Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands#Demographics

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Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands is the main census-designated place (CDP) on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands.{{cite web | url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd114/cd_based/ST78/CD114_VI00.pdf | title=United States Census Bureau}} It is the fourth largest town or census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. Virgin Islands (after Charlotte Amalie, Anna's Retreat, and Charlotte Amalie West). According to the 2020 census, Cruz Bay had a population of 2,772.

Community

File:MongooseJunction.jpg

Cruz Bay, located on the west coast of Saint John, is the island's largest commercial center and the location of the main port on Saint John. The primary access to Saint John is through Cruz Bay Harbor. Frequent barge and ferry, including car ferry, service connects Saint John to the neighboring more-developed island of Saint Thomas. Ferries also run regularly between Cruz Bay and Tortola, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands.

Cruz Bay is home to numerous shops and restaurants which are frequented by tourists and locals alike. The Virgin Islands National Park Visitor Center, the Elaine Sprauve Library, and a United States Post Office are also located in Cruz Bay.

Cruz Bay beach is lined with beach bars and shops. There is also a casino. The beach has soft white sand, a designated swimming area, and space for day boaters to anchor.

The National Park Service has its headquarters near the waterfront in Cruz Bay as does U.S. Customs and Immigration.

The Cruz Bay Town Historic District was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/16000699|title=Asset Detail|website=focus.nps.gov|accessdate=7 March 2018}}

Climate

According to the Köppen system, Cruz Bay has a tropical savanna climate, abbreviated Aw on climate maps.{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=89176&cityname=Cruz+Bay,+U.S.+Virgin+Islands,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|accessdate=7 March 2018}} On 31 July 1988, Cruz Bay recorded a temperature of {{convert|37.2|C|F|abbr=on}}, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in the United States Virgin Islands.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119141404/http://www.weather.gov/sju/climo_extremes |archive-date=19 January 2017|url=http://www.weather.gov/sju/climo_extremes |title=All Time Extremes for PR and VI |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=19 January 2017}}

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|Jan high F = 83.8

|Feb high F = 84.0

|Mar high F = 84.1

|Apr high F = 84.9

|May high F = 86.4

|Jun high F = 88.0

|Jul high F = 88.9

|Aug high F = 89.2

|Sep high F = 89.0

|Oct high F = 88.2

|Nov high F = 86.7

|Dec high F = 84.6

|year high F= 86.5

|Jan low F = 69.6

|Feb low F = 69.5

|Mar low F = 69.7

|Apr low F = 71.7

|May low F = 74.0

|Jun low F = 75.8

|Jul low F = 75.9

|Aug low F = 75.9

|Sep low F = 75.1

|Oct low F = 74.2

|Nov low F = 72.7

|Dec low F = 70.6

|year low F= 72.9

|Jan rain inch = 2.7

|Feb rain inch = 1.9

|Mar rain inch = 2.0

|Apr rain inch = 3.5

|May rain inch = 4.0

|Jun rain inch = 2.5

|Jul rain inch = 3.3

|Aug rain inch = 4.3

|Sep rain inch = 6.0

|Oct rain inch = 4.9

|Nov rain inch = 6.3

|Dec rain inch = 3.2

|year rain inch = 44.7

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{{cite web

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Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

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Demographics

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|+Cruz Bay CDP, U.S. Virgin Islands – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=DP1 2020: DECIA U.S. Virgin Islands Demographic Profile – Cruz Bay CDP, U.S. Virgin Islands|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US7828000&d=DECIA+U.S.+Virgin+Islands+Demographic+Profile|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

!% 2020

White alone (NH)

|836

|30.16%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|1,408

|50.79%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|19 NOTE: The categories for Native American, Asian, and Native Hawaiian did not break out whether they were Hispanic or not so their may be some double-counting with the Hispanic category. The difference is included in some other race.

|0.69%

Asian alone (NH)

|15

|0.54%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|0.04%

Other race alone (NH)

|0.00%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|52

|1.88%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)