Do any people live on the Turk or Caicos islands?

Question

Apparently the Turk and Caicos islands run from north Haiti all the way past the Bahamas and up the Southeast Florida.

They look pretty small. Does anyone live there? How many probably? What race are they? Black, white, whatever. My guess is black mostly. And what else can you tell me that I might find interesting about them? Climate, appearance.

Answer 1

I was born there and lived there for about 5 years! It has a population of about 30,600!  

Answer 2

Thousands of us live there! Especially in Providenciales, which is the island where it's all happening. The capital, however, is Grand Turk, at the opposite end of the archipelago. The islands are small and, apart from North Caicos, pretty barren. They are the only example of sub-tropical tundra in the world, but much of this is disappearing because of the building boom. Most of the people are, indeed, black and many of them originated in the Bahamas Haiti, or the Dominican Republic. They are tall and tend to be ....generously built. The Turks and Caicos are a British Overseas Territory, with Queen Elizabeth II the Head of State. They have their own legislative assembly, but a Governor from the UK oversees what is happening and has responsibility for signing any enactment. Expatriates outnumber Turks Islanders, coming from all over the world: the UK, the USA, Canada, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, the Philippines, China, Israel and many other countries. All foreign workers have to hold work permits, issued annually. There is not a great deal going on in the islands, but that is perfectly consistent with its motto of "deeply relaxing".

Here's some more information: http://www.turksandcaicostourism.com/

http://www.turksandcaicos.tc/

http://www.geographia.com/turks-caicos/

The climate is hot, but usually relieved by a light breeze. Today it is particularly hot and still. We could be in for some rain!

Edit: I was right about the rain! We're on the edge of Tropical Storm Fay.

Answer 3

Population:    

22,352 (July 2008 est.)  

Age structure:  

0-14 years: 30.7% (male 3,497/female 3,374)

15-64 years: 65.2% (male 7,640/female 6,929)

65 years and over: 4.1% (male 435/female 477) (2008 est.)  

Median age:  

total: 27.8 years

male: 28.5 years

female: 27 years (2008 est.)  

Population growth rate:  

2.644% (2008 est.)  

Birth rate:    

21.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)  

Death rate:    

4.16 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)  

Net migration rate:    

9.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)  

s*x ratio:  

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female

total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2008 est.)  

Infant mortality rate:    

total: 14.35 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 16.56 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 12.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)  

Life expectancy at birth:    

total population: 75.19 years

male: 72.91 years

female: 77.59 years (2008 est.)  

Total fertility rate:    

2.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)  

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:    

NA  

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:    

NA  

HIV/AIDS - deaths:    

NA  

Nationality:  

noun: none

adjective: none  

Ethnic groups:  

black 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10%  

Religions:  

Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)  

Languages:  

English (official)  

Literacy:  

definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population: 98%

male: 99%

female: 98% (1970 est.)  

People - note:  

destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US  

More info on the country at:  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications...

Answer 4

Every week  we are  in Turks and Caicos.They have beautiful white sands beaches. Warm hospitality attitude from the locals.Competetive international chain of hotels all over the Islands.Climate is very tropical.