Population Growth
Between 1802 and 1911, this factor primarily drove population growth in the Cayman Islands, not immigration.
What is natural increase?
By 1911, this racial group made up less than 20% of the Cayman Islands population.
Who are black individuals?
By 1911, this type of roofing had increased significantly, marking improvements in housing.
What is metal roofing?
Custos Edmund Parsons collected the first detailed records of Caymanian occupations in this year’s census.
What is 1891?
The annual birth rate in the early 20th century Cayman Islands was this per thousand.
What is 29.7?
In 1911, the population of Grand Cayman had grown to approximately this many residents.
What is 6,200?
By around 1870, the Cayman Islands' population was uniquely split evenly among these three racial groups.
What are black, colored, and white groups?
In Caymanian society, which group used the back door and waited in the dispensary.
Who are the poorer Black residents?
Who are the poorer Black residents?
Between 1891 and 1911, the number of these doubled from 26 to 60, though they still only represented 1% of the total population in the Cayman Islands.
What are professionals?
In the early 20th century, Cayman’s annual natural increase was this many people per thousand.
What is 21.4 people per thousand?