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Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ ^ⓘ DEL-ə-wair) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state's name derives from the adjacent Delaware Bay, which in turn was named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and the Colony of Virginia's first colonial-era governor.

Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the 2nd smallest and 6th least populous state, but also the 6th most densely populated. Delaware's most populous city is Wilmington, and the state's capital is Dover, the 2nd most populous city in Delaware. The state is divided into three counties, the fewest number of counties of any of the 50 U.S. states; from north to south, the three counties are: New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County. The southern two counties, Kent and Sussex counties, historically have been predominantly agrarian economies. New Castle is more urbanized and is considered part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan statistical area that surrounds and includes Philadelphia, the nation's sixth most populous city. Delaware is considered part of the Southern United States by the U.S. Census Bureau, but the state's geography, culture, and history are a hybrid of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the country.

Before Delaware coastline was explored and developed by Europeans in the 16th century, the state was inhabited by several Native Americans tribes, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south. The state was first colonized by Dutch traders at Zwaanendael, near present-day Lewes, Delaware, in 1631. Delaware was one of the Thirteen Colonies that participated in the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War, in which the American Continental Army, led by George Washington, defeated the British, ended British colonization and established the United States as a sovereign and independent nation. On December 7, 1787, Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, earning it the nickname "The First State". (Full article...)

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The U.S. state of Delaware is divided into three counties, the fewest of any state in the United States: New Castle, Kent and Sussex. The origin of the county boundaries goes back to their former court districts. (Full article...)

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This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of Delaware.

Note: Delaware is served by four TV markets: Philadelphia (DMA #4), Salisbury/Dover (DMA #144), Baltimore (DMA #28), and Washington DC (DMA #9). See Template:Philly TV, Template:Salisbury TV, and Template:Baltimore TV, and Template:Washington TV for details. (Full article...)

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Image 1Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 2The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware)
Image 3The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 4A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware)
Image 5Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 6The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware)
Image 7Newark (from Delaware)
Image 8Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware)
Image 9The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware)
Image 10Dover (from Delaware)
Image 11Nautical chart of the Dutch colony Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay (Delaware Bay), 1639 (from History of Delaware)
Image 12Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 13A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware)
Image 14NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware)
Image 15The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 16Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware)
Image 17Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 18Delaware was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English merchant and governor of the Colony of Virginia from 1610 to 1618. (from History of Delaware)
Image 19Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 20Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware)
Image 21The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware)
Image 22Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware)
Image 23Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware)
Image 24The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware)
Image 25Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 26The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware)
Image 27Map of Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 28Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware)
Image 29The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 30Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware)
Image 31The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 32Dover (from Delaware)
Image 33Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 34The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware)
Image 35Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware)
Image 36Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware)
Image 37The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware)
Image 38The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 39Fort Delaware State Park on Pea Patch Island, a popular spot during the spring and summer; a ferry takes visitors to the fort from nearby Delaware City. (from Delaware)
Image 40Seaford (from Delaware)
Image 41Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware)
Image 42Fort Delaware, painted circa 1870 by Seth Eastman. (from History of Delaware)
Image 43NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware)
Image 44Newark (from Delaware)
Image 45The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 46Seaford (from Delaware)
Image 47A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware)
Image 48A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware)
Image 49Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 50Map of Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 51Fort Delaware State Park on Pea Patch Island, a popular spot during the spring and summer; a ferry takes visitors to the fort from nearby Delaware City. (from Delaware)

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... that Delaware politician Armwell Long was said to have once outranked his close friend, George Washington? (See discussions regarding this hook at Talk:Armwell Long.)
... that Delaware weekly newspaper The Faulkland Quiz was founded, edited and published by an 18-year-old?
... that Dave Frederick has been referred to as the "Sussex County humorist-teacher-writer-radio-host-philosopher dude"?
... that Paul Chadick performed so well in the Delaware River Basketball League that a sportswriter said it would "benefit the league if he retired"?
... that the only purpose of the Delaware Straight-Out Truth Teller was to promote a political candidate?
... that The Breakwater Light was the first newspaper in the first town in the first state?

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Delaware Route 12 (DE 12) is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It runs from Maryland Route 314 (MD 314) at the Maryland border in Whiteleysburg east to an interchange with DE 1 near Frederica. The route follows a mostly rural alignment, passing through the towns of Felton and Frederica. DE 12 intersects U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in Felton and DE 15 east of Felton. What would become DE 12 was built as a state highway during the 1920s. DE 12 was designated between Felton and Frederica by 1936 and extended west to the Maryland border by 1938. The eastern terminus was moved to its current location in 1965 when US 113 (now DE 1) was routed to bypass Frederica to the east. The DE 1 intersection became an interchange in 2011. (Full article...)

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Largest cities

Largest cities or towns in Delaware 2018 United States Census Bureau Estimate
	Rank	Name	County	Municipal pop.
Wilmington Dover	1	Wilmington	New Castle	70,635	Newark Middletown
	2	Dover	Kent	38,079
	3	Newark	New Castle	33,673
	4	Middletown	New Castle	22,582
	5	Smyrna	New Castle/Kent	11,580
	6	Milford	Kent/Sussex	11,353
	7	Seaford	Sussex	7,861
	8	Georgetown	Sussex	7,427
	9	Elsmere	New Castle	5,981
	10	New Castle	New Castle	5,529

See List of municipalities in Delaware for a full list.

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