Delmar, Delaware
| Delmar, Delaware | ||
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| Town | ||
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| Nickname(s): The Little Town Too Big for One State | ||
 Location in Sussex County and the state of Delaware. |
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| Coordinates: 38°27.5′N 75°34.3′W / 38.4583°N 75.5717°WCoordinates: 38°27.5′N 75°34.3′W / 38.4583°N 75.5717°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Delaware | |
| County | Sussex | |
| Founded | 1859 | |
| Incorporated | 1899 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Michael Houlihan | |
| • Vice Mayor | Mary Lee Pase | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) | |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0.0% | |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 1,597 | |
| • Density | 1,744.4/sq mi (665.4/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 19940 | |
| Area code(s) | 302 | |
| FIPS code | 10-20380 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0213878 | |
| Website | www.townofdelmar.us | |
Delmar is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, on the Maryland border along the Transpeninsular Line. Its motto is "The Little Town Too Big for One State." The population was 1,597 at the 2010 census, an increase of 13.5% over the previous decade. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area and a suburb of Salisbury, MD. When added with "twin city" Delmar, Maryland, the total population of the town was 4,600 at the 2010 Census.
Delmar is located at 38°27.5′N 75°34.3′W / 38.4583°N 75.5717°W (38.4589, -75.5716).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all of it land.
The Town of Delmar was founded in October 1859 with the extension of the Delaware Railroad to the southern boundary of Delaware. The Transpeninsular Line was responsible for the founding of this unique bi-state town because the Charter of the Delaware Railroad Company permitted only the building of a railroad within the State of Delaware and the charter of the corresponding railroad company in Maryland permitted only the laying of railroad track within the State of Maryland. Thus, in 1859, the two respective railroads met and the town of Delmar was born. The name is a portmanteau of the states whose border this railroad center straddles - Delaware and Maryland.
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