Stoney Ground | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 18°13′16.32″N63°2′51.12″W / 18.2212000°N 63.0475333°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Overseas Territory | Anguilla |
Area | |
• Land | 7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 1,549 |
Stoney Ground is one of the fourteen Districts of Anguilla. Its population at the 2011 census was 1,549. [1]
There is one government school in the town, Orealia Kelly Primary School (previously named Stoney Ground Primary School). Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School in The Valley serves secondary students. [2] [3]
Year | 1974 | 1994 | 2001 | 2011 |
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Population | 713 | 949 | 1,133 | 1,549 [1] |
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