Codrington is a town located on the island of

Barbuda Barbuda (), is an island located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the sovereign state of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located north of the island of Antigua and is part of the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. The island is a popular ...

, which is part of the country of

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. For travelers and visitors, Codrington is served by

Barbuda Codrington Airport Barbuda Codrington Airport is a public airport serving the village of Codrington, on the island of Barbuda. It has a very short runway. In September 2017, Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that ...

. Codrington was founded by

Christopher Codrington Christopher Codrington (1668 – 7 April 1710) was a Barbadian-born colonial administrator, planter, book collector and military officer. He is sometimes known as Christopher Codrington the Younger to distinguish him from his father. Codrington ...

and his brother John in 1685, to be the main residential centre on the island. They built a castle which dominated the town, but it was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1843 and little trace of it now remains. It had a population of 914 in 2001. In 1741, the first slave rebellion happened in Codrington. Beach's Rebellion arose as a consequence of manager Thomas Beach's "cruel and tyrannical" behaviour. Several herds of cattle were slaughtered, with additional damage being done to the Codrington's property and equipment. The population of Codrington was recorded as 700 in the census of 1904, and 1,252 in the census of 1991. The town, along with the rest of the island, was completely evacuated in September 2017 following catastrophic damage caused by

Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread destruction across its path in September 2017. Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Maria two ...

, but much of the population has now returned to the island.

Hurricane Irma

On 6 September 2017,

, at Category 5, swept through the town.

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stated that there had been damage to 95% of the structures on the small island and that he was "of the view that the island is barely habitable". As of October 2017 residents were coming back to Codrington and beginning the effort to rebuild.

Demographics (2011)

The town has a

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(unmet basic needs index) of 14.05 and an unemployment rate of 6.58. The Antigua & Barbuda Statistics Departament classifies the city as "

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". There are three Enumeration Districts "EDs". * Codrington (North) (ED 90100) * Codrington (Central) (ED 90200) * Codrington (South) (ED 90300)

References

External links

Museum of Antigua and Barbuda
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