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Trenchtown Facts

Area	5.0 km²
Population	34,592
Male Population	17,225 (49.8%)
Female Population	17,367 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+9.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+0.2%
Median Age	27 years (Male: 26.5, Female: 27.6)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Standard Time
Lat & Lng	17.98886, -76.79873

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Trenchtown Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	31,641	34,198	34,540	33,840	34,592
Population Density	6,328.2 / km²	6,839.6 / km²	6,908 / km²	6,768 / km²	6,918.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Trenchtown Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Trenchtown	+6.9%	-1%	-2%
Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica	+37.4%	+16.4%	+7%
Jamaica	+38.7%	+17.2%	+7.5%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Trenchtown Median Age

Median Age: 27 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Trenchtown	27 yrs	27.6 yrs	26.5 yrs
Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica	29 yrs	30 yrs	28 yrs
Jamaica	27.7 yrs	28.3 yrs	27.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Trenchtown Population Density

Population Density: 6,918 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Trenchtown	34,592	5 km²	6,918 / km²
Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica	561,790	434 km²	1,294 / km²
Jamaica	2.8 million	10,985.3 km²	252 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Trenchtown Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Trenchtown CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Trenchtown	48,421 tn	1.4 tn	9,684.2 tons/km²
Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica	2,270,176 tn	4.04 tn	5,230.5 tons/km²
Jamaica	10,854,676 tn	3.92 tn	988.1 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Trenchtown CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	48,421 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	9,684.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Cyclone	Medium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/8/18	2:28 AM	3.4	32.6 km	10,000 m	2km SSW of Hope Bay, Jamaica	usgs.gov
9/16/18	6:46 PM	3.3	27.5 km	10,000 m	4km SW of Richmond, Jamaica	usgs.gov
3/3/18	6:53 PM	4	28.5 km	14,190 m	6km WSW of Hope Bay, Jamaica	usgs.gov
12/21/16	6:00 PM	4.3	32.4 km	10,000 m	6km ENE of Yallahs, Jamaica	usgs.gov
3/28/16	4:42 AM	3.7	54.7 km	15,160 m	5km WNW of Kellits, Jamaica	usgs.gov
3/22/16	12:43 AM	3.8	97.8 km	10,000 m	43km ENE of Manchioneal, Jamaica	usgs.gov
5/12/14	1:44 AM	3.3	17.2 km	10,000 m	7km N of Stony Hill, Jamaica	usgs.gov
9/20/13	5:34 AM	3.2	25 km	16,480 m	10km SSW of Hope Bay, Jamaica	usgs.gov
9/9/13	1:20 AM	3.2	19 km	10,000 m	11km SSW of Port Royal, Jamaica	usgs.gov
5/6/11	9:29 AM	4.2	22.1 km	4,900 m	Jamaica region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Trenchtown

Trench Town (also Trenchtown) is a neighborhood located in the parish of St. Andrew which shares municipality with Kingston, the capital and largest city of Jamaica. In the 1960s Trench Town was known as the Hollywood of Jamaica. Today Trench Town bo..

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