page_title: Abaco Islands
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Abaco Islands / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Topographic map of the Abaco Islands, Bahamas shaded at 15 foot (4.572 meter) contour intervals. MAP KEY Light Blue: 0 ft (0.0 m) Green: 0-15 ft (0.0-4.6 m) Yellow: 15-30 ft (4.6-9.1 m) Red: 30-45 ft (9.1-13.7 m) Violet: 45-60 ft (13.7-18.3 m) Blue: 60-75 ft (18.3-22.9 m) White: 75+ ft (22.9+ m) Map created with SRTM3 digital elevation data (http://dds.cr.usgs.gov/srtm/version2_1/SRTM3/). Resolution is ~90 meters.
context_page_description: The Abaco Islands lie in the northern Bahamas, 180 miles off the South Florida coast. They comprise the main islands of Great Abaco and Little Abaco, along with smaller barrier cays. The northernmost are Walker's Cay, and its sister island Grand Cay. To the south, the next inhabited islands are Spanish Cay and Green Turtle Cay, with its settlement of New Plymouth, Great Guana Cay, private Scotland Cay, Man-O-War Cay, and Elbow Cay, with its settlement of Hope Town. Southernmost are Tilloo Cay and Lubbers Quarters. Another of note off Abaco's western shore is onetime Gorda Cay, now a Disney Island and cruise ship stop and renamed Castaway Cay. Also in the vicinity is Moore's Island. On the Big Island of Abaco is Marsh Harbour, the Abacos' commercial hub and the Bahamas' third largest city, plus the resort area of Treasure Cay. Both have airports. A few mainland settlements of significance are Coopers Town and Fox Town in the north and Cherokee and Sandy Point in the south. Administratively, the Abaco Islands constitute seven of the 31 Local Government Districts of the Bahamas: Grand Cay, North Abaco, Green Turtle Cay, Central Abaco, South Abaco, Moore's Island, and Hope Town.
context_section_description: The combined population of the islands was about 17,224 as of 2010, and the principal settlement and capital is Marsh Harbour.
  In addition to Marsh Harbour there are several other settlements on Great Abaco including Cherokee Sound, Coopers Town, Crossing Rock, Green Turtle Cay, Hope Town, Little Harbour, Rocky Point, Sandy Point, Spring City, Treasure Cay, Wilson City, and Winding Bay.
  Surrounding Great Abaco are several smaller islands known as cays, many of which are popular with tourists visiting the islands. A few notable cays include Castaway Cay (formerly Gorda Cay), Elbow Cay, Tilloo Cay, the Grand Cays, Great Guana Cay, Man-O-War Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Moore's Island, and Walker's Cay.
caption: Topographic map of the Abaco Islands
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