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Section sizes Section size for Delaware (67 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 13,450 13,450 378 378 Etymology 1,716 1,716 136 136 History 96 24,773 0 2,468 Native Americans 1,889 1,889 217 217 Colonial Delaware 3,825 3,825 373 373 American Revolution 3,694 3,694 416 416 Slavery and race 6,133 6,133 585 585 Reconstruction and industrialization 4,757 4,757 457 457 World War II to present 4,379 4,379 420 420 Geography 4,742 10,303 386 847 Topography 1,787 1,787 116 116 Climate 1,736 1,736 246 246 Environment 1,085 1,085 72 72 Environmental management 953 953 27 27 Municipalities 317 6,007 35 67 Counties 169 169 0 0 Cities 444 444 0 0 Towns 1,557 1,557 0 0 Villages 156 156 0 0 Unincorporated places 3,364 3,364 32 32 Demographics 8,981 29,036 232 1,018 Race and ethnicity 5,541 5,541 301 301 Birth data 4,969 4,969 25 25 Languages 1,233 1,233 65 65 Sexual orientation 1,288 1,288 67 67 Religion 7,024 7,024 328 328 Economy 110 11,386 0 319 Affluence 1,907 1,907 36 36 Agriculture 262 262 26 26 Industries 1,208 5,503 12 116 Industrial decline 4,295 4,295 104 104 Incorporation in Delaware 2,391 2,391 97 97 Food and drink 1,213 1,213 44 44 Media 11 1,607 0 189 Newspapers 340 340 41 41 Television 816 816 90 90 Radio 440 440 58 58 Tourism 4,980 4,980 414 414 Education 4,009 4,405 268 268 Colleges and universities 396 396 0 0 Transportation 3,473 17,668 156 1,140 Roads 6,062 6,062 391 391 Ferries 503 503 12 12 Rail and bus 4,626 4,626 363 363 Air 3,004 3,004 218 218 Law and government 467 15,804 15 1,141 Legislative branch 730 730 81 81 Judicial branch 2,532 2,532 171 171 Executive branch 979 979 90 90 Counties 1,405 1,405 126 126 Politics 3,989 3,989 420 420 Freedom of information 1,726 1,726 84 84 Taxation 2,523 2,523 154 154 Voter registration 1,453 1,453 0 0 Culture 12 2,597 0 197 Festivals 45 45 0 0 Sports 2,540 2,540 197 197 Foreign affairs 21 1,419 0 47 Sister state 1,398 1,398 47 47 Delawareans 441 441 59 59 See also 194 194 0 0 Notes 24 24 0 0 References 28 28 0 0 Bibliography 165 165 0 0 External links 67 2,630 0 37 History 155 155 0 0 General 2,408 2,408 37 37 Total 148,633 148,633 8,725 8,725

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The name de La Warr was derived from Sussex (?)

Can anyone explain what "The name de La Warr was derived from Sussex" is intended to mean? It certainly didn't derive from the name Sussex. Barefoot through the chollas (talk) 20:35, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge of List of counties in Delaware into Delaware

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

The result of this discussion was to keep List of counties in Delaware. (non-admin closure) RedAmi! (talk) 16:18, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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As the state only has three counties to begin with, do they even need to be on a list at all for any other reason than "the other 49 states do"? I thought there was a policy saying that lists have to have at least five items on them, but I can't find it at the moment. Suggest a merge of content to Delaware#Counties. Pinging @AirshipJungleman29:, @Queen of Hearts:. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 00:55, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

personally I don't think it should but its your opinion Soomish235 (talk) 21:51, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Rhode Island has only 5 counties and yet it has a page, and I feel it wouldn't merge comfortably. Accordthemusician (talk) 19:12, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose Delaware does only have three counties, but they are discussed quite frequently as a group, so it passes WP:NLIST on its own. I don't really see a clean way this can be merged into Delaware, which is already a long article. There is also more that can be expanded on here with the history of the counties, etc. Casablanca 🪨^(T) 14:52, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Bruh Kyrgyzthefan (talk) 02:45, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral Delaware does only have three counties; they could probably be fitted in with extra work on it. But like the previous messages, it is pretty notable, and people might have trouble understand how to attempt mixing the counties of Delaware page in the article itself. While it is a really short list, it still deserves a list, like all the other states do. 🍋 🍋(talk!) 22:13, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose I agree with Accord and Casablanca, the article right now is Loong and it would be best if the three counties stay seperate.Tenchi irezaru chouteki zo (talk) 17:42, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Slight Support, While the state's page is rather bulky, if incorporated without any trimming, List of counties of Delaware would only add 500 more words to the article, which is rather minor. I do believe the opposition, particularly LemonJuiceIsSour's and Casablanca Rock's arguments, is a valid viewpoint. I would be rather tentative about considering Accordthemusician's comments as they seem to fall under WP:OSE. ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 02:18, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

License plate of Delaware

What does it look like? 209.180.173.205 (talk) 23:23, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

commons:Category:License plates of Delaware Peaceray (talk) 21:02, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"State 1" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect State 1 has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 October 1 § State 1 until a consensus is reached. Thepharoah17 (talk) 16:25, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"The First Ever State" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect The First Ever State has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 November 29 § The First Ever State until a consensus is reached. Thepharoah17 (talk) 11:15, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]