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Linstead Facts

Area71.1 km²
Population15,937
Male Population7,731 (48.5%)
Female Population8,206 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+90.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+35.6%
Median Age27.6 years (Male: 26.6, Female: 28.5)
Local Time
TimezoneEastern Standard Time
Lat & Lng18.13683, -77.03171
Postal CodesJMACE16

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Linstead Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population8,37810,44911,75415,88015,937
Population Density117.9 / km²147 / km²165.4 / km²223.5 / km²224.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Linstead Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 35.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Linstead+89.5%+52%+35.1%
Saint Catherine Parish+58.8%+27.3%+12.9%
Jamaica+38.7%+17.2%+7.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Linstead Median Age

Median Age: 27.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Linstead27.6 yrs28.5 yrs26.6 yrs
Saint Catherine Parish27.6 yrs28.5 yrs26.7 yrs
Jamaica27.7 yrs28.3 yrs27.1 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Linstead Population Density

Population Density: 224 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Linstead15,93771.1 km²224 / km²
Saint Catherine Parish541,6471,188.3 km²456 / km²
Jamaica2.8 million10,985.3 km²252 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Linstead Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Linstead

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

Linstead CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Linstead64,447 tn4.04 tn906.9 tons/km²
Saint Catherine Parish2,180,994 tn4.03 tn1,835.4 tons/km²
Jamaica10,854,676 tn3.92 tn988.1 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
Linstead CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)64,447 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita4.04 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)906.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (10)
EarthquakeMedium (7)
LandslideMedium (6)

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

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
10/8/182:28 AM3.449.4 km10,000 m2km SSW of Hope Bay, Jamaicausgs.gov
9/16/186:46 PM3.314.6 km10,000 m4km SW of Richmond, Jamaicausgs.gov
3/3/186:53 PM444.2 km14,190 m6km WSW of Hope Bay, Jamaicausgs.gov
12/21/166:00 PM4.361.4 km10,000 m6km ENE of Yallahs, Jamaicausgs.gov
3/28/164:42 AM3.726.7 km15,160 m5km WNW of Kellits, Jamaicausgs.gov
5/12/141:44 AM3.324.9 km10,000 m7km N of Stony Hill, Jamaicausgs.gov
9/20/135:34 AM3.245 km16,480 m10km SSW of Hope Bay, Jamaicausgs.gov
9/9/131:20 AM3.236 km10,000 m11km SSW of Port Royal, Jamaicausgs.gov
5/16/113:07 PM4.797.2 km27,900 mJamaica regionusgs.gov
5/6/119:29 AM4.246.2 km4,900 mJamaica regionusgs.gov

Linstead

Linstead is a town in the parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica in the West Indies. In 1991 its population was 14,144. It is located 12 mi/19 km NNW of Spanish Town.

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