List of Delaware Hundreds
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A listing of the hundreds of Delaware. Hundreds are unincorporated subdivisions of counties, equivalent to townships, and were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly
Delaware General Assembly
The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 Senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 Representatives...

. While their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they currently have no meaningful use or purpose except as a geographical point of reference. The divisions, or "hundreds" as they are called, comes from the times when Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

 and Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 were colonial holdings of Great Britain. While Delaware alone retains the use of "hundreds", the origin of most place names in both states can be traced back to the times of British rule.

Hundreds in New Castle County
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...

Hundred Name Created Parent Hundred Primary Town Origin of Name
Appoquinimink Hundred
Appoquinimink Hundred
Appoquinimink Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
1682 original Townsend
Townsend, Delaware
Townsend is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census, an increase of 492.2% from 2000...

 
Appoquinimink Creek
Blackbird Hundred
Blackbird Hundred
Blackbird Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
1875 Appoquinimink Hundred
Appoquinimink Hundred
Appoquinimink Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
Blackbird Creek
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly. Brandywine Hundred is a commonly used colloquial name for this area...

 
1682 original Bellefonte
Bellefonte, Delaware
Bellefonte is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 1,193.-Geography:...

 
Brandywine Creek
Christiana Hundred
Christiana Hundred
Christiana Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
1682 original Elsmere
Elsmere, Delaware
Elsmere is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 6,131.-Geography:Elsmere is located at ....

 
Christiana River
Mill Creek Hundred
Mill Creek Hundred
Mill Creek Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
1710 Christiana Hundred
Christiana Hundred
Christiana Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
Hockessin
Hockessin, Delaware
Hockessin is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 12,902 at the 2000 census. The place name may be derived from the Lenape word "hòkèsa" meaning "pieces of bark" or from a misspelling of "occasion," as pronounced by the Quakers who settled...

 
Mill Creek
New Castle Hundred
New Castle Hundred
New Castle Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
1682 original New Castle
New Castle, Delaware
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351...

 
Town of New Castle
New Castle, Delaware
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351...

Pencader Hundred
Pencader Hundred
Pencader Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or purpose...

 
1710 New Castle Hundred
New Castle Hundred
New Castle Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
Glasgow
Glasgow, Delaware
Glasgow is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 12,840 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glasgow is located at ....

 
Pencader (Welsh Tract) Church
Red Lion Hundred
Red Lion Hundred
Red Lion Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or purpose...

 
1710 New Castle Hundred
New Castle Hundred
New Castle Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
Delaware City
Delaware City, Delaware
Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2010 census. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the ferry to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.-Geography:Delaware City is...

 
Red Lion Creek
St. George's Hundred  1682 original Middletown
Middletown, Delaware
Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 18,871.-Geography:Middletown is located at with an elevation of ....

 
St. George's Creek
White Clay Hundred
White Clay Hundred
White Clay Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
1710 Christiana Hundred
Christiana Hundred
Christiana Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
Newark
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...

 
White Clay Creek
Wilmington Hundred
Wilmington Hundred
Wilmington Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
1833 Christiana Hundred
Christiana Hundred
Christiana Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

 
Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

 
City of Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...


Hundreds in Kent County
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...

 

Hundred Name Created Parent Hundred Primary Town Origin of Name
Duck Creek Hundred
Duck Creek Hundred
Duck Creek Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Duck Creek Hundred was formed in 1682 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Its primary community is Smyrna.-References:...

 
1682 original Smyrna
Smyrna, Delaware
Smyrna is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 
Duck Creek
East Dover Hundred
East Dover Hundred
East Dover Hundred in the U.S. state of Delaware was originally part of St. Jones Hundred, which was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823, which was then divided in 1877 into two hundreds: East Dover Hundred and West Dover Hundred.-External links:...

 
1859 Dover Hundred
Dover Hundred
Dover Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Dover Hundred was created in 1682 as St. Jones Hundred. It was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823. In 1859, Dover Hundred was divided into East Dover Hundred and West Dover Hundred ....

 
Dover
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...

 
City of Dover
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...

Kenton Hundred
Kenton Hundred
Kenton Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Kenton Hundred was formed in 1869 from Duck Creek Hundred. Its primary community is Kenton.-References:...

 
1869 Duck Creek Hundred
Duck Creek Hundred
Duck Creek Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Duck Creek Hundred was formed in 1682 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Its primary community is Smyrna.-References:...

 
Kenton
Kenton, Delaware
Kenton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 261 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Kenton is located at ....

 
Town of Kenton
Kenton, Delaware
Kenton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 261 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Kenton is located at ....

Little Creek Hundred  1682 original Leipsic
Leipsic, Delaware
Leipsic is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 183 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Leipsic is located at ....

 
Little Creek
Little Creek, Delaware
Little Creek is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 224 at the 2010 census...

Milford Hundred
Milford Hundred
Milford Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Milford Hundred was formed in 1830 from Mispillion Hundred. Its primary community is Milford and included , , , and ....

 
1830 Mispillion Hundred
Mispillion Hundred
Mispillion Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Duck Creek Hundred was formed in 1682 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Its primary community is Harrington....

 
Milford
Milford, Delaware
Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,559....

 
City of Milford
Milford, Delaware
Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,559....

Mispillion Hundred
Mispillion Hundred
Mispillion Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Duck Creek Hundred was formed in 1682 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Its primary community is Harrington....

 
1682 original Harrington
Harrington, Delaware
Harrington is a city in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Harrington hosts the annual Delaware State Fair each July...

 
Mispillion River
Mispillion River
The Mispillion River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 15 miles long and drains an area of 76 square miles on the Atlantic Coastal Plain....

North Murderkill Hundred
North Murderkill Hundred
North Murderkill Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. North Murderkill Hundred was formed in 1855 from Murderkill Hundred. Its primary community is Camden.-External links:* North Murderkill Hundred,...

 
1855 Murderkill Hundred
Murderkill Hundred
Murderkill Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Murderkill Hundred was created in 1682 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. It was divided into North Murderkill Hundred and South Murderkill Hundred in 1855....

 
Camden
Camden, Delaware
Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,464 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Camden is located at ....

 
Murderkill River
Murderkill River
The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approximately long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.The Murderkill flows for its entire length in southern Kent County...

South Murderkill Hundred
South Murderkill Hundred
South Murderkill Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. South Murderkill Hundred was formed in 1855 from Murderkill Hundred. Its primary community is Felton.-See also:* Murderkill/Motherkiln Friends Meeting* North Murderkill Hundred...

 
1855 Murderkill Hundred
Murderkill Hundred
Murderkill Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Murderkill Hundred was created in 1682 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. It was divided into North Murderkill Hundred and South Murderkill Hundred in 1855....

 
Felton
Felton, Delaware
Felton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Felton is located at ....

 
Murderkill River
West Dover Hundred
West Dover Hundred
West Dover Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. West Dover Hundred was formed in 1859 from Dover Hundred. Its primary community is Hartly.-External links:* West Dover Hundred, * West Dover Hundred,...

 
1859 Dover Hundred
Dover Hundred
Dover Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Dover Hundred was created in 1682 as St. Jones Hundred. It was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823. In 1859, Dover Hundred was divided into East Dover Hundred and West Dover Hundred ....

 
Hartly
Hartly, Delaware
Hartly is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 74 at the 2010 census, making it the least populous municipality in Delaware.-Geography:Hartly is located at ....

 
City of Dover

  • St. Jones Hundred was created in 1682 and was renamed Dover Hundred
    Dover Hundred
    Dover Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Dover Hundred was created in 1682 as St. Jones Hundred. It was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823. In 1859, Dover Hundred was divided into East Dover Hundred and West Dover Hundred ....

     in 1823.
  • Dover Hundred
    Dover Hundred
    Dover Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Dover Hundred was created in 1682 as St. Jones Hundred. It was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823. In 1859, Dover Hundred was divided into East Dover Hundred and West Dover Hundred ....

     was divided into East Dover Hundred
    East Dover Hundred
    East Dover Hundred in the U.S. state of Delaware was originally part of St. Jones Hundred, which was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823, which was then divided in 1877 into two hundreds: East Dover Hundred and West Dover Hundred.-External links:...

     and West Dover Hundred
    West Dover Hundred
    West Dover Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. West Dover Hundred was formed in 1859 from Dover Hundred. Its primary community is Hartly.-External links:* West Dover Hundred, * West Dover Hundred,...

     in 1859.
  • Murderkill Hundred
    Murderkill Hundred
    Murderkill Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Murderkill Hundred was created in 1682 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. It was divided into North Murderkill Hundred and South Murderkill Hundred in 1855....

     was created in 1682 and was divided into North Murderkill Hundred
    North Murderkill Hundred
    North Murderkill Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. North Murderkill Hundred was formed in 1855 from Murderkill Hundred. Its primary community is Camden.-External links:* North Murderkill Hundred,...

     and South Murderkill Hundred
    South Murderkill Hundred
    South Murderkill Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. South Murderkill Hundred was formed in 1855 from Murderkill Hundred. Its primary community is Felton.-See also:* Murderkill/Motherkiln Friends Meeting* North Murderkill Hundred...

     in 1855.

Hundreds in Sussex County
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 the population was 197,145, an increase of 25.9% over the previous decade. The county seat is Georgetown. The Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Sussex County.Sussex County is...

Hundred Name Created Parent Hundred Primary Town Origin of Name
Baltimore Hundred
Baltimore Hundred
Baltimore Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Baltimore Hundred was formed in 1775 from Worcester County, Maryland. Its primary community is Millville.-References:...

 
1775 Worcester County
Worcester County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*82.0% White*13.6% Black*0.3% Native American*1.1% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.3% Other races*3.2% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 
Millville
Millville, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 259 people, 111 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The population density was 534.1 people per square mile . There were 141 housing units at an average density of 290.8 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 96.91% White, 1.93%...

 
Part of never-erected Maryland county
Broad Creek Hundred
Broad Creek Hundred
Broad Creek Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Broad Creek Hundred was formed in 1775 from Somerset County, Maryland. Its primary community is Bethel.-References:...

 
1775 Somerset County
Somerset County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 
Bethel
Bethel, Delaware
Bethel is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the town is 171. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 
Broadkill River
Broadkill River
The Broadkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is 13.3 miles long and drains an area of 110 square miles on the Atlantic Coastal Plain....

 (also known as Broad Creek)
Broadkill Hundred
Broadkill Hundred
Broadkill Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Broadkill Hundred was formed in 1696 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Originally known as Broadkill Hundred, after creek of that name and kill being Dutch work for creek, the name was changed to Broadkiln Hundred in...

 
1696 original Milton
Milton, Delaware
Milton is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, in the United States. The population was 2,576 at the 2010 census, an increase of 55.5% over the previous decade. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area. Delaware Route 5 passes through Milton.- History :Located at the head of...

 
Broadkill River
Broadkill River
The Broadkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is 13.3 miles long and drains an area of 110 square miles on the Atlantic Coastal Plain....

Cedar Creek Hundred
Cedar Creek Hundred
Cedar Creek Hundred is a "hundred" located in Sussex County, Delaware that was established in 1702. The counties of Delaware were originally divided into Hundreds based on the English use of dividing up counties. On October 25, 1682, William Penn directed that Delaware be divided into hundreds for...

 
1702 Broadkill Hundred
Broadkill Hundred
Broadkill Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Broadkill Hundred was formed in 1696 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Originally known as Broadkill Hundred, after creek of that name and kill being Dutch work for creek, the name was changed to Broadkiln Hundred in...

 
Milford
Milford, Delaware
Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,559....

 
Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek, Delaware
Cedar Creek is a collection of developments and residences mainly surrounding Swiggetts Pond and Cubbage Pond in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area...

Dagsboro Hundred
Dagsboro Hundred
Dagsboro Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Dagsboro Hundred was formed in 1773 from Worcester County, Maryland. Its primary community is Millsboro.-References:...

 
1773 Worcester County
Worcester County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*82.0% White*13.6% Black*0.3% Native American*1.1% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.3% Other races*3.2% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 
Millsboro
Millsboro, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,360 people, 1,045 households, and 619 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,367.9 people per square mile . There were 1,153 housing units at an average density of 668.3 per square mile...

 
Dagsboro
Dagsboro, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 519 people, 226 households, and 141 families residing in the town. The population density was 409.5 people per square mile . There were 248 housing units at an average density of 195.7 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 92.29% White, 6.36%...

Georgetown Hundred
Georgetown Hundred
Georgetown Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Georgetown Hundred was formed in 1863 from Broadkill Hundred. Its primary community is Georgetown.-References:...

 
1863 Broadkill Hundred
Broadkill Hundred
Broadkill Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Broadkill Hundred was formed in 1696 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Originally known as Broadkill Hundred, after creek of that name and kill being Dutch work for creek, the name was changed to Broadkiln Hundred in...

 
Georgetown
Georgetown, Delaware
Georgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2010 census figures, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade...

 
Georgetown
Georgetown, Delaware
Georgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2010 census figures, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade...

Gumboro Hundred
Gumboro Hundred
Gumboro Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Gumboro Hundred was formed in 1873 from Dagsboro Hundred.-References:...

 
1873 Dagsboro Hundred
Dagsboro Hundred
Dagsboro Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Dagsboro Hundred was formed in 1773 from Worcester County, Maryland. Its primary community is Millsboro.-References:...

 
Gumboro
Gumboro, Delaware
Gumboro is a small unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, USA. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area....

Indian River Hundred
Indian River Hundred
Indian River Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Indian River Hundred was formed in 1706 from Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred. Its primary community is Angola.-References:...

 
1706 Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred
Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred
Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred was formed in 1692 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Its primary community is Lewes.-References:...

 
Angola
Angola, Delaware
Angola, also referred to as Angola by the Bay, is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Angola is located on an inlet of Rehoboth Bay and is near Delaware Route 24. Angola took its name from the slaves from Angola who were imported to the community. The community...

 
Indian River
Indian River (Delaware)
The Indian River is a river and estuary, approximately 15 mi long, in Sussex County in southern Delaware in the United States....

 (inlet and bay)
Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred
Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred
Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred was formed in 1692 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Its primary community is Lewes.-References:...

 
1692 original Lewes
Lewes, Delaware
Lewes is an incorporated city in Sussex County, Delaware, USA, on the Delmarva Peninsula. According to the 2010 census, the population is 2,747, a decrease of 6.3% from 2000....

 
Lewes
Lewes, Delaware
Lewes is an incorporated city in Sussex County, Delaware, USA, on the Delmarva Peninsula. According to the 2010 census, the population is 2,747, a decrease of 6.3% from 2000....

 (Whorekill) and Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Rehoboth Beach is a city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population is 1,327, a decrease of 11.2% from 2000...

Little Creek Hundred  1774 Somerset County
Somerset County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 
Laurel
Laurel, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,668 people, 1,389 households, and 957 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,215.9 people per square mile . There were 1,561 housing units at an average density of 943.0 per square mile...

 
Little Creek
Nanticoke Hundred
Nanticoke Hundred
Nanticoke Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Nanticoke Hundred was formed in 1775 from Somerset County, Maryland.-External links:* Nanticoke Post No. 6...

 
1775 Somerset County
Somerset County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

Nanticoke River
Nanticoke River
The Nanticoke River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland and Wicomico County, Maryland. The river course proceeds southwest...

Northwest Fork Hundred
Northwest Fork Hundred
Northwest Fork Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Northwest Fork Hundred was formed in 1775 from Dorchester County, Maryland. Its primary community is Bridgeville....

 
1775 Dorchester County
Dorchester County, Maryland
Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland on its Eastern Shore. It is bordered by the Choptank River to the north, Talbot County to the northwest, Caroline County to the northeast, Wicomico County to the southeast, Sussex County, Delaware, to the east, and the Chesapeake...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 
Bridgeville
Bridgeville, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,436 people, 570 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,768.6 people per square mile . There were 636 housing units at an average density of 783.3 per square mile...

 
Northwest Fork, Nanticoke River
Nanticoke River
The Nanticoke River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland and Wicomico County, Maryland. The river course proceeds southwest...

Seaford Hundred
Seaford Hundred
Seaford Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Seaford Hundred was formed in 1869 from Northwest Fork Hundred. Its primary community is Seaford.-External links:* Old Seaford Post Office, * Seaford, * Seaford Fire Department,...

 
1869 Northwest Fork Hundred
Northwest Fork Hundred
Northwest Fork Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Northwest Fork Hundred was formed in 1775 from Dorchester County, Maryland. Its primary community is Bridgeville....

 
Seaford
Seaford, Delaware
Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census...

 
Seaford
Seaford, Delaware
Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census...

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