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Fenwick Island is located at 155km south of
Wilmington. The southernmost of the Delaware beach communities,
Fenwick Island has a wide sandy beach with gentle dunes and no
concessions or fast-food outlets marring the shoreline. The
Fenwick Island. Lighthouse was built in 1859 and is still in
operation. A stone monument marks the Transpeninsular Line,
which indicates the Delaware-Maryland border.
Population (year 2000): 342. Estimated
population in July 2005: 357 (+4.4% change)
Males: 161 (47.1%), Females: 181 (52.9%)
Sussex County
Zip code:
19944
Median resident age: 60.9 years
Median household income: $58,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $278,600 (year 2000)
Races in Fenwick Island:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (29.5%), English (27.8%),
German (25.4%), United States (9.4%), Italian (7.3%), Scottish
(7.3%).
Elevation: 4 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fenwick Island
- High school or higher: 90.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.2%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fenwick Island town
- Never married: 9.6%
- Now married: 74.2%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 3.1%
3.2% Foreign born (2.6% Europe, 0.6% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+92.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fenwick Island:
- ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BERLIN,
MD)
- BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; LEWES, DE)
- HEALTHSOUTH CHESAPEAKE REHAB HOSPITAL (about 40
miles; SALISBURY, MD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fenwick Island:
- SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 33
miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
- DOVER AFB (about 53 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
- ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 76 miles;
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fenwick Island:
- OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 12 miles; OCEAN CITY, MD; ID:
OXB)
- SUSSEX COUNTY (about 26 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; ID:
GED)
- LAUREL (about 37 miles; LAUREL, DE; ID: N06)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fenwick Island:
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS
(about 28 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 49
miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; FT enrollment: 2,940)
- DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; Dover,
DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
- ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles;
MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
- THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 79
miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 85 miles; NEWARK, DE;
FT enrollment: 17,786)
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