Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted
Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted

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 989,948 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 three counties and contains 57 incorporated places consisting of cities, towns, and villages.[2][3]

As of 2020, the largest municipality by population in Delaware is Wilmington with 70,898 residents, while the largest by area is Dover which spans 23.668 sq mi (61.30 km2). The smallest municipality by both measurements is Hartly with 73 residents in an area of 0.057 sq mi (0.15 km2).

List of municipalities

† County seat

‡

 State capital and county seat
Name Type County(ies)[2] Population

(2020)[4]

 Population

(2010)

 Change Land area

(2020)[5]

 Population density Incorporated[6]
sq mi km2
Arden Village New Castle 430 439 −2.1% 0.249 0.64 1,726.9/sq mi (666.8/km2) December 22, 1965
Ardencroft Village New Castle 226 231 −2.2% 0.089 0.23 2,539.3/sq mi (980.4/km2) July 7, 1976
Ardentown Village New Castle 255 264 −3.4% 0.234 0.61 1,089.7/sq mi (420.8/km2) June 30, 1975
Bellefonte Town New Castle 1,225 1,193 +2.7% 0.177 0.46 6,920.9/sq mi (2,672.2/km2) March 9, 1915
Bethany Beach Town Sussex 954 1,060 −10.0% 1.148 2.97 831.0/sq mi (320.9/km2) March 29, 1909
Bethel Town Sussex 239 171 +39.8% 0.440 1.14 543.2/sq mi (209.7/km2) April 4, 1907
Blades Town Sussex 1,179 1,241 −5.0% 0.556 1.44 2,120.5/sq mi (818.7/km2) March 10, 1915
Bowers Town Kent 278 335 −17.0% 0.311 0.81 893.9/sq mi (345.1/km2) March 9, 1907
Bridgeville Town Sussex 2,568 2,048 +25.4% 4.821 12.49 532.7/sq mi (205.7/km2) March 29, 1871
Camden Town Kent 3,715 3,464 +7.2% 3.746 9.70 991.7/sq mi (382.9/km2) 1852
Cheswold Town Kent 1,923 1,380 +39.3% 1.838 4.76 1,046.2/sq mi (404.0/km2) 1856
Clayton Town Kent
New Castle		 3,961 2,918 +35.7% 1.948 5.05 2,033.4/sq mi (785.1/km2) 1887
Dagsboro Town Sussex 870 805 +8.1% 1.438 3.72 605.0/sq mi (233.6/km2) February 9, 1899
Delaware City City New Castle 1,885 1,695 +11.2% 1.861 4.82 1,012.9/sq mi (391.1/km2) 1851
Delmar Town Sussex 2,027 1,597 +26.9% 1.901 4.92 1,066.3/sq mi (411.7/km2) March 9, 1899
Dewey Beach Town Sussex 353 341 +3.5% 0.331 0.86 1,066.5/sq mi (411.8/km2) June 29, 1981
Dover‡ City Kent 39,403 36,047 +9.3% 23.668 61.30 1,664.8/sq mi (642.8/km2) 1829
Ellendale Town Sussex 487 381 +27.8% 0.425 1.10 1,145.9/sq mi (442.4/km2) March 30, 1905
Elsmere Town New Castle 6,229 6,131 +1.6% 0.987 2.56 6,311.0/sq mi (2,436.7/km2) March 9, 1909
Farmington Town Kent 92 110 −16.4% 0.073 0.19 1,260.3/sq mi (486.6/km2) March 15, 1909
Felton Town Kent 1,316 1,298 +1.4% 0.782 2.03 1,682.9/sq mi (649.8/km2) February 21, 1861
Fenwick Island Town Sussex 343 379 −9.5% 0.331 0.86 1,036.3/sq mi (400.1/km2) July 8, 1953
Frankford Town Sussex 790 847 −6.7% 0.729 1.89 1,083.7/sq mi (418.4/km2) 1883
Frederica Town Kent 1,073 774 +38.6% 1.741 4.51 616.3/sq mi (238.0/km2) 1826
Georgetown† Town Sussex 7,134 6,422 +11.1% 5.022 13.01 1,420.5/sq mi (548.5/km2) March 2, 1869
Greenwood Town Sussex 990 973 +1.7% 0.794 2.06 1,246.9/sq mi (481.4/km2) March 9, 1901
Harrington City Kent 3,774 3,562 +6.0% 2.724 7.06 1,385.5/sq mi (534.9/km2) March 23, 1869
Hartly Town Kent 73 74 −1.4% 0.057 0.15 1,280.7/sq mi (494.5/km2) March 23, 1869
Henlopen Acres Town Sussex 139 122 +13.9% 0.255 0.66 545.1/sq mi (210.5/km2) June 4, 1970
Houston Town Kent 381 374 +1.9% 0.383 0.99 994.8/sq mi (384.1/km2) March 26, 1913
Kenton Town Kent 215 261 −17.6% 0.176 0.46 1,221.6/sq mi (471.7/km2) 1887
Laurel Town Sussex 3,865 3,708 +4.2% 2.766 7.16 1,397.3/sq mi (539.5/km2) April 13, 1883
Leipsic Town Kent 178 183 −2.7% 0.297 0.77 599.3/sq mi (231.4/km2) February 26, 1852
Lewes City Sussex 3,303 2,747 +20.2% 4.192 10.86 787.9/sq mi (304.2/km2) February 2, 1818
Little Creek Town Kent 195 224 −12.9% 0.099 0.26 1,969.7/sq mi (760.5/km2) 1899
Magnolia Town Kent 277 225 +23.1% 0.196 0.51 1,413.3/sq mi (545.7/km2) April 3, 1885
Middletown Town New Castle 23,192 18,871 +22.9% 12.496 32.36 1,856.0/sq mi (716.6/km2) February 12, 1861
Milford City Sussex
Kent		 11,190 9,559 +17.1% 9.853 25.52 1,135.7/sq mi (438.5/km2) February 5, 1807
Millsboro Town Sussex 6,863 3,877 +77.0% 5.110 13.23 1,343.1/sq mi (518.6/km2) March 9, 1893
Millville Town Sussex 1,825 544 +235.5% 2.552 6.61 715.1/sq mi (276.1/km2) April 11, 1907
Milton Town Sussex 3,291 2,576 +27.8% 1.786 4.63 1,842.7/sq mi (711.5/km2) March 17, 1865
New Castle City New Castle 5,551 5,285 +5.0% 3.478 9.01 1,596.0/sq mi (616.2/km2) February 25, 1875
Newark City New Castle 30,601 31,454 −2.7% 9.427 24.42 3,246.1/sq mi (1,253.3/km2) 1758
Newport Town New Castle 910 1,055 −13.7% 0.466 1.21 1,952.8/sq mi (754.0/km2) April 17, 1873
Ocean View Town Sussex 2,636 1,882 +40.1% 2.773 7.18 950.6/sq mi (367.0/km2) April 13, 1889
Odessa Town New Castle 366 364 +0.5% 0.507 1.31 721.9/sq mi (278.7/km2) April 4, 1873
Rehoboth Beach City Sussex 1,108 1,327 −16.5% 1.175 3.04 943.0/sq mi (364.1/km2) March 19, 1891
Seaford City Sussex 7,957 6,928 +14.9% 5.092 13.19 1,562.6/sq mi (603.3/km2) April 6, 1865
Selbyville Town Sussex 2,878 2,167 +32.8% 3.582 9.28 803.5/sq mi (310.2/km2) March 16, 1901
Slaughter Beach Town Sussex 218 207 +5.3% 1.419 3.68 153.6/sq mi (59.3/km2) 1931
Smyrna Town Kent
New Castle		 12,883 10,023 +28.5% 6.237 16.15 2,065.6/sq mi (797.5/km2) 1859
South Bethany Town Sussex 451 449 +0.4% 0.503 1.30 896.6/sq mi (346.2/km2) June 18, 1969
Townsend Town New Castle 2,717 2,049 +32.6% 1.036 2.68 2,622.6/sq mi (1,012.6/km2) April 3, 1885
Viola Town Kent 140 157 −10.8% 0.177 0.46 791.0/sq mi (305.4/km2) 1913
Wilmington† City New Castle 70,898 70,851 +0.1% 10.895 28.22 6,507.4/sq mi (2,512.5/km2) 1739
Woodside Town Kent 190 181 +5.0% 0.168 0.44 1,131.0/sq mi (436.7/km2) April 4, 1911
Wyoming Town Kent 1,680 1,313 +28.0% 1.047 2.71 1,604.6/sq mi (619.5/km2) March 20, 1869
Total municipalities — — 279,890 255,143 +9.7% '146.564 379.60 1,909.7/sq mi (737.3/km2) —
Delaware — — 989,948 897,934 +10.2% 1,948.0 5,045 508.2/sq mi (196.2/km2) —

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Domestic Names | U.S. Geological Survey". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Incorporated Municipalities". Guides to Services - State of Delaware. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  5. ↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Town and City Histories". Delaware Public Archives - State of Delaware. Retrieved July 20, 2022.


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