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Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Saint Croix
Nickname: Twin City
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Saint Croix from space, January 1992
Saint Croix is located in the Virgin Islands
Saint Croix
Saint Croix
Geography
Location Caribbean Sea
Coordinates 17°44′23″N 64°44′20″W / 17.73972°N 64.73889°W / 17.73972; -64.73889Coordinates: 17°44′23″N 64°44′20″W / 17.73972°N 64.73889°W / 17.73972; -64.73889
Archipelago Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands
Area 82.88 sq mi (214.7 km2)
Length 22 mi (35 km)
Width 7 mi (11 km)
Highest elevation 1,165 ft (355.1 m)
Highest point Mount Eagle
Administration
Territory Virgin Islands
District District Of Saint Croix
Demographics
Demonym Crucian
Population 50,601 (2010)
Pop. density 610 /sq mi (236 /km2)
Ethnic groups Afro-Caribbean, Puerto Rican, Caucasian

Saint Croix (/ˌsnt ˈkrɔɪ/; Spanish: Santa Cruz; Dutch: Sint-Kruis; French: Sainte-Croix; Danish and Norwegian: Sankt Croix, Taino: Ay Ay) is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.

With its 84 square miles, St. Croix is the largest of the islands in the territory. However, the territory's capital, Charlotte Amalie, is located on Saint Thomas. As of the 2010 United States Census, St. Croix's population was 50,600, its highest point is Mount Eagle, at 355 metres (1,165 ft). St. Croix's nickname is "Twin City", for its two towns on opposite ends of the island, Frederiksted on the western end and Christiansted on the east.


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