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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
Mar 12, 2010 6:56 am
With Daylight Savings Time marching into our lives again Sunday (set your clocks forward an hour), it's obvious the century-old concept of wristwatches ticks on -- their role certainly diminished by t...
Domaine name remains the same, owner says
Mar 12, 2010 6:45 am
Have you eaten lately at Domaine Hudson? Uh, I mean Domaine Wilmington.
Little Billy's big lie snags murderers, justices
Mar 12, 2010 4:47 am
Over the years, "Little Billy" learned much from the country's top minds.
Teens try hand at home-sewn prom couture
Mar 12, 2010 4:25 am
When Karynn Johnson steps onto the dance floor at her senior prom, she won't have to worry that any of her classmates will be wearing the same dress.
Inaugural ball gown a Smithsonian gem
Mar 12, 2010 4:10 am
Michelle Obama said this week that she'll always cherish the moment she slipped into her inaugural ball gown, a one-shouldered, white chiffon design she wore for her first Cinderella-like spins on the...
Melt makes way for not-so-polar plunge in Lewes
Mar 11, 2010 8:28 am
More than 3,000 people are expected to leap into the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, a record number of participants for the annual Polar Bear Plunge.
Don't expect anything from long-forgotten seed packets
Mar 11, 2010 2:40 am
WASHINGTON -- Locked in a seed the size of a speck is all the mystery of the universe. Unless it is locked in a shed.
Unique is the watchword at home decor shop
Mar 11, 2010 2:39 am
CENTREVILLE -- Walk into many antique and decorative furnishings shops, and you'll be blown back out the door by the prices or the bizarreness of the stuff.
Decorative painting resurfaces
Mar 11, 2010 2:39 am
Varied techniques allow for a wealth of effects and patterns
Mar 10, 2010 6:12 am
Eating your greens takes on a whole new meaning around St Patrick's Day.
