 By 1634, the entire Colony consisted of eight shires or counties with a total population of approximately 5,000 inhabitants.Warrosquyoake Shire was renamed in 1637 as Isle of Wight County, after the island off the south coast of England.The original name had come derived from the Native Americans of the area; it went through transliteration and Anglicisation, eventually becoming known as "Warwicke Squeake".