Spanish Wells

St. George's Cay
Coordinates: 25°32′45″N 76°45′40″W / 25.54583°N 76.76111°W / 25.54583; -76.76111
Country Bahamas
IslandSt. George's Cay
Established1853
Government
 • TypeDistrict Council
 • Chief CouncillorRobert Roberts
 • Deputy Chief CouncillorHerbie Albury
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,608 [1]
Demographics 2010
 • White81.95%
 • Black15.48%
 • Black and white0.84%
 • Other0.97%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code242

Spanish Wells is a district of the Bahamas.[2] The settlement consists of a medium-sized town on the island of St. George's Cay [3] 610 m (2,000 ft) wide by 2,860 m (9,380 ft) long, located approximately 500 m (1,600 ft) off the northern tip of Eleuthera island. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 1,608 residents.

It is the only majority white district in The Bahamas.

  1. ^ "Census population and housing" (PDF). Bahamas Gov. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ Spanish Wells District in Geonames.org (cc-by)
  3. ^ "About Spanish Wells Spanish Wells Bahamas Dot Com". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23.

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