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The territory of the Virgin Islands boomed during the 1960s when the population almost doubled. This was due to tourism, immigration work permits, an influx of retirees and federal aid. Unfortunately, the ‘70s saw the same economic recession that affected the U.S. mainland and the population in the islands declined. The U.S. census estimated the total population of the Virgin Islands in the ‘80s to be around 95,000 people. By 1990 it was 101,809. In 2014 reports, the population of the islands was 104,000, with about 49,656 on St. Croix, 3,989 on St. John and 54,305 on St. Thomas. (what was available at press time (November 2015).

The inhabitants of the U.S. Virgin Islands are a unique collection of natives and peoples from the United States, various islands of the Caribbean, as well as Europe, the Middle East and South America. This has created a diversity in culture, giving the islands an extraordinary quality and personality.