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Appoquinimink Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or purpose except as a geographical point of reference. New Castle County is the northern-most county of the three counties in the state of Delaware. ...
Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area Ranked 49th - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²) - Width 30 miles (48 km) - Length 100 miles (161 km) - % water 21. ...
A hundred is an administrative division, frequently used in Europe and New England, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. ...
The Delaware General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. ...
Boundaries and Formation Appoquinimink Hundred is that portion of New Castle County that lies south of Appoquinimink Creek, extended generally westward from its headwaters to the Maryland state line, and north of Blackbird Creek and Cypress Creek, a tributary of the Chester River. It was one of the original hundreds in Delaware created in 1682 and was named for Appoquinimink Creek that flows along its northern boundary. When created it included the area now in Blackbird Hundred, which was split off in 1875. Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area Ranked 42nd - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²) - Width 90 miles (145 km) - Length 249 miles (400 km) - % water 21 - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33...
The Chester River is a River Flowing throught the Eastern shore of Maryland. ...
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Originally, the default boundary of Delaware and Maryland was the vague height of land between the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay drainage basins and Appoquinimink Hundred extended only to that point. With the running of the Mason-Dixon Line in 1767, the western boundary of Delaware was established in its present location and became Appoquinimink Hundred’s western boundary. The Town of Townsend and a portion of the Town of Middletown is in the hundred. Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area Ranked 49th - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²) - Width 30 miles (48 km) - Length 100 miles (161 km) - % water 21. ...
Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area Ranked 42nd - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²) - Width 90 miles (145 km) - Length 249 miles (400 km) - % water 21 - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33...
For the Delaware River in Kansas, see Delaware River (Kansas) The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ...
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Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area Ranked 49th - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²) - Width 30 miles (48 km) - Length 100 miles (161 km) - % water 21. ...
Townsend is a town located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. ...
Development Appoquinimink Hundred remains largely rural and agricultural, but there is significant development beginning around Townsend and Middletown. Townsend is a town located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. ...
Geography The important geographical features of the hundred, in addition to Appoquinimink Creek and Blackbird Creek, include the Delaware River, which forms its eastern boundary, Noxontown Pond, and the headwaters of the Sassafras River. It is entirely in the coastal plain region on the Delmarva Peninsula. For the Delaware River in Kansas, see Delaware River (Kansas) The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ...
Delmarva Peninsula map The Delmarva Peninsula is a large peninsula on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by portions of three U.S. states: Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. ...
Transportation Important roads include portions of the Beach Highway (DE Route 1), the DuPont Highway (US Route 13), the Townsend Road (DE Route 71), Augustine Beach Road (DE Route 9), and Taylor’s Bridge Road (DE Route 9). A portion of the old Delaware Railroad, subsequently the Delmarva branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad runs north-south through Townsend, and Middletown, and a portion of the Maryland & Delaware Railroad runs west from Townsend. 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ...
Townsend is a town located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. ...
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Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area Ranked 49th - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²) - Width 30 miles (48 km) - Length 100 miles (161 km) - % water 21. ...
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Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. ...
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Arden is a village located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Ardencroft is a village located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Ardentown is a village located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
| | Communities and CDPs | Bear | Brookside | Claymont | Collins Park | Christiana | Edgemoor | Glasgow | Greenville | Gwinhurst | Hockessin | Holly Oak | Marshallton | Minquadale | Montchanin | North Star | Ogletown | Pike Creek | Rockland | Stanton | Wilmington Manor | Winterthur | Winterset Farms It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated. ...
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Bear is an unincorporated, suburban community and census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Brookside is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Claymont is a census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Christiana is a community near Wilmington, Delaware, USA. It is named after the Christina River, which is in turn named after the Queen Christina of Sweden. ...
Edgemoor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Glasgow is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Greenville is a census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Gwinhurst, Delaware, United States, is in New Castle County, within the Brandywine Hundred county division, location is 39°4730N 75°2845W; [Source - US Geological Survey Place Names] Elevation ranges from 60 to 110 feet above sea level [Source - http://co. ...
Hockessin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
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North Star is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. ...
Pike Creek is a census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...
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Brandywine Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Christiana Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Mill Creek Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. ...
New Castle Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Pencader Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. ...
Red Lion Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. ...
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Nickname: The State Capital since 1777 Coordinates: County Kent County Incorporated 1717 Mayor Stephen R. Speed Area - City 58. ...
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Seal of the City of Lewes There are other places called Lewes Lewes (pronounced LOO-is) is an incorporated city located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
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Main Street is the commercial heart of Newark. ...
Old New Castle Courthouse. ...
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