Cockburn Town, Bahamas

{{Short description|Town on San Salvador Island, Bahamas}}

{{For|Cockburn Town in the Turks and Caicos Islands|Cockburn Town}}

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Cockburn Town is a town in the Bahamas, located on San Salvador Island. It has a population of 271 as of 2010.[http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/wcm/connect/fb055c17-2423-4d96-ab18-c8179ab83d7f/SAN+SALVADOR+POPULATION+BY+SETTLEMENT_2010+CENSUS.pdf?MOD=AJPERES SAN SALVADOR POPULATION BY SETTLEMENT AND TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED DWELLINGS: 2010 CENSUS] - Bahamas Department of Statistics In the town there is an airport, museum, administrator's office, post office, clinic, telecommunication station, and electricity generators.[http://www.bahamasgeotourism.com/content/cockburn-town/bahE7ECDFE03F7750CC0 Cockburn Town]

Cockburn Town is named after Francis Cockburn, Royal Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahamas from 1837 to 1844. Several buildings in Cockburn Town date from the 1800s, including the old jail. A favourite gathering place for locals is the huge almond tree at the entrance of the town.