List of incorporated places in Delaware
Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted
Delaware is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, Delaware is the 6th least populous state with 7005945934000000000♠945,934 inhabitants but the 2nd smallest by land area spanning 1,948.54 square miles (5,046.7 km2) of land.[1] Delaware is divided into 3 counties and contains 57 incorporated places consisting of cities, towns, and villages.[1]
The largest municipality by population in Delaware is Wilmington with 70,851 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Hartly with 74 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is Dover which spans 23.15 sq mi (60.0 km2), while Hartly is the smallest at 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2).[1]
List of municipalities
- Largest incorporated places in Delaware by population
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Downtown Dover, capital and second largest municipality of Delaware
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State capital and county seat
County seat
Rank |
Name |
Type |
Population |
County |
Hundred |
Settled |
Inc. |
Origin of Name |
1 |
Wilmington † |
City |
70,851 |
New Castle |
Wilmington Hundred |
1638 |
1739 |
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington or corruption of Willington after Thomas Willing[2] |
2 |
Dover †† |
City |
36,560 |
Kent |
East Dover Hundred |
1683 |
1829 |
Dover in Kent, England[2] |
3 |
Newark |
City |
31,618 |
New Castle |
White Clay Hundred |
1694 |
1758 |
Newark-on-Trent[2] |
4 |
Middletown |
Town |
18,995 |
New Castle |
St. George's Hundred |
|
1861 |
Halfway between Bunker Hill, Maryland and Odessa, Delaware[2] |
5 |
Smyrna |
Town |
10,180 |
Kent/New Castle |
Duck Creek Hundred |
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Ancient Greek city of Smyrna[2] |
6 |
Milford |
City |
9,709 |
Kent/Sussex |
Milford Hundred/Cedar Creek Hundred |
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Named for numerous mills around town[2] |
7 |
Seaford |
City |
7,036 |
Sussex |
Seaford Hundred |
|
1865 |
Seaford, East Sussex |
8 |
Georgetown † |
Town |
6,524 |
Sussex |
Georgetown Hundred |
1791 |
1869 |
Commissioner George Mitchell[2] |
9 |
Elsmere |
Town |
6,172 |
New Castle |
Christiana Hundred |
c1890 |
1909 |
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10 |
New Castle |
City |
5,320 |
New Castle |
New Castle Hundred |
1651 |
1875 |
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11 |
Millsboro |
Town |
3,942 |
Sussex |
Dagsboro Hundred |
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12 |
Laurel |
Town |
3,769 |
Sussex |
Little Creek Hundred |
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Laurel Trees |
13 |
Harrington |
City |
3,619 |
Kent |
Mispillion Hundred |
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Hon. Samuel M. Harrington[2] |
14 |
Camden |
Town |
3,519 |
Kent |
North Murderkill Hundred |
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1852[3] |
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15 |
Clayton |
Town |
2,966 |
Kent/New Castle |
Duck Creek Hundred |
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Thomas Clayton or Col. Joshua Clayton[2] |
16 |
Lewes |
City |
2,789 |
Sussex |
Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred |
1631 |
1883 |
Lewes, East Sussex |
17 |
Milton |
Town |
2,621 |
Sussex |
Broadkill Hundred |
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Poet John Milton[4] |
18 |
Selbyville |
Town |
2,192 |
Sussex |
Baltimore Hundred |
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Sampson Selby |
19 |
Bridgeville |
Town |
2,081 |
Sussex |
Northwest Fork Hundred |
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20 |
Townsend |
Town |
2,064 |
New Castle |
Appoquinimink Hundred |
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Samuel Townsend[2] |
21 |
Ocean View |
Town |
1,912 |
Sussex |
Baltimore Hundred |
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Views the Ocean |
22 |
Delaware City |
City |
1,706 |
New Castle |
Red Lion Hundred |
1826 |
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Delaware River |
23 |
Delmar |
Town |
1,630 |
Sussex |
Little Creek Hundred |
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Delaware Maryland contraction[2] |
24 |
Cheswold |
Town |
1,401 |
Kent |
Kenton Hundred/Little Creek Hundred |
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25 |
Rehoboth Beach |
City |
1,349 |
Sussex |
Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred |
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Rehoboth (Bible) |
26 |
Wyoming |
Town |
1,334 |
Kent |
North Murderkill Hundred |
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Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania |
27 |
Felton |
Town |
1,320 |
Kent |
South Murderkill Hundred |
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28 |
Blades |
Town |
1,261 |
Sussex |
Broad Creek Hundred |
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29 |
Bellefonte |
Town |
1,200 |
New Castle |
Brandywine Hundred |
|
1915 |
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30 |
Bethany Beach |
Town |
1,077 |
Sussex |
Baltimore Hundred |
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Bethany (Biblical village) |
31 |
Newport |
Town |
1,062 |
New Castle |
Christiana Hundred |
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April 17, 1873[5] |
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32 |
Greenwood |
Town |
990 |
Sussex |
Northwest Fork Hundred |
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March 9, 1901 [6] |
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33 |
Frankford |
Town |
862 |
Sussex |
Dagsboro Hundred |
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34 |
Dagsboro |
Town |
813 |
Sussex |
Dagsboro Hundred |
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John Dagworthy[2] |
35 |
Frederica |
Town |
785 |
Kent |
South Murderkill Hundred |
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36 |
Millville |
Town |
553 |
Sussex |
Baltimore Hundred |
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37 |
South Bethany |
Town |
456 |
Sussex |
Baltimore Hundred |
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Bethany (Biblical village) |
38 |
Arden |
Village |
442 |
New Castle |
Brandywine Hundred |
|
1965 |
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39 |
Ellendale |
Town |
386 |
Sussex |
Cedar Creek Hundred |
|
1905 |
The town is rumored to be named after either the daughter of Whig Republican Alfred Short,[7] a state legislator, the wife of Dr. John S. Prettyman who laid out the town,[2] or the daughter of Mr. Thomas William Dale, the chief engineer of the railroad survey team.[8] |
40 |
Fenwick Island |
Town |
384 |
Sussex |
Baltimore Hundred |
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Thomas Fenwick |
41 |
Houston |
Town |
379 |
Kent |
Milford Hundred |
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John W. Houston[2] |
42 |
Odessa |
Town |
367 |
New Castle |
St. George's Hundred |
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Odessa in Russia[2] |
43 |
Dewey Beach |
Town |
347 |
Sussex |
Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred |
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1981[9] |
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44 |
Bowers |
Town |
341 |
Kent |
South Murderkill Hundred |
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45 |
Ardentown |
Village |
266 |
New Castle |
Brandywine Hundred |
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46 |
Kenton |
Town |
264 |
Kent |
Kenton Hundred |
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47 |
Ardencroft |
Village |
232 |
New Castle |
Brandywine Hundred |
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48 |
Magnolia |
Town |
228 |
Kent |
South Murderkill Hundred |
|
1885 |
Pierre Magnol[2] |
49 |
Little Creek |
Town |
227 |
Kent |
Little Creek Hundred |
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50 |
Slaughter Beach |
Town |
210 |
Sussex |
Cedar Creek Hundred |
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Unknown, numerous theories [10] |
51 |
Leipsic |
Town |
185 |
Kent |
Little Creek Hundred |
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Leipzig in Saxony, Germany[2] |
52 |
Woodside |
Town |
184 |
Kent |
North Murderkill Hundred |
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53 |
Bethel |
Town |
174 |
Sussex |
Broad Creek Hundred |
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Bethel[2] |
54 |
Viola |
Town |
160 |
Kent |
North Murderkill Hundred |
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55 |
Henlopen Acres |
Town |
124 |
Sussex |
Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred |
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Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen |
56 |
Farmington |
Town |
113 |
Kent |
Mispillion Hundred |
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57 |
Hartly |
Town |
76 |
Kent |
West Dover Hundred |
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