New Castle County (redirected from New Castle County, Delaware)

New Castle County, Delaware

87 Reads Way New Castle Corporate Commons
New Castle, DE 19720
Phone: (302) 395-5555
Fax: (302) 395-5268
www.co.new-castle.de.us

In northern DE; original county, organized 1673. Name Origin: Col. Richard Nicolls, in Oct. 1664, renamed the former Swedish-Dutch settlement of New Amstel to honor William Cavendish (1592-1676), Duke of Newcastle.

Area (sq mi): 493.51 (land 426.27; water 67.24). Pop per sq mi: 1226.90.
Pop 2005: 523,008. State rank: 1. Pop change: 2000-20005 4.50%; 1990-2000 13.20%. Pop 2000: 500,265 (White 70.70%; Black or African American 20.20%; Hispanic or Latino 5.30%; Asian 2.60%; Other 4.00%). Foreign born: 6.60%. Median age: 35.00.
Income 2000: per capita $25,413; median household $52,419; Pop below poverty level: 8.40%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $34,750-$38,636.
Unemployment 2004: 4.40%. Change from 2000: 1.00%. Median travel time to work: 24.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 14.40%.

Cities with population over 10,000:

Wilmington (72,784)

Newark (29,821)

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