List of census-designated places in Delaware

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This is a list of census-designated places in Delaware. The United States Census Bureau defines census-designated places as unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.[1]

As of the 2020 census, Delaware has 22 census-designated places,[2] up from 19 in the 2010 census.[3]

Census-designated places[edit]

Name County Population
(2020)[4]
Area (2020)[2] Coordinates[2]
sq mi km2
Bear New Castle 23,060 5.78 15.0 39°37′45″N 75°39′30″W / 39.62917°N 75.65833°W / 39.62917; -75.65833
Brookside New Castle 14,974 3.89 10.1 39°40′01″N 75°43′37″W / 39.66694°N 75.72694°W / 39.66694; -75.72694
Claymont New Castle 9,895 2.15 5.6 39°48′02″N 75°27′35″W / 39.80056°N 75.45972°W / 39.80056; -75.45972
Dover Base Housing Kent 2,810 0.7 1.8 39°07′42″N 75°27′53″W / 39.12833°N 75.46472°W / 39.12833; -75.46472
Edgemoor New Castle 6,635 2.18 5.6 39°45′00″N 75°29′59″W / 39.75000°N 75.49972°W / 39.75000; -75.49972
Glasgow New Castle 15,288 9.93 25.7 39°36′17″N 75°44′43″W / 39.60472°N 75.74528°W / 39.60472; -75.74528
Greenville New Castle 3,104 2.81 7.3 39°46′44″N 75°35′54″W / 39.77889°N 75.59833°W / 39.77889; -75.59833
Highland Acres Kent 3,492 1.51 3.9 39°07′15″N 75°31′19″W / 39.12083°N 75.52194°W / 39.12083; -75.52194
Hockessin New Castle 13,478 10.05 26.0 39°47′15″N 75°41′48″W / 39.78750°N 75.69667°W / 39.78750; -75.69667
Kent Acres Kent 2,144 0.93 2.4 39°07′54″N 75°31′30″W / 39.13167°N 75.52500°W / 39.13167; -75.52500
Lincoln Sussex 894 2.81 7.3 38°52′11″N 75°25′23″W / 38.86972°N 75.42306°W / 38.86972; -75.42306
Long Neck Sussex 3,017 3.13 8.1 38°37′12″N 75°09′03″W / 38.62000°N 75.15083°W / 38.62000; -75.15083
North Star New Castle 8,056 6.80 17.6 39°45′40″N 75°43′09″W / 39.76111°N 75.71917°W / 39.76111; -75.71917
Pike Creek New Castle 7,808 2.69 7.0 39°43′51″N 75°42′15″W / 39.73083°N 75.70417°W / 39.73083; -75.70417
Pike Creek Valley New Castle 11,692 2.87 7.4 39°44′10″N 75°41′54″W / 39.73611°N 75.69833°W / 39.73611; -75.69833
Port Penn New Castle 162 0.5 1.3 39°31′00″N 75°34′36″W / 39.51667°N 75.57667°W / 39.51667; -75.57667
Rising Sun-Lebanon Kent 4,104 3.61 9.3 39°05′59″N 75°30′18″W / 39.09972°N 75.50500°W / 39.09972; -75.50500
Riverview Kent 2,458 3.69 9.6 39°01′35″N 75°30′39″W / 39.02639°N 75.51083°W / 39.02639; -75.51083
Rodney Village Kent 1,489 0.59 1.5 39°07′55″N 75°31′57″W / 39.13194°N 75.53250°W / 39.13194; -75.53250
Saint Georges New Castle 1,957 1.45 3.8 39°33′18″N 75°39′01″W / 39.55500°N 75.65028°W / 39.55500; -75.65028
Wilmington Manor New Castle 8,162 1.63 4.2 39°41′12″N 75°35′04″W / 39.68667°N 75.58444°W / 39.68667; -75.58444
Woodside East Kent 2,570 1.71 4.4 39°04′03″N 75°32′15″W / 39.06750°N 75.53750°W / 39.06750; -75.53750

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geographic Terms and Concepts– Place". United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce.
  2. ^ a b c "Places: Delaware". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2022.