John Hughes, Antigua and Barbuda

The village was mentioned in the 1856 census as having a population of 128 in 33 homes. Some people immigrated to the area starting in 1890 to work on the construction of Wallings Dam. A map from 1957 shows a starch factory in Traumentania, between the dam and Old Road. Around the 1960s a primary school opened in the village. In 1991 the village had just 298 inhabitants, and in 2001 it had 423 inhabitants. == Demographics ==

There were 455 people living in John Hughes as of the 2011 census. The village was 94.43% African, 2.78% white, 1.39% other mixed, 0.70% mixed black/white, 0.46% other, and 0.23% Hispanic. The population was born in different countries, including Antigua and Barbuda (82.13%), Guyana (3.48%), and the United States (3.48%). The population had diverse religious affiliations, including Methodists (23.95%), Adventists (21.16%), Anglicans (13.49%), Catholics (8.37%), and irreligious people (6.28%). == References ==