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Bethany Beach is located at 145km south of
Wilmington. Its name and origins date back to the 19th century,
when it was chosen as a site for religious gatherings. Nowadays
it's primarily a low-key, family-type resort with few motels or
entertainment complexes. Visitors like the town's mile-long
boardwalk, which is relatively free of commercial enterprises,
and its wide and sandy beach, which is a first-rate stretch of
shore for swimming, sunning, boating, fishing and crabbing.
Population (year 2000): 903. Estimated
population in July 2005: 943 (+4.4% change)
Males: 426 (47.2%), Females: 477 (52.8%)
Sussex County
Zip code:
19930
Median resident age: 58.9 years
Median household income: $51,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $183,400 (year 2000)
Races in Bethany Beach:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Black (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (27.2%), German (19.2%),
English (16.6%), Italian (8.3%), United States (6.0%), Scottish
(5.1%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bethany Beach
- High school or higher: 96.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.7%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bethany Beach town
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 60.1%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 9.7%
4.0% Foreign born (2.4% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.6%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +588 (+186.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bethany Beach:
- BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; LEWES, DE)
- ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BERLIN,
MD)
- NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 39 miles;
SEAFORD, DE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bethany Beach:
- SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 34
miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
- DOVER AFB (about 48 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
- ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 72 miles;
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethany Beach:
- OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 17 miles; OCEAN CITY, MD; ID:
OXB)
- SUSSEX COUNTY (about 23 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; ID:
GED)
- CAPE MAY COUNTY (about 34 miles; WILDWOOD, NJ; ID:
WWD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bethany Beach:
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS
(about 25 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment:
2,053)
- SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles;
SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 50
miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; FT enrollment: 2,940)
- DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; Dover,
DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
- ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
- THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 74
miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 80 miles; NEWARK, DE;
FT enrollment: 17,786)
Library in Bethany Beach:
- SOUTH COASTAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$328,331; Location: 43 KENT AVENUE; 31,825 books; 1,282
audio materials; 1,437 video materials; 184 serial
subscriptions)
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