Editing Henlopen Acres, Delaware

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'''Henlopen Acres''' is a municipality north of [[Rehoboth Beach, Delaware|Rehoboth Beach]] in [[Sussex County, Delaware]], United States, and is the third smallest incorporated town in Delaware. According to 2010 census figures, the population of the town is 122, a 12.2% decrease from the 2000 census.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/ |title=The Delaware Census State Data Center |access-date=April 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231141632/http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/ |archive-date=December 31, 2016 }}</ref> It is part of the [[Salisbury metropolitan area|Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Henlopen Acres is located at {{coord|38|43|47|N|75|05|11|W|type:city}} (38.7298343, –75.0862919).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.3|mi2|km2}}, all land. It is the smallest incorporated town in Delaware. It borders the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the northeast, [[Rehoboth Beach, Delaware|Rehoboth Beach]] to the southeast, and unincorporated portions of [[Sussex County, Delaware|Sussex County]] on the west and north. Much of its western border is demarcated by the [[Lewes and Rehoboth Canal]]. An unincorporated neighborhood called [[North Shores, Delaware|North Shores]] separates the northernmost part of Henlopen Acres from the southern boundary of [[Cape Henlopen State Park]].<ref>ADC Sussex County Street Map Book, p. 23</ref>

Henlopen Acres is divided into 216 parcels of land, on which are 205 homes, the [[town hall]] and maintenance area, the town's [[marina]], the Henlopen Acres Beach Club, Block W Beach, and the Rehoboth Art League. The town has {{convert|3.6|mi|km|abbr=off|sp=us}} of roads, which generally are tree-lined.<ref name="Meehan, p. 229">Meehan, p. 229</ref>

==Government==
The municipal government of Henlopen Acres consists of seven elected officials who serve on the town's council, one of whom serves as mayor. The town employs eleven workers who manage the town office, operate the marina, maintain streets and easements, and provide security.<ref name="Meehan, p. 229"/>

Henlopen Acres has no police department, but town-owned private security began in 1996. Henlopen Acres shares the services and expense of this security service with the unincorporated neighborhood of North Shores to its north. The security service, which patrols all of Henlopen Acres and North Shores,<ref name="Meehan, p. 229"/> operates two vehicles.

The Rehoboth Beach Fire Department serves Henlopen Acres.<ref name="Meehan, p. 229"/>

Henlopen Acres' municipal government generally maintains amicable relations with the government of Rehoboth Beach, follows Sussex County's lead on how to react to emergencies such as major storms and whether or not to evacuate in the face of them. Within Henlopen Acres governmental affairs generally have run smoothly.<ref name="Meehan, p. 229"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1980= 176
|1990= 107
|2000= 139
|2010= 122
|2020= 139
|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>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 139 people, 69 households, and 42 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|544.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 198 housing units at an average density of {{convert|775.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.88% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.72% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]].

There were 69 households, out of which 11.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.62.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 11.5% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 10.8% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 43.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $122,423, and the median income for a family was $162,681. Males had a median income of $0 versus $31,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $82,091. 3.5% of the population is below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, none of those under the age of 18 and 9.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Henlopen Acres and [[Greenville, Delaware|Greenville]] (where the DuPont estate is located) are the two [[Delaware locations by per capita income|richest places in Delaware]], all but tied for highest personal incomes, averaging over $80,000 per annum.

Only about one-third of the homes in Henlopen Acres are lived in year-round; the rest are vacation homes or rental properties. In 2000, the least expensive home was valued at $325,000 for real estate tax purposes and the value of all the land in Henlopen Acres was estimated at over $100 million.<ref name="Meehan, p. 229"/>

==History==
The name "Henlopen" probably is derived from that of [[Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen]] (1572–1637), a merchant in [[Amsterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]].

Evidence of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] activity prior to the arrival of [[Europe]]ans has been found in Henlopen Acres.<ref name="Meehan, pp. 229, 231">Meehan, pp. 229, 231.</ref> After the arrival of the first European settlers, organized by the Dutch merchant [[Samuel Blommaert]] (1583–1651 or 1654), the area became farmland.

In 1930, a {{convert|156|acre|ha|adj=on|lk=on}} parcel of this farmland was deeded to [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] [[Wilbur S. Corkran]] (1888–1962) for $100,000.<ref name="Meehan, pp. 229, 231"/> Corkran developed the parcel during the 1930s as a "residential development where quiet-loving, cultured people may live in a country seaside community amid conditions which make for health, comfort and refined pleasure."<ref name="sussexcountyonline.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sussexcountyonline.com/towns/henlopenacres.html |title=Henlopen Acres Delaware &ndash; Sussex County Online, Delaware |access-date=September 21, 2008 |archive-date=September 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928024120/http://www.sussexcountyonline.com/towns/henlopenacres.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Corkran's development was incorporated in 1970 as the town of Henlopen Acres.<ref name="sussexcountyonline.com"/>

==Education==
Henlopen Acres is in the [[Cape Henlopen School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10005_sussex/DC20SD_C10005.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sussex County, DE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 15, 2021}}</ref>

It is zoned to Rehoboth Elementary School.<ref>Elementary school zoning: {{cite web|url=https://www.capehenlopenschools.com/site/Default.aspx?PageID=3567|title=Boundary Descriptions|publisher=[[Cape Henlopen School District]]|accessdate=June 15, 2021}} and {{cite web|url=https://www.capehenlopenschools.com/cms/lib/DE02211722/Centricity/Domain/536/ES_Feeder_Patterns_21-22.pdf|title=ES_Feeder_Patterns_21-22.pdf|publisher=[[Cape Henlopen School District]]|accessdate=June 15, 2021}}</ref>

[[Cape Henlopen High School]] is the sole comprehensive high school of the district.

==Transportation==
[[File:2022-07-15 10 36 14 View southwest along Pine Reach at Dodd's Lane in Henlopen Acres, Sussex County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|right|Pine Reach, one of several streets in Henlopen Acres]]
Roads are the main method of transport into and out of Henlopen Acres. However, no state highways serve the town, with only minor roads linking Henlopen Acres to surrounding areas. The closest state highway is [[Delaware Route 1A]] in neighboring [[Rehoboth Beach, Delaware|Rehoboth Beach]].

==Notable people==
* [[Joe Biden]], 46th [[President of the United States]] (2021–2025), 47th [[Vice President of the United States]] (2009–2017), [[United States Senator]] from Delaware (1973–2009), and [[Jill Biden]], educator and [[First Lady of the United States]] (2021–2025), [[Second Lady of the United States]] (2009–2017) own a beach house in the [[North Shores, Delaware|North Shores]] neighborhood, just north of the Henlopen Acres town limits<ref name=cape52419>{{cite news|last=Flood|first=Chris|title=Two presidential candidates have homes in Rehoboth|work=Cape Gazette|date=May 24, 2019|url=https://www.capegazette.com/article/two-presidential-candidates-have-homes-rehoboth/180866|access-date=July 10, 2019}}</ref>
* [[John Delaney (Maryland politician)|John Delaney]], United States Representative for [[Maryland's 6th congressional district]] (2013–2019) and candidate for President of the United States in 2020, owns a beach house in North Shores<ref name=cape52419/>

==Notes==
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==References ==
* ''ADC Sussex County Street Map Book, 1st Edition''. Alexandria, Virginia: Alexandria Drafting Company, 2005. {{ISBN|0-87530-641-1}}.
* Meehan, James D. ''From Saints to Sinners...Rehoboth Beach Memoirs''. Bethany Beach, Delaware: Harold E. Dukes Jr., 2000. {{oclc|44948093}}.

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