Cheswold, Delaware
| Cheswold, Delaware | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Kent County and the state of Delaware. |
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| Coordinates: 39°13′09″N 75°35′09″W / 39.21917°N 75.58583°WCoordinates: 39°13′09″N 75°35′09″W / 39.21917°N 75.58583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Kent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,380 |
| • Density | 729.9/sq mi (281.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19936 |
| Area code(s) | 302 |
| FIPS code | 10-14660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 213795 |
Cheswold is a town in Kent County in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,380 at the 2010 census.
The town developed following the construction of the railroad in 1856. Prior to 1888, Cheswold was called Moorton after landowner James S. Moore.
Cheswold is located at 39°13′09″N 75°35′09″W / 39.21917°N 75.58583°W (39.2192786, -75.5857596).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 313 people, 116 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was 729.8 people per square mile (281.0/km²). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 284.5 per square mile (109.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.57% White, 12.14% African American, 5.11% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 6.39% from other races, and 4.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.86% of the population.
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