Kemp's Bay is a town on the island of Andros in the

Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...

and, before 1996, was also a district of the Bahamas.

Former district

The district consisted of the southern portion of the island. Its population in 2000 was 1,666 – the census recorded exactly equal numbers of males and females. The town had a population of 273 in 2010.SOUTH ANDROS POPULATION BY SETTLEMENT AND TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED DWELLINGS: 2010 CENSUS
- Bahamas Department of Statistics New districts were created in Andros in 1996. The district of Kemps Bay was roughly replaced by

South Andros South Andros is a district of the nation of the Bahamas. Geographically, South Andros is the southernmost third of the land mass colloquially called Andros, which includes the districts of North Andros, Central Andros, Mangrove Cay and South Andr ...

Transportation

The village is served by

South Andros Airport South Andros Airport is an airport near Congo Town in South Andros, part of Andros Island in The Bahamas. It is also known as Congo Town Airport . Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designa ...

Economy

In 2002, businessmen Miko Maseratti and Michael Wilbanks visited the island and developed a plan to create infrastructure on the island to encourage economic growth. Part of the plan included turning

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into usable water to encourage resort development. Geologists were hired to research the structure as well as city planners were hired for designing however there were no investors at the time and therefore the project was subsequently abandoned. Kemp's Bay has a grocery, a gas station, and a boat repair shop. Kemp's Bay is known for its

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and its

conch shells Conch () is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a high spire and a noticeable siphonal canal (in other words, the shell comes to a noticeable point at both ends). In North ...

. The average shell on the island is the size of an American football. They are large pearly pink and can weigh as much as 15 lb. A traditional island food is the

conch Conch () is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a high spire and a noticeable siphonal canal (in other words, the shell comes to a noticeable point at both ends). In North Am ...

. It is a versatile food and can be served fried, in salad, or in soup. Kemp's Bay has a church and a youth center. There is no economy on the island, therefore many children grow up only to leave the island to seek work. Homecoming festivals are a period for family island reunions when persons from each island community are encouraged to return to their roots and renew family and community ties. The festival also serves to promote community spirit and offer a venue for exposure to the culture and culinary talents of persons in the community.

References

Former districts of the Bahamas Populated places in the Bahamas Andros, Bahamas {{Bahamas-geo-stub