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Delaware

Coordinates:39°00′N75°30′W /39°N 75.5°W /39; -75.5
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Delaware
Nickname(s): 
The First State; The Small Wonder;[1] Blue Hen State; The Diamond State
Motto: 
Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted
Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted
CountryUnited States
Before statehoodDelaware Colony,New Netherland,New Sweden
Admitted to the UnionDecember 7, 1787 (1st)
CapitalDover
Largest cityWilmington
Largest metro andurban areasDelaware Valley
Government
 • GovernorMatt Meyer (D)
 • Lieutenant GovernorKyle Evans Gay (D)
LegislatureGeneral Assembly
 • Upper houseSenate
 • Lower houseHouse of Representatives
JudiciaryDelaware Supreme Court
U.S. senatorsChris Coons (D)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)
U.S. House delegationSarah McBride (D) (list)
Area
 • Total2,489[2] sq mi (6,450 km2)
 • Rank49th
Dimensions
 • Length96 mi (154 km)
 • Width30 mi (48 km)
Elevation
60 ft (20 m)
Highest elevation447.85 ft (136.50468 m)
Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean[3])
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (July 1, 2021)
 • Total1,003,384[5]
 • Rank45th[6]
 • Density500/sq mi (190/km2)
 • Median household income
$69,100[7]
 • Income rank
16th
DemonymDelawarean
Language
 • Official languageNone
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation
DE
ISO 3166 codeUS-DE
Traditional abbreviationDel.
Latitude38° 27′ N to 39° 50′ N
Longitude75° 3′ W to 75° 47′ W
Websitedelaware.gov
Delaware state symbols
Living insignia
BirdDelaware Blue Hen
ButterflyEastern tiger swallowtail
Wildlife animalGrey fox
FishWeakfish
FlowerPeach blossom
Insect7-spotted ladybug
TreeAmerican holly
Inanimate insignia
BeverageMilk
ColorsColonial blue, buff
FoodStrawberry,peach custard pie
FossilBelemnite
MineralSillimanite
SloganEndless Discoveries—[8]Formerly:It's Good Being First
SoilGreenwich
State route marker
Delaware state route marker
State quarter
Delaware quarter dollar coin
Released in 1999
Lists of United States state symbols

Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/(listenⓘ))[9] is astate in theUnited States. It is sometimes called theFirst State because it was the firstcolony to accept the newconstitution in 1787.[10] Its capital isDover and its biggest city isWilmington. It is the 2nd smallest state in the United States. Delaware is divided into threecounties.

TheDutch first settled Delaware. TheSwedish then took over in the mid-1600s.

Geography

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Delaware is96 miles (154 km) long and ranges from9 miles (14 km) to35 miles (56 km) across, totaling1,954 square miles (5,060 km2), making it the 2nd-smallest state in the United States afterRhode Island. Delaware is bounded to the north byPennsylvania; to the east by theDelaware River,Delaware Bay,New Jersey and theAtlantic Ocean; and to the west and south byMaryland.

Topography

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Delaware is on a flatplain, with the lowest mean elevation of any state in the nation.[11] Its highest elevation, located atEbright Azimuth, nearConcord High School, is less than450 feet (140 m) above sea level.[11]

Environment

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The transitional climate of Delaware supports a wide variety of vegetation. In the northern third of the state are foundNortheastern coastal forests and mixedOak forests typical of the northeastern United States.[12] In the southern two-thirds of the state are foundMiddle Atlantic coastal forests.[12]Trap Pond State Park, along with areas in other parts of Sussex County, for example, support the northernmost stands ofbald cypress trees inNorth America.

Environmental management

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Delaware providesgovernment subsidy support for theclean-up of property "lightly contaminated" byhazardous waste. The money for this cleanup comes from a tax on wholesalepetroleum sales.[13]

Sister cities and states

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Delaware'ssister state in Japan isMiyagi Prefecture.[14]

Gallery

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Related pages

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References

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  1. ↑Nann Burke, Melissa (January 5, 2015)."Delaware a Small Wonder no more?". Delaware Online.Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. RetrievedMarch 10, 2015.
  2. ↑"State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates".
  3. 12"Elevations and Distances in the United States".United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived fromthe original on October 15, 2011. RetrievedOctober 21, 2011.
  4. ↑"Highest point in Delaware".The Delaware Geological Survey.Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved2022-07-16.
  5. ↑"U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Delaware".Census Bureau QuickFacts. 2021-07-01. Retrieved2022-07-16.
  6. ↑State Policy Reports(PDF). Washington, DC: State Policy Research. March 2021.ISSN 8750-6637.OCLC 1117839667.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved2022-07-16– via Office of the Governor of Alabama.
  7. ↑"US Census Bureau QuickFacts".United States Census Bureau. RetrievedApril 30, 2022.
  8. ↑{{cite web|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2015/01/05/delawares-new-tourism-brand-endless-discoveries/21289179/%7Ctitle=Delaware's new tourism brand: Endless Discoveries|author=Molly Murray|date=January 6, 2015|publisher=Delaware Online|accessdate=March 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143458/http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2015/01/05/delawares-new-tourism-brand-endless-discoveries/21289179/%7Carchive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}}
  9. ↑Random House Dictionary
  10. ↑"About Delaware". Archived fromthe original on 2017-01-09. Retrieved2015-08-06.
  11. 12"Extreme and Mean Elevations by State and Other Area"(PDF).Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004–2005. United States Census Bureau. p. 216. RetrievedMarch 16, 2011.
  12. 12Olson; D. M; E. Dinerstein; et al. (2001)."Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth".BioScience.51 (11):933–938.doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2.ISSN 0006-3568.S2CID 26844434. Archived fromthe original on October 14, 2011.
  13. ↑Montgomery, Jeff (May 14, 2011)."Cleaning up contamination".The News Journal. New Castle, Delaware: Gannett. DelawareOnline.Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. RetrievedMay 14, 2011.The first online page is archived; the page containing information related here is not in the archived version.
  14. ↑McDowell; Sen. McBride; Rep. George (March 22, 2011)."Mourning Those Lost in the Recent Earthquake and Related Disasters that have Befallen Japan, and Expressing the Thoughts and Prayers of All Delawareans for the Citizens of Our Sister State of Miyagi Prefecture During These Difficult Times" (published March 23, 2011). Senate Joint Resolution # 3. RetrievedApril 22, 2011.

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