Editing Leipsic, Delaware

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| official_name      = Leipsic, Delaware
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Delaware

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| population_total   = 178
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| postal_code        = 19901
| area_code          = [[Area code 302|302]]
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'''Leipsic''' is a town in [[Kent County, Delaware]], United States. It is part of the [[Dover metropolitan area]]. The population was 178 in 2020.<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>

==History==
A post office called Leipsic was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1902.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=DE&county=Kent | title=Kent County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=June 14, 2015}}</ref> The name is a variation of [[Leipzig]], one of the largest cities in eastern [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n183 184]}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}}  (6.67%) is water.

The [[Leipsic River]] flows through the town on the southern edge of the [[Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1880 = 407
| 1890 = 355
| 1900 = 305
| 1910 = 271
| 1920 = 244
| 1930 = 254
| 1940 = 210
| 1950 = 253
| 1960 = 281
| 1970 = 247
| 1980 = 228
| 1990 = 236
| 2000 = 203
| 2010 = 183
| 2020 = 178
| 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 203 people, 79 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|722.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 89 housing units at an average density of {{convert|316.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.97% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.99% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.46% of the population.

There were 79 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town the age demographic was as follows: 29.1% of the residents were under the age of 18, 8.4% ranged in age from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,656, and the median income for a family was $39,219. Males had a median income of $35,156 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,825. About 10.2% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty-five or over.

==Education==
Portions south of the Leipsic River are in the [[Capital School District]]. Portions north of the river are in the [[Smyrna School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10001_kent/DC20SD_C10001.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kent County, DE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 16, 2021}}</ref>

[[Dover High School (Delaware)|Dover High School]] is the comprehensive high school of the Capital school district. [[Smyrna High School (Delaware)|Smyrna High School]] is the comprehensive high school of the Smyrna school district.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:2022-07-16 12 49 41 View north along Delaware State Route 9 (Main Street) at Delaware State Route 42 (Fast Landing Road) in Leipsic, Kent County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|DE 9 northbound in Leipsic]]
[[Delaware Route 9]], a scenic route running near the [[Delaware Bay]], passes north–south through Leipsic along Denny Street, heading north toward the [[Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge]] and south toward [[Little Creek, Delaware|Little Creek]]. [[Delaware Route 42]] begins at DE 9 in Leipsic and heads west along Fast Landing Road toward [[Cheswold, Delaware|Cheswold]] and an intersection with [[U.S. Route 13 in Delaware|U.S. Route 13]]. Smyrna-Leipsic Road splits northwest from DE 9 north of Leipsic and heads toward [[Smyrna, Delaware|Smyrna]]. Leipsic Road begins at DE 9 south of Leipsic and heads southwest toward [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]].<ref name="DE 2017 map">{{Delaware road map|year=2017}}</ref>

===Utilities===
[[Delmarva Power]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]], provides electricity to Leipsic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|title=Service Territory|publisher=Delmarva Power|access-date=August 15, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525061222/http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|archive-date=May 25, 2014}}</ref> [[Chesapeake Utilities]] provides natural gas to the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Service Territory|publisher=Chesapeake Utilities|url=http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
*[[William Jackson Palmer]], [[American Civil War|Civil War]] general and [[railroad]] developer

==References==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Leipsic, Delaware}}
*[https://leipsic.delaware.gov/ Official website]

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