The parish is located in the central south of the island chain, immediately south of
Hamilton Harbor on the main island. It is joined to
Warwick Parish in the southwest, and
Devonshire Parish in the northeast. As with most of Bermuda's parishes, it covers just over 2.3 square miles (about 6.0 km2 or 1500 acres). It had a population of 5,899 in 2016.[1]
As of 2016[update] it has 130 students and has Bermuda's sole primary deaf and hearing impaired student programme.[3] In 2016 the Bermudian government proposed closing the school. Members of the PTA suggested the school could reduce costs by using parents to carry out maintenance.[4] Grant Gibbons, the former Bermudian Minister for Education, expressed support to keep Gilbert open.[5]
Natural features in Paget include Hamilton Harbor,
Coral Beach,
Elbow Beach, and
Grape Bay, as well as
Salt Kettle, a peninsula which protects the approach to Hamilton Harbour, and
Hinson's Island, which though geographically closer to Warwick Parish, is part of Paget. The island's only hospital, King Edward VII Memorial, is in Paget.
Notable people
Flora Duffy (born in 1987 in Paget, Bermuda) is a triathlete, olympic medalist
William Gilbert Gosling (1863 in Paget Parish – 1930 in Bermuda) was a Canadian politician, businessman and author. From 1916 to 1920, he served as the mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Jade Hannah (born in 2002 in Paget, Bermuda) is a Canadian swimmer
B. Dylan Hollis (born in 1995 in Paget Parish, Bermuda) is a Tiktok star and cookbook author
References
^"Bermuda 2016 Census"(PDF). Bermuda Department of Statistics. December 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2020.