Cockburn Town, Bahamas

For Cockburn Town in the Turks and Caicos Islands, see Cockburn Town.

Cockburn Town is a town in the Bahamas, located on San Salvador Island. It has a population of 271 as of 2010.^[1] In the town there is an airport, museum, administrator's office, post office, clinic, telecommunication station, and electricity generators. A favourite gathering place for locals is the huge almond tree at the entrance of the town.^[2]

Cockburn Town
Town
Cockburn Town
Coordinates: 24°03′05″N 74°31′47″W
Country	Bahamas
Island	San Salvador Island
District	San Salvador Island
Population  (2010)
• Total	271
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
Area code	242

History

Cockburn Town is named after Francis Cockburn, Royal Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahamas from 1837 to 1844. Several buildings in Cockburn Town date from the 1800s, including the old jail.^[2]