▁than ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy ▁average . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁residents ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁with ▁Hugh ▁Town ▁alone ▁having ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 9 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁settlement , ▁Hugh ▁Town ▁( C orn ish : ▁Tre ▁H uw ), ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁by ▁the ▁Crown ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁( it ▁had ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Corn wall ▁— ▁which ▁still ▁own s ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁island ). ▁Other ▁settlement s ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁are ▁Old ▁Town , ▁P orth lo o , ▁Pel istry , ▁T ren ow eth , ▁Holy ▁V ale , ▁May pole , ▁Norm andy , ▁Long stone , ▁Rock y ▁Hill ▁and ▁Te legraph . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁became ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Harold ▁Wilson ▁and ▁his ▁final ▁rest ing ▁place ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁His ▁grave ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁c emetery ▁at ▁Old ▁Town ▁Church . ▁ ▁Civil ▁parish ▁and ▁w ard ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁civil ▁par ishes ▁of ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy , ▁which ▁are ▁also ▁w ards . ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁returns ▁ 1 3 ▁coun c ill ors ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy ; ▁this ▁comp ares ▁with ▁ 2 ▁coun c ill ors ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁" off - is land