County Information
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.
| County |
FIPS code |
County seat |
Established |
History |
Etymology |
Population |
Area |
Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | 001 | Dover | 1680 | Created from Whorekill (Hoarkill) District. Formerly known as St. Jones County. | named in 1682 by William Penn for the English county of Kent | 7005162310000000000162,310 | 7002800000000000000800 sq mi (70032072000000000002,072 km2) |
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| New Castle County | 003 | Wilmington | 1664 | Original County (Formally New Amstel) | named in 1673 by Dutch Governor Anthony Colve for the town of New Castle, Delaware as an Anglicization of Nieuw Amstel. | 7005538479000000000538,479 | 7002494000000000000494 sq mi (70031279000000000001,279 km2) |
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| Sussex County | 005 | Georgetown | 1664 | Created from Whorekill (Hoarkill) District. Formerly known as Deale County | named in 1682 by William Penn for the English county of Sussex, which was his home county | 7005197145000000000197,145 | 70031196000000000001,196 sq mi (70033098000000000003,098 km2) |
Read more about this topic: List Of Counties In Delaware
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