Milford, Delaware
| City of Milford | |
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 Walnut Street in Milford in 2006
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Delaware |
| Counties | Kent and Sussex |
| Coordinates | 38°54′46″N 75°25′46″W / 38.91278°N 75.42944°WCoordinates: 38°54′46″N 75°25′46″W / 38.91278°N 75.42944°W |
| Area | 5.6 sq mi (14.5 km2) |
| - land | 5.6 sq mi (15 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 9,559 (2010) |
| Density | 1,707/sq mi (659/km2) |
| Settled | 1680 |
| - Incorporated | February 5, 1807 |
| Mayor | Bryan Shupe |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19963 |
| Area code | 302 |
 Location in Kent County and the state of Delaware.
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| Website: www.cityofmilford.com | |
Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,559.
The Kent County portion of Milford is part of the Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area, while the Sussex County portion is part of the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Milford is located at 38°54′46″N 75°25′46″W / 38.91278°N 75.42944°W (38.912840, −75.429327), along the Mispillion River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km2), of which 5.6 square miles (15 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (1.07%) is water.
The Kent County side of Milford was first settled in 1680 by Henry Bowan on what was known as the Saw Mill Range. A century later the Reverend Sydenham Thorne built a dam across the Mispillion River to generate power for his gristmill and sawmill. Around the same time, Joseph Oliver laid out the first city streets and plots nearby on a part of his plantation. Soon a number of homes and businesses appeared along Front Street. The city was incorporated February 5, 1807.
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