General Care Communities
Delaware
Area Info
Delaware is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the United States of America. Delaware is named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. Population estimates by the Census Bureau for 2005 place the population of Delaware at 843,524, moving from the 45th most populous state at the 2000 Census to the 46th most populous. Despite this, it is the 7th most densely populated state with a population density of 320 more people per square mile than the national average, ranking ahead of states such as Florida, California, and Texas. Delaware was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and is known as the “First State”, officially referring to the fact that it was the first to ratify the United States Constitution. Even though the states were already known as such prior to the Constitution, the motto itself is still historically accurate, as Delaware was indeed the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, the first legal document establishing the new American political entities as “states” (although the Declaration of Independence refers to them as “States”). Commemorating Delaware’s ratification, Constitution Park (one block from where Dover’s Golden Fleece Tavern once stood) features a four-foot cube upon which is inscribed the entire document as it has evolved.
Articles
News from The Delaware News Journal
Mar 19, 2010 10:52 pm
For Saturday, March 20
Woody, Buzz and the meaning of life
Mar 19, 2010 10:52 pm
LAS VEGAS -- Playtime is over for Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and friends.
First lady's favor fails to put designer over the top
Mar 19, 2010 10:51 pm
CHICAGO -- The signs of Maria Pinto's rise were clear when Michelle Obama entered the world stage wearing her designs, also favored by Oprah Winfrey.
Chocolate egg orders capped after sales crack 1,200
Mar 19, 2010 10:51 pm
Chocolate Easter egg orders at the First Presbyterian Church of Port Penn topped 1,200 this week, and the Rev. Beth Thomas says the congregation is no longer accepting orders.
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.
