Editing Delaware, Ohio (section)

==Sister cities==
A sister city partnership was signed May 13, 2011, by the Cities of Delaware and [[Baumholder]], [[Germany]], highlighting a four-day stay in Delaware by a Baumholder delegation, in which the guests established relationships with local government, business and educational leaders. The mayors signed a joint resolution, "holding the firm belief that this agreement will contribute toward the peace and prosperity of the world, and do hereby pledge to cooperate with each other as twin/sister cities." The two cities have had a relationship since the early 1990s as the [[Ohio Wesleyan University]] men's soccer team travels to Baumholder for a series of summer friendly games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sistercities.org/interactive-map/relationship/Baumholder,%20Germany/Delaware,%20Ohio |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161508/http://sistercities.org/interactive-map/relationship/Baumholder,%20Germany/Delaware,%20Ohio |archive-date=2018-02-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A sister city partnership was signed April 19, 2017, by the Cities of Delaware and [[Sakata, Yamagata|Sakata, Japan]]. Delaware and Sakata have had close relations for years before this agreement, exemplified by Dempsey Middle School's Sakata exchange program where Sakata students come to live with Delaware host families once a year. This has gone on for the past 21 years, as of the 2018–2019 school year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delgazette.com/news/56217/delaware-sakata-officially-become-sister-cities|title=Delaware, Sakata officially become sister cities|date=2017-04-20|access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref>