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Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020. [ 3 ] It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island .
Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted. Delaware is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2016 United States Census estimate, Delaware is the 6th least populous state with 989,948 inhabitants but the 2nd smallest by land area spanning 1,948.54 square miles (5,046.7 km 2) of land. [1]
The location of the state of Delaware in the United States of America An enlargeable map of the state of Delaware An enlargeable map of the 3 counties of the state of Delaware. Indigenous peoples; Netherlands colony of Nieuw-Nederland, 1624–1652; Swedish colony of Nya Sverige, 1638–1655; Netherlands province of Nieuw-Nederland, 1652–1664
Following the English conquest of 1664, all of the land on the western side of the Delaware River and Delaware Bay was governed as part of the New York Colony and administered from the town of New Castle. During the brief recapture of the colony by the Dutch in 1673, additional court districts were created around Upland and Whorekill. [4]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation). State in the United States Delaware State Flag Seal Nickname(s): The First State; The Small Wonder; Blue Hen State; The Diamond State Motto: Liberty and Independence Anthem: "Our Delaware ...
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated one combined statistical area, two metropolitan statistical areas, and one micropolitan statistical area in Delaware. [1] As of 2023, the largest statistical area in the state is the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area , which includes Delaware's largest city, Wilmington .
A new map poster by Lisa Glover shows the contours of the Delaware River’s deepest point. Sales benefit the Upper Delaware Council.
This list of current cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of Delaware also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable.