The territorial government of the
United States Virgin Islands has for operational purposes established two districts, which include the minor islets nearest to the major islands:
[http://www.legvi.org/history/ Legvi.org. History. Retrieved July 7, 2018.]
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Saint Croix
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Saint Thomas and
Saint John
The U.S. Virgin Islands legislature has 15 seats: 7 seats are for the Saint Croix District, 7 seats are for the Saint Thomas and Saint John District, and one seat is for someone who must live in Saint John.
The U.S. Virgin Islands have no municipalities; the only government is for the territory as a whole.
The territory has historically been divided into quarters (which are not one-fourth of anything) and
estates. These were used for census purposes until 1980, and estates are commonly used for navigation, writing addresses, and discussing real estate.
The U.S. Census uses three districts (Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix) as
county equivalent
In the United States, a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 states, wh ...
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[https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/codes/cou.html ''2010 FIPS Codes for Counties and County Equivalent Entities.'' Census.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2018.][https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/reference/GARM/Ch4GARM.pdf ''States, Counties, and Statistically Equivalent Entities (Chapter 4).'' Census.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2018.][http://www.statoids.com/uvi.html ''Districts of the United States Virgin Islands.'' Statoids.com. Retrieved July 7, 2018.]
In more recent census decades, quarters and estates have been replaced by 20 census subdistricts, which were defined by the territorial government as more meaningful given the terrain and current population distribution. These are used as
minor civil division
A minor civil division (MCD) is a term used by the United States Census Bureau for primary governmental and/or administrative divisions of a county or county-equivalent, typically a municipal government such as a city, town, or civil township. MCD ...
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See also
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List of settlements in the United States Virgin Islands
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Islands of U.S. Virgin Islands
Almost all of the Caribbean islands are in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest island is Cuba. Other sizable islands include Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago. Some of the smaller islands are ref ...
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Minor islands of the United States Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands is an unincorporated territory of the United States that comprises a group of islands in the Caribbean. In addition to the main residential islands of Saint Thomas, Saint Croix, Saint John, and Water Island, the ...
References
External links
Districts of the United States Virgin Islands, United States Census BureauQuarters and estates of Saint John
{{U.S. Counties
Geography of the United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands, Districts and sub-districts
United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands geography-related lists