to win the Saint Philip's North constituency. 1346 out of the 1876 registered voters cast ballots, or 71.75% of the total.[45] Seaton's, Glanvilles, and the unincorporated area of Carty's Hill made up Saint Philip's North's Polling District "A." There were 301 voters in Station 1 and 338 voters in Station 2. The United Progressive Party narrowly prevailed in Polling District "A".[47] Willikies and Long Bay made up Saint Philip's North's Polling District "B", together with the minor settlements of Pineapple Beach, Comfort Hall, Rooms (sometimes seen as a Willikies neighborhood), Sign, and Mayers. All three polling stations in Polling District "B" were narrowly won by the Labour Party.[47] Saint Phillip's North's Polling District "C" was made up primarily of Newfields residents and a very small number of Collins Estate electors. There was one polling station with 268 voters, with the Labour Party winning Polling District "C" in a landslide.[47]

There were 1,258 electors in Saint Phillip's South, and 582 of them voted for the UPP candidate and 360 for the ABLP.[45] Polling District "A" of Saint Phillip's South comprised the entirety of Freetown village, with additional electors from the surrounding neighbourhoods of Browne's Bay and Mill Reef.[46] Station 1 of Polling District "A" had 272 electors and Station 2 had 243 electors. Polling District "A" was won by the UPP.[48] Polling District "B" of Saint Phillip's South had only 115 electors and one polling station.[48] Polling District "B" comprises St. Phillip's village and Montpelier, however almost all electors were from St. Phillip's village.[46] Polling District "B" was won by the UPP.[48] The vast majority of electors in Polling District "C" of Saint Phillip's South were from the portions of the constituency in Saint Paul.

Police services

There are two police stations in the parish, Willikies Police Station, serving the northern areas of Saint Philip and portions of Saint Peter, and the Freetown Police Station serving the southern areas of the parish. Both police stations are part of geographical division "B".[49]

Economy

Business ownership

Out of the 78 owners of businesses in Saint Philip, 9.09% said they made less than $1,000 in EC per month from their business, 18.18% said they made $1,000 to $1,999 in EC per month from their business, 28.79% said they made $2,000 to $2,999 in EC per month from their business, 7.58% said they made $3,000 to $4,999 in EC per month from their business, and 36.36% said they made $5,000 or more in EC per month from their business.[50] While 60.00% of white company owners, 50.00% of Hispanic business owners, 100.00% of Syrian/Lebanese business owners, and 100.00% of other business owners made more than EC$5,000 each month from their companies, only 32.73% of business owners of African descent did.[51]

Employment

In 2011, 57.34% had a job and worked, 0.82% had a job but did not work, 1.37% were looking for their first job, 4.16% were looking for work that was not their first, 1.05% did not seek but wanted to work and were available, 10.33% attended school, 4.39% had home duties, 12.94% retired and did not work, 1.46% were disabled, 1.01% "other," and 5.12% didn't know or didn't state their job status.[52] 85.70% of workers had a regular place of employment that was not their home, 1.46% worked from home, 9.18% had no regular place of employment, and 3.66% were unsure about or unable to identify their place of employment.[53] 23.07% of workers had a paid job as a government employee, 10.32% as an employee of a statutory body, 49.72% as a private worker, 4.06% as a worker in a private home, 2.19% as a self-employed person with paid workers, 7.15% as a self-employed person without paid workers, 1.87% as someone with another worker status, and 1.62% did not know or did not specify their worker status.[54]

See also

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