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Delaware ( DEL -ə-wair ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state's name derives from the adjacent Delaware Bay , which in turn was named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr , an English nobleman and the Colony of Virginia 's first colonial-era governor.
Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula , and some islands and territory within the Delaware River . It is the 2nd smallest and 6th least populous state, but also the 6th most densely populated . Delaware's most populous city is Wilmington , and the state's capital is Dover , the 2nd most populous city in Delaware . The state is divided into three counties , the fewest number of counties of any of the 50 U.S. states; from north to south, the three counties are: New Castle County , Kent County , and Sussex County . The southern two counties, Kent and Sussex counties, historically have been predominantly agrarian economies. New Castle is more urbanized and is considered part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan statistical area that surrounds and includes Philadelphia , the nation's sixth most populous city . Delaware is considered part of the Southern United States by the U.S. Census Bureau , but the state's geography, culture, and history are a hybrid of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the country.
Before Delaware coastline was explored and developed by Europeans in the 16th century, the state was inhabited by several Native American tribes, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south. The state was first colonized by Dutch traders at Zwaanendael , near present-day Lewes, Delaware , in 1631. Delaware was one of the Thirteen Colonies that participated in the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War , in which the American Continental Army , led by George Washington , defeated the British , ended British colonization and established the United States as a sovereign and independent nation. On December 7, 1787, Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States , earning it the nickname "The First State". (Full article... )
The following are images from various Delaware-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 3 The population density map for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 4 Dover (from
Delaware )
Image 5 A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in
Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from
Delaware )
Image 6 A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from
Delaware )
Image 7 Rehoboth Beach , a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from
Delaware )
Image 8 Nautical chart of the
Dutch colony Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay (
Delaware Bay ), 1639 (from
History of Delaware )
Image 10 Newark (from
Delaware )
Image 11 A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in
Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from
Delaware )
Image 12 Newark (from
Delaware )
Image 13 Fort Delaware , painted circa 1870 by
Seth Eastman . (from
History of Delaware )
Image 14 Delaware was named for
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr , an English merchant and governor of the
Colony of Virginia from 1610 to 1618. (from
History of Delaware )
Image 18 The Blackbird Pond on the
Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in
New Castle County, Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 19 The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 20 Picking Peaches in Delaware , an illustration in an 1878 issue of
Harper's Weekly (from
Delaware )
Image 22 Fort Delaware State Park on
Pea Patch Island , a popular spot during the spring and summer; a ferry takes visitors to the fort from nearby
Delaware City . (from
Delaware )
Image 24 Ethnic origins in Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 26 Seaford (from
Delaware )
Image 27 Rehoboth Beach , a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from
Delaware )
Image 30 Picking Peaches in Delaware , an illustration in an 1878 issue of
Harper's Weekly (from
Delaware )
Image 31 Map of Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 32 Delaware's
license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from
Delaware )
Image 34 Seaford (from
Delaware )
Image 36 Map of Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 37 The Blackbird Pond on the
Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in
New Castle County, Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 38 Fort Delaware State Park on
Pea Patch Island , a popular spot during the spring and summer; a ferry takes visitors to the fort from nearby
Delaware City . (from
Delaware )
Image 39 Joe Biden , the 46th president of the United States and a
U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from
Delaware )
Image 41 A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from
Delaware )
Image 43 Joe Biden , the 46th president of the United States and a
U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from
Delaware )
Image 45 Ethnic origins in Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 46 Dover (from
Delaware )
Image 49 Delaware's
license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from
Delaware )
Image 50 The population density map for Delaware (from
Delaware )
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Delaware Route 62 (
DE 62 ) is a state highway in
New Castle County , Delaware in the United States. The route runs from
DE 2 and the southern terminus of
DE 41 in
Prices Corner east to a dead end near
Newport ; however, DE 62 signage ends at the
DE 4 intersection. The road runs through suburban areas along Newport Gap Pike and Boxwood Road, meeting
DE 141 at an interchange. The Newport Gap Pike portion of road was built as a state highway by 1925 and became part of DE 41 by 1936. Boxwood Road was improved in 1946. DE 62 was assigned to its current alignment by 1981. (
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Largest cities or towns in Delaware 2018 United States Census Bureau Estimate
Rank
Name
County
Pop.
Wilmington Dover
1
Wilmington
New Castle
70,635
Newark Middletown
2
Dover
Kent
38,079
3
Newark
New Castle
33,673
4
Middletown
New Castle
22,582
5
Smyrna
New Castle/Kent
11,580
6
Milford
Kent/Sussex
11,353
7
Seaford
Sussex
7,861
8
Georgetown
Sussex
7,427
9
Elsmere
New Castle
5,981
10
New Castle
New Castle
5,529
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