| Country | Belize |
|---|---|
| District | Corozal District |
| Constituency | Corozal South East |
| Area total | 143.6 km² |
| Population as of | 2022[1] |
| Population total | 2,888 |
| Population density | 20.11 km² |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
| Coordinates | 18°12′N 88°21′W |
| Climate | Aw |
Little Belize is a colony of conservative Plautdietsch-speaking "Russian" Mennonites, known as "Old Colony Mennonites", in the Corozal District of Belize. It is part of the Corozal South East constituency.[2] Little Belize is located east of Progresso at an elevation of 1 meter above sea level. Because the Mennonite colony is close to Progresso, it is sometimes called "Progresso".
According to the 2000 census, the population of Little Belize was 2,059 people. In 2010 the population had grown to 2,650 people in 427 households.[3] Of these, 98.8% were Mennonite, 0.8% Mestizo, 0.2% Mixed, 0.1% Yucatec Maya and 0.1% Ketchi Maya.
In terms of languages spoken (multiple answers allowed), 98.3% spoke German, 19.5% Spanish, 4.5% English and 0.2% Garifuna; 0.3% could not speak.[4]
In 2017 population has reached 2,830 people. Little Belize is the second most populous Mennonite settlement in the country, after Shipyard.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1,004 | — |
| 2000 | 2,207 | +119.8% |
| 2010 | 2,650 | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 2,888 | +9.0% |
See also
References
- ^ 2022 Housing and Population Census
- ^ Elections & Boundaries Department
- ^ Belize Population and Housing Census - Country Report 2010 Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Population & Housing Census 2010
- ^ Carel Roessingh and Kees Boersma: ‘We are growing Belize’: modernisation and organisational change in the Mennonite settlement of Spanish Lookout, Belize. 2011
- ^ Belize Population and Housing Census - Country Report 2010 Archived 27 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- A Simple Life | Mennonites living in Belize exist apart from the government, with limited technology and surrounded by farmable land. The New York Times, Eve Lyons, 15.09.2018