Continuing-Care Communities (CCRC)
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
Hear the voices of a trouble city
Mar 21, 2010 7:26 am
Play examines how Wilmington then became Wilmington now
Cheesecake Factory is all about exuberance
Mar 21, 2010 7:17 am
It's safe to say Delaware's dining scene has never seen anything quite like The Cheesecake Factory.
Spring is already beginning to color the landscape
Mar 21, 2010 7:16 am
Spring is finally here; it officially arrived at 1:32 Saturday afternoon.
Cub Scouts' derby brings out the little boy in all ages
Mar 21, 2010 7:15 am
Cub Scout Pack 960 held its Pinewood Derby on Saturday at Heritage Elementary School.
Accesories, cosmetics suit her moods
Mar 21, 2010 7:03 am
Style Files runs weekly in Sundaylife.
10 things to do around Delaware this week
Mar 21, 2010 7:02 am
Free pastry, illuminated manuscripts, "Swan Lake" and a Red Clay cleanup
Mar 21, 2010 7:00 am
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's family is getting crowded with action heroes now that their 12-year-old son, Jaden, is beating up on bad guys.
Mar 21, 2010 6:56 am
The theme of the 11-part Discovery Channel series "Life" is as simple as the title sounds: the fascinating things creatures large and small do to stay alive.
10-year-old's image of suffering Christ sparks furor
Mar 21, 2010 6:54 am
Some find Jackson Potts II's photograph of a nightstick-wielding policeman beating a fallen, bleeding child violent and offensive, conjuring images of police brutality and child abuse.
On social media site, you never know what you'll get
Mar 21, 2010 6:51 am
Alli Galbraith and her boyfriend, Johnny Graham, have a new pastime -- for the past week, they've poured themselves glasses of boxed red wine, popped Red Stripe beers and hopped on Chatroulette, a sit...
