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Fenwick Island is a town located in Sussex County, Delaware. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 342. Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the state of Delaware. ...
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Fenwick Island, together with the towns of Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, and South Bethany, comprises Delaware's beach resort area and is Sussex County's most densely-populated and fastest-growing area. Seal of the City of Lewes Lewes (pronounced LOO-is) is an incorporated city located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
Rehoboth Beach is a city located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
Dewey Beach is an incorporated town located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
Seal of the Town of Bethany Beach Bethany Beach is an incorporated town located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
South Bethany is an incorporated town located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the state of Delaware. ...
Fenwick Island and its neighbors to the north, Bethany Beach and South Bethany are popularly known as "The Quiet Resorts". This is in contradistinction to the wild atmosphere of Dewey Beach and the cosmopolitan bustle of Rehoboth Beach. Fenwick Island, however, is somewhat less "quiet" than "the Bethanies" because it is immediately across the state line from Ocean City, Maryland, which has a well-deserved reputation as a wild place. Seal of the Town of Bethany Beach Bethany Beach is an incorporated town located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
South Bethany is an incorporated town located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
Dewey Beach is an incorporated town located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
Rehoboth Beach is a city located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
Ocean City is an Atlantic Ocean barrier island town located in Worcester County, Maryland. ...
Named after Thomas Fenwick, a planter from England who settled in Maryland, Fenwick Island lay in the part of Delaware which was claimed by Lord Baltimore and his heirs during the Penn-Baltimore border dispute. State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd) - Land 25,338 km² - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000) - Population 5,296,486 (19th) - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admission...
Cæcilius Calvert Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (August 8, 1605 – November 30, 1675), inherited on the death of his father George in 1632 the grant by Charles I of England of the new colony of Maryland. ...
The symbolic Mason-Dixon Line Literally, the Mason-Dixon Line (or Mason and Dixons Line) demarcated state boundaries between the Province of Pennsylvania, the Province of Maryland, Delaware Colony and parts of Colony and Old Dominion of Virginia in colonial North America and, thus, between their successor states in...
The town does not sit on an actual island, despite its name, but rather a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Little Assawoman Bay. In geography, a bar is a linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. ...
Local legend has it that Cedar Island, in Little Assawoman Bay, was a spot for pirates to bury treasure. Regardless of the truth of the legend, the Delaware coastal area was well-known as a place for pirates to hide from the law. A pirate digging for treasure. ...
The town was an unincorporated area between South Bethany and Ocean City, Maryland until July 1953, when the Delaware General Assembly passed an act to incorporate the town. Local sentiment demanded incorporation to prevent the relentless high-rise development of Ocean City from creeping north into Fenwick Island. South Bethany is an incorporated town located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
Ocean City is an Atlantic Ocean barrier island town located in Worcester County, Maryland. ...
July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th) - Land 5,068 km² - Water 1,387 km² (21. ...
Ocean City is an Atlantic Ocean barrier island town located in Worcester County, Maryland. ...
Geography
Fenwick Island is located at 38°27'34" North, 75°3'13" West (38.459314, -75.053563)1. Image File history File links DEMap-doton-Fenwick_Island. ...
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²). 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 28.57% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 342 people, 178 households, and 126 families residing in the town. The population density is 388.4/km² (994.5/mi²). There are 666 housing units at an average density of 756.3/km² (1,936.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 99.42% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 2.63% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There are 178 households out of which 5.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% are married couples living together, 2.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% are non-families. 26.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.92 and the average family size is 2.25. Marriage may be a relationship and bond between individuals (termed spouses -- a male spouse is a husband and a female spouse, a wife) that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...
In the town the population is spread out with 6.1% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 11.1% from 25 to 44, 40.6% from 45 to 64, and 39.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 61 years. For every 100 females there are 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $58,333, and the median income for a family is $68,750. Males have a median income of $46,607 versus $48,750 for females. The per capita income for the town is $44,415. 8.5% of the population and 3.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 7.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the number of people. ...
The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
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