Saint Croix

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Saint Croix

Nickname: Twin City
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Geography
Location	Caribbean Sea
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[a] sq mi (220 km2)
Length	22 mi (35 km)
Width	7 mi (11 km)
Highest elevation	1,165 ft (355.1 m)
Highest point	Mount Eagle
Administration
United States Virgin Islands
Territory	Virgin Islands
District	District of Saint Croix
Demographics
Demonym	Crucian Cruzan
Population	41,004 (2020 census[1])
Pop. density	488/sq mi (188.4/km2)
Ethnic groups	Afro-Caribbean, Hispanic and Latino, White, Indian, Arab, Asian, Native American, Multiracial

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 Sea, 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.^[2] 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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