A. Basic statistics about Dominica ------------------------------------------------------- Land area 751 sq.kms Population (1991) 71516 Population (1996) 75393* Population density (1991) 95 inh./sq.km ------------------------------------------------------- * estimate (Dominica Statistics 1996) B. Population of urban areas and villages with over 1000 inhabitants in Dominica in 1991 ------------------------------------------------------- Population Females ------------------------------------------------------- Urban districts 21849 30,6 % 52,4 % - Roseau 16038 22,4 % 53,1 % - Portsmouth 3625 5,1 % 50,3 % - Canefield 2186 3,1 % 51,2 % ------------------------------------------------------- Larger villages 21772 30,4 % 49,9 % - Marigot 2663 3,7 % 49,0 % - Grand Bay 2602 3,6 % 51,9 % - Mahaut 2364 3,3 % 51,4 % - St. Joseph 2179 3,0 % 50,9 % - Wesley 1929 2,7 % 48,5 % - Pointe Michel 1553 2,2 % 52,0 % - Salisbury 1410 2,0 % 47,7 % - Castle Bruce 1384 1,9 % 48,2 % - La Plaine 1329 1,9 % 47,3 % - Massacre 1270 1,8 % 51,8 % - Woodford Hill 1061 1,5 % 48,4 % - Calibishie 1018 1,4 % 48,3 % - Soufriere 1003 1,4 % 50,5 % ------------------------------------------------------- Other settlements 27895 39,0 % 48,3 % ------------------------------------------------------- Total 71516 100,0 % 50,0 % ------------------------------------------------------- (Population Census 1991) C. Population of the Parish of St. George in 1991 ------------------------------------------------------- Females Inhabitants/ dwelling unit ------------------------------------------------------- 1 Roseau North 1403 53,3 % 2,97 2 Roseau South 3241 54,9 % 3,29 (incl. Newtown) 3 Potter's Ville 1487 51,0 % 3,47 4 Goodwill/St. Aromant 2953 53,8 % 3,12 5 Fond Cole/ Stock Farm/Gutter V. 2813 51,3 % 3,62 6 Bath Estate/Fatima/ Elmshall Estate 1791 52,8 % 4,06 7 Kings Hill/ Morne Bruce/Fortune 2350 53,4 % 3,64 8 Castle Comfort/ Wall House 491 58,7 % 3,66 9 Morne Prosper 497 46,1 % 3,74 10 Wotten Waven 283 46,6 % 3,37 11 Trafalgar/Fond Cani 762 50,8 % 2,98 12 Laudat 315 43,2 % 2,72 13 Eggleston/Ridgefield 416 44,7 % 3,28 14 Giraudel 482 49,8 % 3,77 15 Loubiere 711 50,2 % 2,95 16 Fond Baron/Everton 115 46,1 % 3,97 17 Bellevue Chopin 443 48,1 % 3,66 ------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Roseau 6131 53,6 % 3,25 (1-3) Official Roseau* 16038 54,9 % 3,32 (1-8) Parish of St. George 20553 52,2 % 3,39 (1-17) ------------------------------------------------------- *District of Roseau City Council (Population Census 1991) D. Religion groups in Dominica (1991) -------------------------------------------------- Roman Catholic 70,0 % Seventh Day Adventist 4,7 % Pentecostal 4,3 % Methodist 4,2 % Baptist 2,8 % Anglican 0,7 % Other 13,3 % ------------------------------------------------- (Dominica Statistics 1996) E. Ethnic groups (1991) -------------------------------------------------- Dominica Roseau -------------------------------------------------- African/Black 89,1 % 91,0 % Mixed 7,2 % 6,5 % Amerindian 2,4 % 0,8 % White 0,4 % 0,5 % Other 0,2 % 0,7 % No data 0,7 % 0,4 % -------------------------------------------------- (Population Census 1991) F. Percentage of land by dominant slope class in Dominica. ------------------------------------------------ degree of slope percentage cumulative ------------------------------------------------ 2 or less 1 % 1 % 3 to 10 1 % 2 % 11 to 20 12 % 14 % 21 to 30 22 % 36 % 31 or more 64 % 100 % ------------------------------------------------ (Atkins Land and Water Management 1983, cit. DCEP 1991: 167) |