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Delaware

State of Delaware
Flag of Delaware State seal of Delaware
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The First State; The Small Wonder; Blue Hen State; The Diamond State
Motto(s): Liberty and Independence
Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted
Demonym Delawarean
Capital Dover
Largest city Wilmington
Area Ranked 49th
 • Total 1,982 sq mi
(5,130 km2)
 • Width 30 miles (48 km)
 • Length 96 miles (154 km)
 • % water 21.5
 • Latitude 38° 27′ N to 39° 50′ N
 • Longitude 75° 3′ W to 75° 47′ W
Population Ranked 45th
 • Total 945,934 (2015 est)
 • Density 469/sq mi  (179/km2)
Ranked 6th
 • Median household income $57,756 (24th)
Elevation
 • Highest point Near the
Ebright Azimuth
447.85 ft (136.50468 m)
 • Mean 60 ft  (20 m)
 • Lowest point Atlantic Ocean
sea level
Before statehood Delaware Colony
Admission to Union December 7, 1787 (1st)
Governor John Carney (D)
Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long (D)
Legislature General Assembly
 • Upper house Senate
 • Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D)
Chris Coons (D)
U.S. House delegation Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC −5/−4
ISO 3166 US-DE
Abbreviations DE, Del.
Website delaware.gov
Delaware state symbols
Flag of Delaware.svg
Seal of Delaware.svg
Living insignia
Bird Delaware Blue Hen
Butterfly Eastern tiger swallowtail
Fish Weakfish
Flower Peach blossom
Insect 7-spotted ladybug
Tree American holly
Inanimate insignia
Beverage Milk
Colors Colonial blue, buff
Food Strawberry, peach custard pie
Fossil Belemnite
Mineral Sillimanite
Motto Liberty and Independence
Slogan Endless Discoveries – Formerly: It's Good Being First
Soil Greenwich
Song "Our Delaware"
State route marker
Delaware state route marker
State quarter
Delaware quarter dollar coin
Released in 1999
Lists of United States state symbols

Delaware (Listeni/ˈdɛləwɛər/) is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and/or Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, to the northeast by New Jersey, and to the north by Pennsylvania. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor.

Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and is the second smallest, the sixth least populous, but the sixth most densely populated of the 50 United States. Delaware is divided into three counties, the lowest number of counties of any state. From north to south, the three counties are New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. While the southern two counties have historically been predominantly agricultural, New Castle County has been more industrialized.


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