Information Connection: Delaware
- Statehood:
Dec. 7, 1787;
the 1st state.
- Nicknames:
The First State;
the Diamond State, Blue Hen State, Small Wonder.
- Bird:
Blue hen chicken.
- Flower:
Peach blossom.
- Tree:
American holly.
- Motto:
Liberty and
Independence.
- Song:
"Our
Delaware."
- Area: 6,206 square km (2,396 square miles); rank: 49th.
- Capital:
Dover (1990 pop.,
27,630).
- Largest city:
Wilmington
(1990 pop., 71,529).
- Counties:
3.
- Elevations:
highestÑ137 m
(448 ft), in New Castle County; lowestÑsea level, at the Atlantic coast.
- Population (1998 est.):
743,603; rank: 46th; density: 146.9 persons per square km (380.4 per square mile).
- Distribution (1990):
73%
urban, 27% rural.
- Average annual change (1990Ð97 est.):
+1.4%.
- Public enrollment:
elementary (1995)Ñ77,028; secondary (1995)Ñ31,433; higher (1996)Ñ37,000.
- Nonpublic enrollment:
elementary and secondary (1993)Ñ22,308; higher (1996)Ñ8,000.
- Institutions of higher education (1995):
9.
- State personal income (1997):
$21.2 billion; rank: 44th.
- Median household income (1996 constant dollars):
$39,309; rank: 12th.
- Nonagricultural labor distribution (1997):
manufacturingÑ57,000 persons; wholesale and retail tradeÑ86,000;
governmentÑ53,000; servicesÑ107,000; transportation and public
utilitiesÑ16,000; finance, insurance, and real estateÑ47,000;
constructionÑ22,000.
- Agriculture:
income
(1996)Ñ$757 million.
- Fishing:
value (1992)Ñ$4
million.
- Lumber production (with Maryland, 1991):
134 million board feet.
- Mining:
value, partial data
only (1997)Ñ$6 million.
- Manufacturing:
value added
(1996)Ñ$5.8 billion.
- Services:
value
(1992)Ñ$4.47 billion.
Delaware Government (2000)
Tom Carper,
Democrat (first elected 1992).
U.S.Congress: SenateÑ1
Democrat, 1 Republican; HouseÑ1 Republican.
Electoral college votes: 3.
State legislature: 21
senators, 41 representatives.
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Check out these Delaware posters:
- University of Delaware. Found in Newark, this university offers news, library resources, and
academic and research details. http://www.udel.edu
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State of Delaware Home Page DNREC Divisions Job Postings Contacts FAQ
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Protecting Delaware's Environment for Future Generations DNREC E-mail
Notifications Featured Items Air Quality. http://www.dnrec.state.de.us
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Delaware Technical and Community College offers course registration
information, departmental home pages, and a college catalog. http://www.dtcc.edu
- Delaware Division of Revenue Directors. http://www.state.de.us
- University of Delaware Library. Connect to Services for Faculty to Support
Instruction as well as to library resources and a virtual tour. http://www.lib.udel.edu
Delaware Department of Transportation. Your on-line resource for information
concerning the programs and activities of the State of Delaware Department
of Transportation. http://www.state.de.us
- Delaware Valley College. http://www.devalcol.edu
- The Delaware Gazette. 184th Year Delaware, Ohio The Delaware Gazette, the
oldest family-owned newspaper in the United States, and Delaware County's
only daily newspaper. http://www.delawaregazette.com
- DelAWARE® Home Page. Tax Time! File Your Delaware Return on the Internet
DelaWeb Links A Subject Guide of Web links, including Delaware sites.
Government Information Access Federal, State and local government
information. Libraries Link to Delaware libraries and digital. http://www.lib.de.us
- Delaware (Lenape) Tribe of Indians. http://www.delawaretribeofindians.nsn.us
- The Delaware State Bar Association. http://www.dsba.org
- Univ. of Delaware -Mathematical Sciences Department. http://www.math.udel.edu
- Visit Delaware Home Page. http://www.visitdelaware.com
- Delaware State Parks Online. Delaware State Parks Online provides up to
date information on Delaware's 14 state parks, plus swimming, camping, surf
fishing, boating, fishing, recreational and nature programs and special
events. http://www.destateparks.com
- Delaware Division of the Arts. Provides the Delaware arts calendar and
arts news, including grant information. Includes a list of opportunities in
various arts disciplines. http://www.artsdel.org
- Historical Society of Delaware. Nonprofit group details the libraries,
educational organizations and events that preserve the heritage of this
Mid-Atlantic state. http://www.hsd.org
- Delaware Supreme Court. HOME General Information Meet the Justices FAQ: A
Citizen's Guide History Opinions & Orders Argument List Committees Links
Delaware Court System Forms, Rules &Directives http://www.courts.state.de.us
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