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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
Sandusky takes stand over request for local jury
Feb 10, 2012 7:17 pm
BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's request for greater freedom of movement - and visits from his young grandchildren - while he awaits trial on child sex-abuse charge...
Former DuPont engineer released on bond
Feb 10, 2012 7:01 pm
DOVER - A federal judge in Delaware has ordered a former DuPont Co. engineer charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from the company released on bond.
Wagging tails replace sad eyes in Westminster ads
Feb 10, 2012 6:49 pm
NEW YORK - Pet lovers won't have to look away anymore when those heart-wrenching TV ads appear during the Westminster dog show - the ones with the pitiful little faces peering out from behind those ru...
Obama: Revamped birth control policy meets everyone's needs
Feb 10, 2012 6:11 pm
President says he's found a solution to a birth-control uproar that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have access to free contraception
Maryland midday lottery numbers
Feb 10, 2012 6:09 pm
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Pillow talk? Sleep texting on the rise
Feb 10, 2012 5:35 pm
Doctors believe this rare phenomenon is becoming a growing problem
Delaware launches Help Me Grow program
Feb 10, 2012 5:27 pm
More than 200 lawmakers, community leaders and health professionals met in Wilmington today for the launch of the Help Me Grow program in Delaware.
They're back: Social issues overtake US politics
Feb 10, 2012 5:09 pm
WASHINGTON - All of a sudden, abortion, contraception and gay marriage are at the center of American political discourse, with the struggling - though improving - economy pushed to the background.
Feb 10, 2012 5:02 pm
Trade deficit up; consumer sentiment down; recalls for Nissan, Toyota; Dow down 119.
First lady teams up with chefs for tasty lunches
Feb 10, 2012 4:04 pm
DALLAS - Michelle Obama is spicing up school lunches with cooks from Bravo's "Top Chef" and the Dallas Cowboys football team.
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