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Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ ^ⓘ DEL-ə-wair) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state's name derives from the adjacent Delaware Bay, which in turn was named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and the Colony of Virginia's first colonial-era governor.

Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the second-smallest and sixth-least populous state, but also the sixth-most densely populated. Delaware's most populous city is Wilmington, and the state's capital is Dover, the second-most populous city in Delaware. The state is divided into three counties, the fewest number of counties of any of the 50 U.S. states; from north to south, the three counties are: New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County. The southern two counties, Kent and Sussex, have historically been predominantly agrarian economies. New Castle is more urbanized and is considered part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan statistical area that surrounds Philadelphia. Delaware is considered part of the Southern United States by the U.S. Census Bureau, but the state's geography, culture, and history are a hybrid of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the country.

Before the Delaware coastline was explored and developed by Europeans in the 17th century, the state was inhabited by several Native American tribes, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south. The state was first colonized by Dutch traders at Zwaanendael, near present-day Lewes, Delaware, in 1631. Delaware was one of the Thirteen Colonies that participated in the American Revolution against Great Britain, which established the United States as an independent nation. On December 7, 1787, Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, earning it the nickname "The First State". (Full article...)

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The 2010 AAA 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 26, 2010, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. The 400 lap race was the twenty-eighth in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the second race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. The race was won by Jimmie Johnson, of the Hendrick Motorsports team. Jeff Burton finished second, and Joey Logano, who started nineteenth, clinched third.

Pole position driver Jimmie Johnson maintained his lead on the first lap to begin the race, as A. J. Allmendinger, who started in the second position on the grid, remained behind him. Fourteen laps later Allmendinger became the leader of the race. Chase for the Sprint Cup participants Clint Bowyer, and Tony Stewart were in the top ten for most of the race, but in the closing laps all of them suffered spins or other problems. Afterward, Johnson became the leader of the race, once Allmendinger made a pit stop because of a loose wheel. Johnson maintained the first position to lead the most laps of 191, and to win his sixth race of the season. (Full article...)

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The Delaware is an American breed of chicken with an unusual plumage pattern. It was developed in the state of Delaware in the mid-twentieth century, and was initially known as the Indian River. It was briefly of some importance in the American chicken industry, until it was superseded by the common industrial Cornish Rock cross.

In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed. It may be kept for meat, for eggs or for showing. (Full article...)

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Image 1The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware)
Image 2Nautical chart of the Dutch colony Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay (Delaware Bay), 1639 (from History of Delaware)
Image 3Seaford (from Delaware)
Image 4A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware)
Image 5Delaware was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English merchant and governor of the Colony of Virginia from 1610 to 1618. (from History of Delaware)
Image 6Newark (from Delaware)
Image 7Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware)
Image 8Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware)
Image 9Dover (from Delaware)
Image 10Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 11The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware)
Image 12NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware)
Image 13Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware)
Image 14Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware)
Image 15Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 16Dover (from Delaware)
Image 17The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 18Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware)
Image 19Newark (from Delaware)
Image 20A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware)
Image 21Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware)
Image 22Map of Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 23Seaford (from Delaware)
Image 24The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 25Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 26NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware)
Image 27Fort Delaware, painted circa 1870 by Seth Eastman. (from History of Delaware)
Image 28The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware)
Image 29Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware)
Image 30A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware)
Image 31Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 32The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 33Map of Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 34Fort Delaware State Park on Pea Patch Island, a popular spot during the spring and summer; a ferry takes visitors to the fort from nearby Delaware City. (from Delaware)
Image 35The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware)
Image 36The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware)
Image 37The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware)
Image 38The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 39The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware)
Image 40Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 41The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 42The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware)
Image 43Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 44The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 45Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware)
Image 46A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware)
Image 47Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 48Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware)
Image 49Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 50Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware)
Image 51Fort Delaware State Park on Pea Patch Island, a popular spot during the spring and summer; a ferry takes visitors to the fort from nearby Delaware City. (from Delaware)

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... that Joe Biden has cited Wilmington, Delaware, and Syracuse, New York, as possible locations for the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Presidential Library?
... that the 2024 inductees to the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame include a man with Down syndrome who has lifted 425 pounds (193 kg), an "average gymnast" turned Olympics judge, a "preeminent sportswriter", the state's "greatest high hurdler", the "inventor" of the modern sports mascot, a record-setting 10-year-old, a champion gymnast, an Olympic field hockey player, and a pro baseball player in five countries?
... that Laura LeRoy Travis was the first woman at the University of Delaware to coach a men's sports team?
... that United States senator Joe Biden felt that his decision to run for a fourth term in 1990 was less difficult than deciding to run for his previous terms?
... that residents of Port Mercer, New Jersey, profited from passing vessels by dragging their tow mules into the Delaware and Raritan Canal and having local boys "rescue" them for a fee?
... that Chris Anderson was one of three members of his family to win a Delaware state golf championship?

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Delaware Route 82 (DE 82) is a state highway in the northwest suburbs of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. The route, which is signed north-south, runs 5.49 miles (8.84 km) from DE 52 near Greenville northwest to the Pennsylvania state line near Yorklyn, where the road continues into that state as Pennsylvania Route 82 (PA 82). The route runs through areas of woods and fields in northern New Castle County, with much of the route paralleling the Red Clay Creek. The entire route is a part of the Red Clay Scenic Byway, created in 2005. DE 82 was first numbered by 1952 on its current alignment. In 2010, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) proposed eliminating the route number, but the plan fell through due to public opposition. (Full article...)

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Largest cities

Largest cities or towns in Delaware 2018 United States Census Bureau Estimate
Rank	Name	County	Pop.
1	Wilmington	New Castle	70,635
2	Dover	Kent	38,079
3	Newark	New Castle	33,673
4	Middletown	New Castle	22,582
5	Smyrna	New Castle/Kent	11,580
6	Milford	Kent/Sussex	11,353
7	Seaford	Sussex	7,861
8	Georgetown	Sussex	7,427
9	Elsmere	New Castle	5,981
10	New Castle	New Castle	5,529

See List of municipalities in Delaware for a full list.

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