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DELAWARE cities & towns

Delaware is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Delaware is divided into three counties. From north to south, these three counties are New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. Delaware has the highest proportion of African-American residents of any state north of Maryland, and had the largest percentage of free blacks (17% of the state's total population) prior to the Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau the population of Delaware was 885,122.

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Demographics of Delaware
By Race	White	Black	Native American	Asian	Hispanic
total population	76.01%	21.51%	0.79%	3.01%	5.39%
(Total may be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) For a detailed listing of all ethnic groups in the United States, please click here.

Quick Facts: 51.4% of Delawarean are female and 48.6% are male. Delaware ranks #17 as best states to live. source Percentage of black-owned firms in Delaware, 6.7%. State Symbols: The Flag of the State of Delaware Tree: American Holly Bird: Blue Hen Chicken Butterfly: Tiger Swallowtail Colors: Colonial Blue and Buff Insect: Ladybug Fish: Weakfish Flower: Peach Blossom Fossil: Belemnite Motto: Liberty and Independence Beverage: Milk Songs: “Our Delaware” Capital City: Dover Nickname: Diamond State; First State; Small Wonder 10 Largest Cities: Wilmington Dover Newark Middletown Smyrna Milford Seaford Elsmere Georgetown New Castle

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