Editing Delaware City, Delaware

{{Short description|City in Delaware, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Delaware City, Delaware
| settlement_type    = [[List of incorporated places in Delaware|City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = Port Of History

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| map_caption        = Location of Delaware City in New Castle County, Delaware.
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| pushpin_label      = Delaware City
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Delaware

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| subdivision_name2  = {{flagicon image|Flag of New Castle County, Delaware.gif}} [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle]]
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| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Paul H. Johnson, Sr.
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| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.95
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.86
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.09

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| population_total   = 1885
| population_density_sq_mi = 1012.90
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_ft       = 7
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|34|40|N|75|35|20|W|region:US-DE_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 19706
| area_code          = [[Area code 302|302]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 10-19730
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 213872<ref>{{cite gnis|213872|Delaware City}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.delawarecity.org/}}
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| area_total_km2     = 5.06
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'''Delaware City''' is a city in [[New Castle County, Delaware]], United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/|title=The Delaware Census State Data Center|access-date=9 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231141632/http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/|archive-date=31 December 2016}}</ref> It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the [[Chesapeake and Delaware Canal]] and is the location of the [[Forts Ferry Crossing]] to [[Fort Delaware]] on [[Pea Patch Island]].

==History==
The [[Delaware City Historic District]], [[Chelsea (Delaware City, Delaware)|Chelsea]], [[Chesapeake and Delaware Canal|Eastern Lock of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal]], [[Fairview (Delaware City, Delaware)|Fairview]], and [[Fort Delaware|Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Delaware City is located at {{Coord|39|34|40|N|75|35|20|W|type:city}} (39.5778901, –75.5888150).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  (6.01%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 911
| 1860 = 1355
| 1870 = 1059
| 1880 = 1085
| 1890 = 969
| 1900 = 1132
| 1910 = 1132
| 1920 = 1064
| 1930 = 1005
| 1940 = 1163
| 1950 = 1363
| 1960 = 1658
| 1970 = 2024
| 1980 = 1858
| 1990 = 1682
| 2000 = 1453
| 2010 = 1695
| 2020 = 1885
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

[[File:Del City Hotel DE.JPG|thumb|left|Delaware City Hotel]]
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,453 people, 567 households, and 395 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,156.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 616 housing units at an average density of {{convert|490.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 87.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.89% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 567 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03.

The age distribution of the population of the city in 2000 was 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,611, and the median income for a family was $50,294. Males had a median income of $40,192 versus $27,800 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,992.  About 5.9% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Delaware City is close to the [[Delaware City Oil Refinery]] belonging to [[PBF Energy]].

==Entertainment and leisure==
[[File:C and D lock 1 Del City DE.JPG|thumb|left|Entrance to Chesapeake and Delaware Canal]]
Delaware City's [[Fort DuPont State Park]] contains the home field of the [[Diamond State Base Ball Club]], a [[vintage base ball]] team.  The Diamond State Base Ball Club typically plays 4-6 games there per year.  The Diamond State Base Ball Club also plays at least once per year at [[Fort Delaware]] on [[Pea Patch Island]] and also at nearby [[Port Penn, Delaware]].  The Diamond State Base Ball Club is a non-profit amateur organization created for the purposes of providing physical fitness to its members, educating the public on the history of baseball and local history, and serving as a point of public pride.

==Education==
Delaware City is in the [[Colonial School District (Delaware)|Colonial School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10003_new_castle/DC20SD_C10003.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2021-06-18}}</ref> It operates [[William Penn High School (Delaware)|William Penn High School]].

Previously Delaware City was in the New Castle-Gunning Bedford School District.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mowery|first=Roger|url=https://archivesfiles.delaware.gov/ebooks/Delaware_School_Districts_1974.pdf|title=Delaware School District Organization and Boundaries|publisher=[[Delaware State Department of Instruction]]|place=[[Dover, Delaware]]|year=1974|page=72 (PDF p. 90/97)|access-date=2025-03-30}}</ref> That district merged into the [[New Castle County School District]] in 1978. That district was divided into four districts, among them the Colonial district, in 1981.<ref name=Delgovhist>{{cite web|url=https://archives.delaware.gov/delaware-agency-histories/new-castle-county-school-district/|title=New Castle County School District|publisher=Government of Delaware|access-date=2025-03-31}}</ref>

Delaware City Public Library is the public library of the municipality.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://delawarecity.lib.de.us/|title=Home|publisher=Delaware City Public Library|access-date=2025-03-29|quote=250 5th Street Delaware City, DE}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:2022-07-19 12 43 49 View north along Delaware State Route 9 (Fifth Street) at Bayard Street in Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|left|DE 9 northbound in Delaware City]]
[[Delaware Route 9]] serves as the main road through Delaware City, passing southeast–northwest through the city on 5th Street. South of Delaware City, DE 9 passes over the [[Chesapeake and Delaware Canal]] on the [[Reedy Point Bridge]]. North of Delaware City, DE 9 has an intersection with [[Delaware Route 72]], which provides access to [[U.S. Route 13 in Delaware|U.S. Route 13]] and [[Delaware Route 1]].<ref name=deldotmap>{{Delaware road map|year=2008}}</ref> [[DART First State]] provides bus service to Delaware City along Route 44, which heads north to [[Christiana Mall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/index.shtml|title=Routes and Schedules|publisher=DART First State|access-date=August 16, 2013}}</ref> Delaware City is at the east end of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, which provides boaters with access to the [[Delaware River]] to the east and the [[Chesapeake Bay]] to the west. The [[Forts Ferry Crossing]] is a passenger ferry that provides access from Delaware City to [[Fort Delaware]] on [[Pea Patch Island]] in the Delaware River and to [[Fort Mott (New Jersey)|Fort Mott]] in [[New Jersey]].<ref name=deldotmap/>

===Utilities===
[[Delmarva Power]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]], provides electricity and natural gas to Delaware City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|title=Service Territory|publisher=Delmarva Power|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525061222/http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|archive-date=2014-05-25|url-status=dead|access-date=August 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gas Delivery Service Area|publisher=Delmarva Power|url=http://www.delmarva.com/my-home/natural-gas/our-service-area/|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815062712/http://www.delmarva.com/my-home/natural-gas/our-service-area/|archive-date=August 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The water system in Delaware City is owned by the city and operated under contract by Artesian Water Company, a subsidiary of Artesian Resources. Sewer service in Delaware City is provided by New Castle County. Trash collection is provided under contract by [[Waste Industries]] while recycling collection is provided by the city. Cable and internet in Delaware City is provided by [[Atlantic Broadband]] and [[Verizon]]. Telephone service is provided mostly by Verizon, with [[Cavalier Telephone]] also serving the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Services|publisher=Delaware City, Delaware|url=https://delawarecity.delaware.gov/public-services/|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Nana Akosah-Bempah]], soccer player
* Lt. Gen. [[Eugene Reybold]], U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, chief of engineers, during World War II
* [[John E. Rickards]], first [[Lieutenant Governor of Montana]] and the second [[Governor of Montana]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_rickards_john.html|title= Montana Governor John Ezra Rickards|publisher= National Governors Association |access-date= October 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Bill Press]], liberal political commentator and former candidate for Senator of California.
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==References==
{{portal|Philadelphia|Delaware}}
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==External links==
* [http://www.delawarecity.delaware.gov/ Official city website]
* [http://www.delawarecity.com Tourism website]

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