Saint Croix
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Key facts
- Location
- Caribbean
- Coordinates
- 17°44′01″N 64°47′02″W / 17.733509°N 64.783864°W / 17.733509; -64.783864
- Archipelago
- Virgin Islands , Leeward Islands
- Area
- 84 sq mi (220 km )
- Length
- 22 mi (35 km)
- Width
- 7 mi (11 km)
- Highest elevation
- 1,165 ft (355.1 m)
- Highest point
- Mount Eagle
- Territory
- Virgin Islands
- District
- District of Saint Croix
- Demonym
- Crucian, Cruzan
- Population
- 41,004 (2020 census )
- Pop density
- 488/sq mi (188.4/km )
- Ethnic groups
- Afro-Caribbean , Puerto Rican , White , Indian , Arab , Asian , Native American , Multiracial
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Saint Croix (/krɔɪ/ KROY; Spanish: Santa Cruz; Dutch: Sint-Kruis; French: Sainte-Croix; Danish and Norwegian: Sankt Croix; Taino: Ay Ay) is an island in the Caribbean, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.
St. Croix is the largest of the territory's islands. As of the 2020 U.S. census, its population was 41,004. The island's highest point is Mount Eagle, at 355 meters (1,165 ft). St. Croix's nickname is "Twin City", for its two towns, Frederiksted on the western end and Christiansted on the northeast part of the island.
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