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New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census , the population was 570,719, [ 1 ] making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the state's population of 989,948.
List of county courthouses in Delaware; N. New Castle Court House Museum; O. Old Sussex County Courthouse; S. Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle
The jurisdiction left to the court at became New Castle County, and the county seat remained at New Castle until 1881 when it was moved to Wilmington. In 1680, Whorekill District was divided into Deale County and St. Jones County. [6] After this division, Lewes became the county seat of Deale, which was later renamed Sussex County. [6]
Courthouse City Image Street address Jurisdiction [1] First used Last used Notes Old Court House† New Castle: 211 Delaware Street D. Del. 1789 1855 Now in use as a museum, mayoral office, and shops. Old Customshouse† Wilmington: 516 North King Street D. Del. 1856 1897 Now used by Wilmington University. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse ...
Dr. Jacob Wolfe, a prominent Delaware Federalist, was killed when lightning struck Georgetown's courthouse in 1805. Here's the story.
Delaware is subdivided into three counties; from north to south they are New Castle, Kent and Sussex. This is the fewest among all states. Each county elects its own legislative body (known in New Castle and Sussex counties as County Council, and in Kent County as Levy Court), which deal primarily in zoning and development issues. Most ...
Sussex County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula.As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378, making it the state's second most populated county only behind New Castle and ahead of Kent. [1]
Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle is a historic courthouse located at The Circle in Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect William Strickland (1788–1854) and built between 1837 and 1840. It is a two-story, brick structure with a brick tower over the entrance hall.