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Delaware City is located at 20 km south of
Wilmington. This coastal town south of Wilmington is primarily
of interest because it's the gateway to Fort Delaware State
Park. On Pea Patch Island in Delaware Bay, the park is only
accessible by boat. The fort was used as a prison during the
Civil War and is surrounded by a moat.
Population (year 2000): 1,453. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,510 (+3.9% change)
Males: 732 (50.4%), Females: 721 (49.6%)
New Castle County
Zip code:
19706
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $43,611 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,300 (year 2000)
Races in Delaware City:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.9%)
- Black (10.3%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (21.3%), German (18.4%),
English (14.2%), Italian (8.9%), United States (8.7%), Polish
(4.5%).
Elevation: 9 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Delaware City
- High school or higher: 81.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Delaware City city
- Never married: 28.7%
- Now married: 44.2%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 16.6%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -231 (-13.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Delaware City:
- ROCKFORD CENTER (about 1 miles; NEWARK, DE)
- DELAWARE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 7 miles; NEW
CASTLE, DE)
- MEADOWWOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 7 miles;
NEW CASTLE, DE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Delaware City:
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 7 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 32 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- DOVER AFB (about 33 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Delaware City:
- SUMMIT (about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, DE; ID: EVY)
- RAINTREE (about 17 miles; ELKTON, MD; ID: 1C4)
- SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 19 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ;
ID: 7N7)
Amtrak stations near Delaware City:
- 12 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH
ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi
stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 13 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Delaware City:
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 1 miles; NEWARK, DE;
Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
- WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 7 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE;
FT enrollment: 3,087)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON
(about 10 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
- WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 25 miles;
CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
- WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26
miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
- DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
- DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; Dover,
DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
Library in Delaware City:
- DELAWARE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $140,113; Location: 407 CLINTON STREET; 22,294
books; 473 audio materials; 262 video materials; 76
serial subscriptions)
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