Editing Delmarva Peninsula (section)

==Culture==
The culture of Delmarva is starkly different from the rest of the [[Mid-Atlantic states|Mid-Atlantic region]] and is much like that of the [[Southern United States]]. While the northern portion of Delmarva, such as the [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] metro area, is similar to the urban regions of Philadelphia, the Maryland, Virginia, and "Slower Lower" Delaware counties are more [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] than their "mainland" counties.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=President Map|date=December 9, 2008|access-date= June 3, 2013}}{{Failed verification|date=March 2022}}</ref> It has been suggested that Delmarva residents have a variation of [[Southern American English]] which is particularly prevalent in rural areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evolpub.com/Americandialects/MidAtldialects.html |title= The Mid-Atlantic Dialects|work=Evolution Publishing|access-date=June 3, 2013}}</ref>

Delmarva is driven by agriculture and commercial fishing.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Pattrice |date=January 1, 2009 |title=Let the diversification of Delmarva's economy begin |url=http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090101/OPINION03/901010401/Let-diversification-Delmarva-s-economy-begin |url-status=dead |work=[[The Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland)|DelmarvaNow.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213438/http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090101/OPINION03/901010401/Let-diversification-Delmarva-s-economy-begin |archive-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> Most of the land is rural, with a few large population centers, though tourism has been an important part of the region.

Delmarva has longstanding [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] roots, but now Protestants are more numerous, with Methodism being particularly strongly represented. Numerous Catholic churches dating to the 17th century are still operating, such as Old Bohemia Church, which is dedicated to [[Saint Francis Xavier]] in [[Cecil County, Maryland]]. There are several historically significant Episcopalian churches, such as Old Trinity Church in southern Dorchester County and Christ Church in [[Cambridge, Maryland]].