Portal:Delaware

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Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ ^ⓘ DEL-ə-wair) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic 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 6th 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. (Full article...)

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There are eight colleges and universities in Delaware. These institutions include two research universities, one master's university, one baccalaureate college, two associates colleges, and two special-focus institutions. Five of Delaware's post-secondary institutions are private and three are public.

Delaware's oldest post-secondary institution is the University of Delaware, which was chartered by the Delaware General Assembly as a degree-granting college in 1833. The University of Delaware is also the state's largest institution of higher learning in terms of enrollment, with 25,903 students as of 2022. The Delaware College of Art and Design is the state's smallest institution of higher learning with an enrollment of 111. Wilmington University is Delaware's largest private post-secondary institution, with an enrollment of 19,295. (Full article...)

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COVID-19 sign in Rehoboth Beach in June 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic was reported to have reached the U.S. state of Delaware on March 11, 2020, in New Castle County. The following day, March 12, Governor John Carney declared a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware due to a Public Health Threat. As of February 8, 2021, the Delaware Division of Public Health reported 80,594 cumulative COVID-19 cases and 1,208 deaths. , Delaware has administered 904,722 COVID-19 vaccine doses, equivalent to 52.9% of the population. 41.3% of the population is fully vaccinated. (Full article...)

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History of Delaware
List of Delaware state symbols
Wilmington, Delaware
Dover, Delaware
Newark, Delaware
University of Delaware
Elena Delle Donne
Delaware State University
LGBT rights in Delaware
Delaware Valley
Delaware River
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Delaware chicken
New Castle County, Delaware
Fort Delaware
Delaware Bay
Delaware Colony
Wilmington Airport (Delaware)
Joe Biden
Kent County, Delaware
Sussex County, Delaware
New Castle County, Delaware
List of city nicknames in Delaware
List of breweries in Delaware
List of radio stations in Delaware
List of television stations in Delaware
Timeline of Wilmington, Delaware
Pumpkin chucking
List of people from Delaware
List of people from Wilmington, Delaware

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Image 1Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware)
Image 2The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 3Delaware 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 4The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware)
Image 5A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware)
Image 6The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware)
Image 7The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 8A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware)
Image 9Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 10Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 11Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware)
Image 12Map of Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 13Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware)
Image 14A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware)
Image 15Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware)
Image 16Fort 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 17Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 18Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 19Fort Delaware, painted circa 1870 by Seth Eastman. (from History of Delaware)
Image 20The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware)
Image 21A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware)
Image 22The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 23Dover (from Delaware)
Image 24Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware)
Image 25Newark (from Delaware)
Image 26The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware)
Image 27Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware)
Image 28Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 29Seaford (from Delaware)
Image 30Seaford (from Delaware)
Image 31Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware)
Image 32The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware)
Image 33The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware)
Image 34Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 35NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware)
Image 36Dover (from Delaware)
Image 37Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 38The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware)
Image 39Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware)
Image 40The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware)
Image 41Map of Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 42Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 43The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 44The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 45Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware)
Image 46Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware)
Image 47Newark (from Delaware)
Image 48NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware)
Image 49Fort 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 50Nautical chart of the Dutch colony Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay (Delaware Bay), 1639 (from History of Delaware)
Image 51The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware)

Did you know -

... that Delaware weekly newspaper The Faulkland Quiz was founded, edited and published by an 18-year-old?
... that the only purpose of the Delaware Straight-Out Truth Teller was to promote a political candidate?
... that Dave Frederick has been referred to as the "Sussex County humorist-teacher-writer-radio-host-philosopher dude"?
... that Paul Chadick performed so well in the Delaware River Basketball League that a sportswriter said it would "benefit the league if he retired"?
... that The Breakwater Light was the first newspaper in the first town in the first state?
... that Delaware politician Armwell Long was said to have once outranked his close friend, George Washington? (See discussions regarding this hook at Talk:Armwell Long.)

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Delaware Route 11 (DE 11) is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware. It is signed north–south and runs from Maryland Route 302 (MD 302) at the Maryland border near Templeville, Maryland, northeast to DE 300 near Kenton. The road, known as Arthursville Road for its entire length, passes through farmland in western Kent County and through the town of Hartly, where it intersects DE 44. The route was built as a state highway in the 1920s and 1930s and received the DE 11 designation by 1936. (Full article...)

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Interstate 95 in Delaware
Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)
Interstate 495 (Delaware)
Route 491 (Pennsylvania–Delaware)
Route 261 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)
U.S. Route 9 in Delaware
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Puncheon Run Connector
Route 491 (Pennsylvania–Delaware)

Largest cities

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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