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Delaware Almanac: State Facts and Figures
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Delaware Almanac
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| Official Name |
Delaware |
| Capital |
Dover |
| Nick Name |
First State (Official) |
| Motto |
Liberty and independence |
| Location & Region |
39.15869 N, 075.51744 W |
Middle Atlantic |
| Constitution Ratified |
1897 |
| Statehood |
December 07, 1787 |
1st State |
| Population |
783,600 |
400.82 sq mi. |
45th |
Largest City
(by population) |
Wilmington, Dover, Newark |
| Bordering States |
Maryland - New Jersey - Pennsylvania Coastline: 28 mi. |
| Number of Counties |
3 counties |
Largest County
(by population) |
New Castle |
500,265 |
426 sq mi. |
| Time Zone |
Eastern Standard Time |
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Delaware Climate and Weather |
Weather in Delaware is mild year round with average monthly temperatures ranging from 75 degrees in summer to 32 degrees in winter. Temperatures along the Atlantic Coastline are usually warmer in winter and cooler in summer.
Yearly precipitation amounts are near 40 inches, and almost 60% of days are sunny. |
| Highest Temperature |
110 degrees
July 21, 1930 - Millsboro |
| Lowest Temperature |
-17 degrees
January 17, 1893 - Millsboro |
| Avg Temp: High - Low |
85.6 degrees |
23.2 degrees |
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Delaware Highest, Lowest, and Mean Elevations (Feet) |
| Mean Elevation |
60 |
| Highest Point |
Ebright Road, Del.–Pa. state line
New Castle County |
448 |
| Lowest Point |
Atlantic Ocean |
Sea level |
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Delaware Land Area (Square Miles) |
| Geographic Center |
In Kent, 11 miles south of Dover |
| Total Area |
2,489.27 |
49th |
| Land Area1 |
1,953.56 |
78.51% |
| Water Area2 |
535.71 |
21.49% |
| Forested Land Area3 |
31.1% |
Dimensions
(Length - Width) |
100 miles |
30 miles |
Source: (U.S. Census, April 1, 2000)
1. Dry land and land temporarily or partially covered by water, such as marshland, swamps, etc.; streams and canals under one-eighth statute mile wide; and lakes, reservoirs, and ponds under 40 acres.
2. Permanent inland water surface, such as lakes, reservoirs, and ponds having an area of 40 acres or more; streams, sloughs, estuaries, and canals one-eighth statute mile or more in width; deeply indented embayments and sounds, and other coastal waters behind or sheltered by headlands or islands separated by less than 1 nautical mile of water, and islands under 40 acres in area. Excludes areas of oceans, bays, sounds, etc. lying within U.S. jurisdiction but not defined as inland water.
3. 1997 |
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