Blowing Point, Anguilla

District in Anguilla, United Kingdom

18°10′38″N 63°05′38″W / 18.1771°N 63.0939°W / 18.1771; -63.0939Country

United KingdomOverseas TerritoryAnguillaArea

• Land5.15 km² (1.99 sq mi)Elevation

0 m (0 ft)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total870

Blowing Point is a village and one of the fourteen Districts of Anguilla, located on the southern coast.^[2] It is home to Anguilla's ferry terminal.

Transport

Ferry Terminal

There are regular ferries from St. Martin to Anguilla providing a half hour service.^[3] It is a 20-minute crossing from Marigot to Blowing Point. Ferries commence service from 7:00 AM. There are also a charter services, from Blowing Point to Princess Juliana Airport which connect to in- and outgoing international flights.^[3] In 2007, 188,176 of the 271,959 people (both visitors and residents) entered Anguilla via the ferry terminal.^[4] This way of travel is the most common method of transport between Anguilla and St. Martin or Sint Maarten. The exiting terminal will be redesigned and enlarged in 2021.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population of Blowing Point, Anguilla
(Source: Statoids.com)
Year	1974	1984	1994	2001	2011
Population	501	463	802	779	870 ^[1]

Notable people

Germain Hughes (born 1996), footballer^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Anguilla census data". Statoids.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ "General election set for February". Jamaica Gleaner. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b Jacobs Consultancy 2008, p. 7.
^ Jacobs Consultancy 2008, p. 17.
^ "MINISTRY RELEASES BLOWING POINT FERRY TERMINAL DESIGN". The Anguillian. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ "Germain Hughes - Player Info". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2021.