Delaware State Profile - All You Need to Know

In this article, we’ll share with you some quick information about Delaware State, the 7th state on the list of US states in alphabetical order.

Delaware was discovered in 1609 by Henry Hudson, who was sailing under the Dutch flag. Capt. Samuel Argall of Virginia called it Delaware after his colony’s governor, Thomas West, Baron De La Warr, the following year.

In 1631, an effort at a Dutch settlement failed. In 1638, Swedish colonization began at Fort Christina (now Wilmington), but in 1655, Dutch forces commanded by New Netherlands ruler Peter Stuyvesant defeated New Sweden.

The area was taken over by England in 1664, and in 1682, it was handed to William Penn as the lower Three Counties.

After becoming semi-autonomous in 1704, Delaware state participated in the American Revolution as a distinct state and was the first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787.

Delaware State Geography & Demographics

State Abbreviation	DE
State Capital	Dover
State Size	Total (Land + Water): 2,489 sq miles; Land Only: 1,954 sq miles
Number of Counties	3
Time Zone	Eastern Time Zone
Bordering States	Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Highest Point	Near the Ebright Azimuth, 447 feet
National Parks	None
State Population (2020)	989,948
State Population Density	506.6 people / square mile
Area Codes	302
Top 5 Cities (2020 population)	Wilmington (70,376) Dover (38,199) Newark (33,849) Middletown (23,765) Milford (12,278)

Delaware’s Official Flag

State Symbols

State Beverage	Milk
State Bird	Blue hen chicken
State Bug	Ladybug
State Butterfly	Tiger swallowtail
State Dessert	Peach pie
State Fish	Weakfish
State Flower	Peach blossom
State Fruit	Strawberry
State Herb	Sweet goldenrod
State Macroinvertebrate	Stonefly
State Marine Animal	Horseshoe crab
State Motto	Liberty and Independence
State Nickname	Diamond State; First State
State Star	Delaware Diamond
State Tree	American holly
State Wildlife Animal	Grey Fox

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State Seal

Sports Teams

Major Sports Teams	None
NCAA Division I Schools	University of Delaware (Colonial Athletic Association) Delaware State University (Mid-Eastern Athletic)

Popular Tourist Attractions

Bellevue State Park: a state park in Wilmington, Delaware.
Bethany Beach: Beach town in Delaware.
Brandywine Zoo: Zoo in Wilmington, Delaware.
Cape Henlopen State Park: A state park in Lewes, Delaware.
Cape May-Lewes Ferry: Ferry system that connects Lewes, Delaware, with North Cape May, New Jersey.
Christiana Mall: A shopping mall in Newark, Delaware.
The Delaware Art Museum: An Art museum in Wilmington, Delaware.
Delaware Museum of Natural History: A museum in Wilmington, Delaware.
Delaware Seashore State Park is a state park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
Dewey Beach: A beach town in Delaware.
Dover International Speedway: A car racing track in Dover, Delaware.
Fort Delaware State Park: Harbor defense facility in Delaware City, Delaware.
Lewes Beach: A Beach in Lewes, Delaware.
Nemours Mansion and Gardens: A museum and garden in Wilmington, Delaware.
Rehoboth Beach: A beach town in Delaware.
Winterthur Museum: A museum in Wilmington, Delaware.

Popular Iconic Delaware Foods

Delaware is famous for the following foods:

Scrapple
Slippery Dumplings
The Bobbie
Thrashers French Fries
Blue Claw Crabs
Nic-o-boli
Summer Peaches

Famous People Born In Delaware

Nobel Prize Winners

Daniel Nathans (Physiology or Medicine, 1978)

Famous Actors And Actresses

Aubrey Plaza
Teri Polo
Elisabeth Shue

A Summary of Delaware State

Delaware, a small Mid-Atlantic US state, is situated on a peninsula surrounding the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River, and Delaware Bay and is surrounded by dune-backed beaches.

With an average elevation of only 60 feet, Delaware is the lowest state in the United States. Isn’t that cool to know?

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