Saint John, Jersey
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| Island | Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Area | 8.7 km² |
| Population | 2618 |
| - density | 300.9/km² |
Saint John (Jèrriais: St Jean) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
Saint John is in the north of Jersey and borders St Mary on its west, Trinity to the east, and St Lawrence and Saint Helier on its south.
The cliffs of the north coast afford some of the best views in Jersey. After Trinity, it has the second highest point in Jersey at Mont Mado (473 ft). The parish covers territory of 4,846 vergées (8.7 km².).
[edit] Vingtaines
The parish is divided into vingtaines for administrative purposes as follows:
The parish is one electoral district and elects one Deputy. Image:Centre Stone Jersey.jpg
[edit] Demographics
Saint John is the second least populated parish of Jersey, having only 2,618 residents as of 2001.
| 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2440 | 2520 | 2618 | |||
| Statistics beginning 1991 | |||||
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| Parishes of Jersey |
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| St Brélade | St Clement | Grouville | St Helier | St John | St Lawrence | St Martin | St Mary | St Ouen | St Peter | St Saviour | Trinity |
