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Wilmington/Newark - Delaware
Area Info
The definition of the northern boundary of the state is highly unusual. Most of the boundary between Delaware and Pennsylvania is defined by an arc extending 12 miles (19 km) from the cupola of the courthouse in New Castle, and is referred to as the Twelve-Mile Circle. This is the only true-arc political boundary in the United States. This border extends all of the way to the low-tide mark on the New Jersey shore, which continues down the shoreline until it again reaches the twelve-mile arc in the south; then the boundary continues in a more conventional way in the middle of the main channel (thalweg) of the Delaware River Estuary. A portion of this arc extends into Maryland to the west, and the remaining western border is a tangent to this arc that runs a bit to the east. The Wedge of land between the arc and the Maryland border was claimed by both Delaware and Pennsylvania until 1921, when Delaware's claim was confirmed.
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2000 its population was 500,265. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of Townsend. It is the most affluent county in the state of Delaware.
Articles
News from The Delaware News Journal
Taylor Swift at the Wachovia Center
Mar 19, 2010 6:28 am
Award-winning country music sensation Taylor Swift sang in concert at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Overcoming the 'dating a white guy' taboo
Mar 18, 2010 11:52 pm
WASHINGTON -- So many black women are single, she says, because they are stuck in the groove of a one-track song: sitting alone, waiting for that one "good" black man to come along and sweep...
Artist brings a quiet touch to exhibit
Mar 18, 2010 11:50 pm
NEW YORK -- Laurence Lallier slipped carefully between two naked women facing each other in a narrow doorway at the Museum of Modern Art.
'A song just for a song's sake'
Mar 18, 2010 11:49 pm
After spending the bulk of the past five years working on musicals like the Tony Award-winning "Spring Awakening" and his own "Whisper House," singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik has re...
Mar 18, 2010 11:46 pm
For Friday, March 19
Mar 18, 2010 5:41 am
Four local adventure cyclists have returned from a nine-month tour of South America and say they're better people for the experience.
Mar 18, 2010 5:18 am
How about going to a place where you can relax, enjoy some sun, and get a little exercise and gourmet food?
Making the best of what's around
Mar 18, 2010 5:08 am
We should be so lucky to have the spirit of Anna Rushton-Mulqueeney, who found opportunity and inspiration in one of the worst recessions in US history.
Future as fait accompli drives 'FlashForward'
Mar 18, 2010 5:06 am
The Americans who populate the ABC series "FlashForward" are, on balance, a morose lot.
New on the home decor front: The B. Smith look
Mar 18, 2010 5:05 am
Barbara Smith never goes by her full name.
