List of municipalities in Delaware
Delaware is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic. According to the 2016 United States Census estimate, Delaware is the 6th least populous state with 952,065 inhabitants but the 2nd smallest by land area spanning 1,948.54 square miles (5,046.7 km2) of land.[1] Delaware is divided into 3 counties and contains 57 incorporated places consisting of cities, towns, and villages.[1]
The largest municipality by population in Delaware is Wilmington with 71,442 residents, while the largest by area is Dover which spans 23.15 sq mi (60.0 km2). The smallest municipality by both measurements is Hartly with 71 residents in an area of 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2).[1]
List of municipalities
- Skyline of Wilmington, the, largest city in Delaware
- Downtown Middletown, fourth largest municipality in Delaware
List of former municipalities
Name | Type | County | Hundred | Settled | Incorporated | Status |
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North Laurel | Town | Sussex | Little Creek Hundred | March 13, 1915 | Merged with Laurel by act of state legislature on April 13, 1929 | |
Saint Georges | Town | New Castle | St. George's Hundred | 1825 | Voluntarily had town charter revoked in 1940 | |
References
- 1 2 3 "Population Estimates, July 1, 2016, (V2016)". 2016 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.
- ↑ "Town History | Town of Camden | Kent County Delaware". Archived from the original on 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ http://milton.delaware.gov/miltonhistory/
- ↑ "History: A Town Called Blades, Delaware - Town of Blades - Sussex County Delaware". delaware.gov.
- ↑ "History | Town of Newport | New Castle County Delaware". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ Delaware (1901). At a General Assembly Begun at Dover, in the Delaware State, ... the Following Acts Were Passed ... J. Adams. p. 393. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ "Ellendale Delaware -- Sussex County Online, Delaware". sussexcountyonline.com. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ↑ "About Our Town". townofdeweybeach.com. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ "Home". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
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