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Округ Нью-Касл
Графство Делавэр
Графство Нью-Касл
Old New Castle Courthouse in New Castle (1936)
Flag of New Castle County
Флаг
Official seal of New Castle County
Тюлень
Map of Delaware highlighting New Castle County
Расположение в американском штате Делавэр
Map of the United States highlighting Delaware
Местоположение Делавэра в США
Координаты: 39 ° 35'N 75 ° 38'W. / 39.58°N 75.64°W / 39.58; -75.64
Страна Соединенные Штаты
Состояние Делавэр
Основан8 августа 1637 г.
Названный дляУильям Кавендиш, первый герцог Ньюкасла
СиденьеУилмингтон
Крупнейший городУилмингтон
Область
 • Общее494 квадратных миль (1280 км 2 )
 • Земля426 квадратных миль (1100 км 2 )
 • Воды68 квадратных миль (180 км 2 ) 13,8%
Население ( 2010 )
 • Общее538 479
 • Оценивать (2019)558 753
 • Плотность1,100 / кв. Миль (420 / км 2 )
Часовой поясUTC − 5 ( восточный )
 • Лето ( DST )UTC-4 ( EDT )
избирательный округ для выборов в конгрессРасширенный
Веб-сайтwww .nccde .org

New Castle County является самым северным из трех округов в американском штате в штате Делавэр . По данным переписи 2010 года , население составляло 538 479 человек [1], что делает его самым густонаселенным округом в Делавэре, в котором проживает чуть менее 60% населения штата, составляющего 897 936 человек. Округа является Уилмингтон , [2] , который также является самым густонаселенным городом государства.

Округ Нью-Касл входит в статистический район Филадельфия - Камден - Уилмингтон , штат Пенсильвания, штат Нью-Джерси, штат Мэриленд, штат Мэриленд . Округ назван в честь Уильяма Кавендиша, 1 - й герцог Ньюкасл ( с.  1593 -1676).

В округе Нью-Касл самая высокая численность населения и плотность населения среди всех округов Делавэр, и это самый маленький округ в штате по площади. В нем проживает больше людей, чем в двух других графствах, Кенте и Сассексе , вместе взятых. Он также является наиболее экономически развитым из трех.

Округ Нью-Касл является домом для двух спортивных команд низшей лиги: Wilmington Blue Rocks (бейсбол) и Delaware Blue Coats (баскетбол), обе из которых играют в Уилмингтоне. У него также есть профессиональный автогоночный трек в Нью-Касле, известный как Airport Speedway, с гонками по субботам в течение всего лета.

История [ править ]

Первым постоянным европейским поселением на земле Делавэра был форт Кристина , возникший в результате экспедиции Питера Минуита 1638 года на шведских судах Fogel Grip и Kalmar Nyckel . Шведы заложили город на месте современного Уилмингтона. Они заключили контракт с коренными американцами ленапе на землю от Старого мыса Хенлопен к северу до Санкиканса (Трентонский водопад) и вглубь страны, насколько захотят. Однако возник спор между шведами и голландцами, которые ранее заявили о своих претензиях на эту землю.

В 1640 году в нескольких милях к югу от Кристины была основана Новая Швеция . В 1644 году королева Кристина назначила подполковника Йохана Принца губернатором Новой Швеции . Она приказала установить границы и достичь мыса Хенлопен на севере вдоль западной стороны залива Годын (залив Делавэр ), вверх по Саут-Ривер ( река Делавэр ), мимо Минкуас-Килл ( река Кристина ), к Санкикансу (водопад Трентон). Принц поселился на острове Тиникум как резиденция правительства и столица колонии Новой Швеции .

Питер Стайвесант , губернатор Новой Зеландии , в 1651 году приплыл вверх по Саут-Ривер . Он купил землю у реки Ленапе, которая покрывала Minquas Kill и Bompties Hook ( Bombay Hook ); ленапе продали часть собственности шведам в 1638 году. Стуйвесант начал строительство форта Казимира (современный Новый замок ).

В 1654 году Йохан Ризингх , комиссар и советник губернатора подполковника Принца, официально принял на себя обязанности Принца и начал изгонять всех голландцев из Новой Швеции. Форт Казимир сдался и был переименован в Форт Тринити в 1654 году. Шведы полностью владели западным берегом реки Делавэр. 21 июня 1654 года ленапе встретились со шведами, чтобы подтвердить покупку.

Узнав о падении форта Казимир, голландцы послали Стуйвесант, чтобы прогнать шведов с обоих берегов реки. Они позволили только голландским колонистам селиться в этом районе, и 31 августа 1655 года территория была преобразована обратно в Форт Казимир. Вследствие этого форт Кристина пал 15 сентября голландцами, был переименован в форт Альтена, и Новые Нидерланды снова стали правителями. Джон Поль Жаке был немедленно назначен губернатором, в результате чего Нью-Амстел стал столицей контролируемой голландцами колонии.

В качестве оплаты [ кому? ] для восстановления территории Голландская Вест-Индская компания передала землю с южной стороны Кристины Килл до Бомбей-Хук и на запад до земли Минкуас. Эта земля была известна как Городская Колония. 22 декабря 1663 года голландцы передали Англии права собственности на территорию вдоль реки Делавэр.

В 1664 году король Карл II пожаловал эту землю герцогу Йоркскому Джеймсу . Одним из первых действий герцога было приказание выселить всех голландцев из Нового Амстердама ; он переименовал Нью-Амстел в Новый Замок. В 1672 году город Нью-Касл был зарегистрирован по английскому закону. Однако в 1673 году голландцы напали на территорию, отвоевав ее себе.

12 сентября 1673 года голландцы основали Нью-Амстел на территории современного Делавэра , что довольно близко к сегодняшнему округу Нью-Касл. Заведение было нестабильным и было передано британцам по Вестминстерскому договору 9 февраля 1674 года. 6 ноября 1674 года Нью-Амстел был поставлен в зависимость от Нью-Йоркской колонии и 11 ноября 1674 года был переименован в Новый замок. .

22 сентября 1676 года округ Нью-Касл был официально передан под действие законов герцога Йоркского. 12 ноября 1678 года он получил землю у округа Нагорья .

21 июня 1680 года графство Сент-Джонс было выделено из округа Нью-Касл. Сегодня он известен как графство Кент, штат Делавэр . 24 августа 1682 года округ Нью-Касл вместе с остальной прилегающей землей был передан из колонии Нью-Йорк во владение Уильяма Пенна , который основал Колонию Делавэр. [3]

В сентябре 1673 года голландский совет учредил суд в Нью-Касле с границами, определенными как к северу от Стин-Килла (современный Стони-Крик) и к югу от Бомтис-Хук (переименованный в Бомбей-Хук). В 1681 году была нарисована 12-мильная дуга , чтобы обозначить северную границу округа Нью-Касл, как она существует в настоящее время. В 1685 году король Яков II окончательно установил западную границу; это была линия от Старого мыса Хенлопен (ныне Фенвик ) на запад до середины полуострова и на север до середины полуострова до 40-й параллели. [4]

География [ править ]

Канал Чесапик и Делавэр

По данным Бюро переписи населения США , округ имеет общую площадь 494 квадратных миль (1280 км 2 ), из которых 426 квадратных миль (1100 км 2 ) - это суша, а 68 квадратных миль (180 км 2 ) (13,8%) - вода. . [5] Границы округа Нью-Касл описаны в § 102 Кодекса штата Делавэр. [6] Округ осушается ручьем Брендивайн , рекой Кристина и другими каналами. [7] Его восточный край расположен вдоль реки Делавэр и залива Делавэр .

Два небольших анклава округа и штата лежат через реку Делавэр, на ее восточном берегу со стороны Нью-Джерси , Финнс-Пойнт, примыкающий к городку Пеннсвилл, штат Нью-Джерси , и северную оконечность Искусственного острова , примыкающего к поселку Лоуэр-Алловис-Крик. Нью-Джерси . [8]

Округ Нью-Касл, как и все округа Делавэр, подразделяется на сотни . Округ Нью-Касл делится на десять сотен: Брендивайн, Кристиана, Уилмингтон (город Уилмингтон, которого по закону насчитывается сотня), Милл-Крик, Уайт-Клэй-Крик, Пенкадер, Нью-Касл, Ред Лайон, Сент-Джорджес. и Appoquinimink.

Эбрайт-Азимут , самая высокая естественная точка в Делавэре на высоте 448 футов (137 м), находится в округе Нью-Касл.

Канал Чесапик и Делавэр был построен через округ Нью-Касл и прилегающий округ Сесил, штат Мэриленд, между 1822 и 1829 годами.

Соседние округа [ править ]

  • Округ Честер, Пенсильвания - северо-запад
  • Округ Делавэр, Пенсильвания - север
  • Округ Глостер, Нью-Джерси - северо-восток
  • Округ Салем, Нью-Джерси - восток
  • Кент Каунти, Делавэр - юг
  • Кент Каунти, Мэриленд - юго-запад
  • Сесил Каунти, Мэриленд - запад

Основные дороги и шоссе [ править ]

  • I-95 / Магистраль Делавэр
  • И-295
  • I-495
  • США 13

  • Автобус США 13.
  • США 40
  • США 202

  • США 301
  • DE 1
  • DE 2
  • DE 3
  • DE 4
  • DE 7
  • DE 9
  • DE 9A

  • DE 9 Грузовик
  • DE 37
  • DE 41
  • DE 48
  • DE 52
  • DE 58
  • DE 62
  • DE 71
  • DE 72
  • DE 82
  • DE 92
  • DE 100
  • DE 141
  • DE 202
  • DE 261
  • DE 273
  • DE 299
  • DE 491
  • DE 896

  • DE 896 Автобус.

Климат [ править ]

Почти весь округ имеет влажный субтропический климат ( Cfa ) , за исключением небольшой области высоких земель в СЗЕ , где климат (например , соседние южные графства Честер, штат Пенсильвания ) горячим летом влажный континентальными ( Dfa .) В вечнозелёных зонах являются 7а и 7б. Январская изотерма точки замерзания находится в северо-западном углу. В среднем за два-три месяца выше 22 ° C (71,6 ° F) и за семь месяцев в среднем выше 10 ° C (50 ° F). Зона устойчивости в основном составляет 7a, за исключением вдоль реки Делавэр от центрального Уилмингтона вверх по течению, где она составляет 7b.

Климатические данные для Уилмингтона, Делавэр ( аэропорт округа Нью-Касл ), 1981–2010 нормаль, крайности с 1894 года по настоящее время
МесяцЯнвФевМарАпрМожетИюнИюлАвгСенОктябрьНояДекабрьГод
Рекордно высокая ° F (° C)75
(24)		78
(26)		86
(30)		97
(36)		98
(37)		102
(39)		106
(41)		107
(42)		100
(38)		98
(37)		85
(29)		75
(24)		107
(42)
Средний максимум ° F (° C)61,2
(16,2)		63,1
(17,3)		73,7
(23,2)		82,6
(28,1)		88,3
(31,3)		93,2
(34,0)		96,0
(35,6)		93,7
(34,3)		89,1
(31,7)		81,6
(27,6)		72,5
(22,5)		63,9
(17,7)		96,9
(36,1)
Средняя высокая ° F (° C)40,2
(4,6)		43,5
(6,4)		52,4
(11,3)		63,5
(17,5)		73,0
(22,8)		81,8
(27,7)		86,1
(30,1)		84,2
(29,0)		77,4
(25,2)		66,2
(19,0)		55,7
(13,2)		44,6
(7,0)		64,1
(17,8)
Средняя низкая ° F (° C)24,6
(-4,1)		26,8
(-2,9)		33,6
(0,9)		43,0
(6,1)		52,6
(11,4)		62,6
(17,0)		67,6
(19,8)		66,1
(18,9)		58,2
(14,6)		46,1
(7,8)		37,4
(3,0)		28,7
(-1,8)		45,7
(7,6)
Средний минимум ° F (° C)7,4
(-13,7)		11,6
(-11,3)		17,9
(-7,8)		29,7
(-1,3)		38,7
(3,7)		49,9
(9,9)		56,7
(13,7)		54,3
(12,4)		43,7
(6,5)		32,8
(0,4)		23,3
(-4,8)		13,6
(-10,2)		4,3
(-15,4)
Рекордно низкая ° F (° C)-14
(-26)		-15
(-26)		2
(-17)		11
(-12)		30
(-1)		40
(4)		48
(9)		43
(6)		32
(0)		23
(-5)		11
(-12)		−7
(−22)		-15
(-26)
Среднее количество осадков в дюймах (мм)3.01
(76)		2.68
(68)		3.92
(100)		3.50
(89)		3.95
(100)		3.88
(99)		4.57
(116)		3.25
(83)		4.32
(110)		3.42
(87)		3.10
(79)		3.48
(88)		43.08
(1,094)
Average snowfall inches (cm)5.9
(15)		8.3
(21)		1.9
(4.8)		0.3
(0.76)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0.4
(1.0)		3.4
(8.6)		20.2
(51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)10.59.410.711.311.210.39.98.18.58.39.210.3117.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)4.33.61.30.40000000.22.011.8
Source: NOAA[9][10]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
179019,688—
180025,36128.8%
181024,429−3.7%
182027,89914.2%
183029,7206.5%
184033,12011.4%
185042,78029.2%
186054,79728.1%
187063,51515.9%
188077,71622.4%
189097,18225.0%
1900109,69712.9%
1910123,18812.3%
1920148,23920.3%
1930161,0328.6%
1940179,56211.5%
1950218,87921.9%
1960307,44640.5%
1970385,85625.5%
1980398,1153.2%
1990441,94611.0%
2000500,26513.2%
2010538,4797.6%
2019 (est.)558,753[11]3.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
1790-1960[13] 1900-1990[14]
1990-2000[15] 2010-2018[1]
Hindu Temple of Delaware

2000 census[edit]

As of the census of 2000, there were 500,265 people, 188,935 households, and 127,153 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,174 people per square mile (453/km2). There were 199,521 housing units at an average density of 468 per square mile (181/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 73.12% White, 20.22% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 2.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.22% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. 5.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.6% were of Irish, 11.4% Italian, 10.9% German, 8.8% English and 5.4% Polish ancestry. 89.5% spoke English and 5.3% Spanish as their first language.

There were 188,935 households, out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.60% were married couples living together, 13.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.90% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 31.50% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,419, and the median income for a family was $62,144. Males had a median income of $42,541 versus $31,829 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,413. 8.40% of the population and 5.60% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 10.20% of those under the age of 18 and 7.40% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

2010 census[edit]

As of the 2010 census, there were 538,479 people, 202,651 households, and 134,743 families residing in the county.[16] The population density was 1,263.2 inhabitants per square mile (487.7/km2). There were 217,511 housing units at an average density of 510.2 per square mile (197.0/km2).[17] The racial makeup of the county was 65.5% white, 23.7% black or African American, 4.3% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 3.5% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 8.7% of the population.[16] In terms of ancestry, 19.2% were Irish, 15.0% were German, 11.7% were Italian, 11.3% were English, 6.2% were Polish, and 3.0% were American.[18]

Of the 202,651 households, 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.5% were non-families, and 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age was 37.2 years.[16]

The median income for a household in the county was $62,474 and the median income for a family was $78,072. Males had a median income of $52,637 versus $41,693 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,220. About 6.6% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.[19]

Government[edit]

County government[edit]

County executive[edit]

The county is headed by a County Executive, currently Matthew S. Meyer. The Chief Administrative Officer, who is the county's second-in-command, is appointed by the County Executive and serves at his or her pleasure. Vanessa S. Phillips was appointed CAO in March 2018.[20]

County legislature[edit]

The county's legislative body is a thirteen-member county council, consisting of twelve members elected by district and one president elected at large.[21] The council is tasked with drafting laws and managing county government services, public health ordinances, land use, transportation, and zoning.[22][23][24] New Castle County Council doubled in size to thirteen from seven members in 2004. 46th President of the United States Joe Biden represented the 4th district from 1971 to 1973.[25] The current president is Karen Hartley-Nagle (D).

Current county council members are:[26]

  • District 1: Kenneth Woods (D)
  • District 2: Dee Durham (D)
  • District 3: Janet Kilpatrick (R)
  • District 4: Penrose Hollins (D)
  • District 5: Lisa Diller (D)
  • District 6: David Carter (D)
  • District 7: George Smiley (D)
  • District 8: John J. Cartier (D)
  • District 9: Timothy P. Sheldon (D)
  • District 10: Jea P. Street (D)
  • District 11: David L. Tackett (D)
  • District 12: Bill Bell (D)

County judiciary[edit]

As with Delaware's other two counties, New Castle County has no judiciary of its own. All judicial functions, except for Alderman's Courts, are managed and funded by the state of Delaware. In New Castle County, only the cities of Newport and Newark have Alderman's Courts. These Courts have jurisdiction over driving offenses, misdemeanor criminal charges, and minor civil claims.

County row offices[edit]

The county retains the concept of "row offices" from Pennsylvania, so-called because all of these county offices could be found in a row in smaller courthouses. In Delaware, these offices are Clerk of the Peace, Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills and Sheriff.

The office of Clerk of the Peace is unique among the 50 states; the office-holder's function is almost exclusively to perform marriages. The current incumbent is Kenneth W. Boulden, Jr. (D)

The Recorder of Deeds is Michael Kozikowski (D). His office is responsible for receiving and recording deeds, mortgages and satisfactions thereof, assignments, commissions of judges, notaries, and military officers. The Recorder of Deeds' office is heavily computerized; electronic images of all recent documents and many others are available the office is in the process of imaging further back with the eventual goal of all documents in the office's possession being available electronically. Computerized indexing and searching is also available.[27]

The Register of Wills is Ciro Poppiti, III. His office receives and records wills and small-estate affidavits upon an individual's death, and issues letters of administration to estate executors.

The Sheriff of New Castle County has two divisions, criminal and civil. The criminal division is based in the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington. The deputies assigned to this division organize and manage capias returns. They also transport prisoners for Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, and Family Court. The civil division serves legal process, performs levies & impounds and sells property in satisfaction of judgments. The civil division also locates and apprehends individuals wanted for civil capias. The current Sheriff is Scott T. Phillips.

County zoning and public works[edit]

New Castle County has a strong zoning code, known as the Unified Development Code, or UDC. The UDC was developed by the Gordon Administration in response to public perception of over- and misdevelopment in the county. New building projects must go through a process of application and approval before construction is permitted to begin.

By operation of state law, New Castle County has no responsibility whatsoever for maintenance of roadways. Public roadways are maintained exclusively by the Delaware Department of Transportation, while roadways within neighborhoods and developments are, pursuant to County code, maintained by homeowners' or neighborhood associations.

The Department of Special Services maintains essential infrastructure elements such as sanitary sewers and drainage ways. It also maintains County-owned parks and buildings such as County libraries. It does not maintain the water distribution system, which is owned and operated by several private companies. In general, it also does not maintain stormwater management facilities within subdivisions.

County public safety[edit]

Access to 911 emergency services is provided by New Castle County through their emergency communications center for all fire/rescue/emergency medical services (EMS) throughout the county and the majority of police services, though Newark, Wilmington, and the University of Delaware maintain their own police emergency call centers. New Castle County has its own nationally accredited police department. The New Castle County Police Department is the second largest police organization in the state of Delaware. New Castle County maintains a county wide police force with authorization to enforce laws throughout the county, including within incorporated municipalities. The county police force is supported by local municipality police agencies in Middletown, Newark, Delaware City, Wilmington, Newport, Elsmere, the city of New Castle, the University of Delaware, as well as the Delaware State Police. New Castle County also operates a nationally accredited, county-run paramedic service through its Emergency Medical Services Division. NCC*EMS is the advanced life support (ALS) component of a two-tiered, paramedic intercept EMS system. County paramedics are located in eight full-time stations and one part-time station that operates during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a capability of calling in additional personnel during major emergencies or planned events. Basic life support (BLS) ambulance service is provided primarily by volunteer fire companies with the use of paid employees that are trained in fire suppression and EMS. Fire/Rescue protection is provided by twenty-one volunteer fire departments throughout the county. The city of Wilmington has its own career municipal fire department and contracts with a private ambulance service for basic life support coverage. The contracted private ambulance service in Wilmington operates in a tiered response configuration with the New Castle County Paramedics.

The Paul J. Sweeney Public Safety Building, located in Minquadale off of US 13, houses the New Castle County Police and Emergency Medical Services Division Headquarters and the emergency communications center supporting 9-1-1 services.[28] The present building opened in 2007 with a construction cost of US$50,000,000.[28] The Headquarters occupied a former elementary school building on the same site prior to erection of the current building.[28]

Federal government[edit]

New Castle nowadays is a strongly Democratic county. Because its population is almost double the combined population of Kent and Sussex, the winner in New Castle County has also won Delaware overall in each of the last seventeen presidential elections. In 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2016, the Republican candidate carried Kent and Sussex, only to lose New Castle by double digits–enough of a margin to swing the entire state to the Democrats. New Castle was a bellwether from 1936 to 1996, as it backed the national winner in every presidential election. This changed when Al Gore won the county in 2000 and, like many urban counties, New Castle stayed Democratic ever since.

The county warmly supported former Senator and Wilmington resident Joe Biden as Barack Obama's running mate in 2008 and 2012, and during his own bid for president in 2020, each time with well over 65 percent of the vote–more than enough to carry Delaware.
United States presidential election results for New Castle County, Delaware[29]
YearRepublicanDemocraticThird party
No. %No. %No. %
202088,36430.72%195,03467.81%4,2351.47%
201685,52532.52%162,91961.95%14,5355.53%
201281,23032.23%167,08266.30%3,7001.47%
200874,60829.07%178,76869.66%3,2451.26%
200493,07938.54%146,17960.52%2,2690.94%
200078,58736.88%127,53959.86%6,9343.25%
199660,94333.94%98,83755.05%19,76611.01%
199266,31133.69%91,51646.50%38,99019.81%
198892,58753.52%79,14745.75%1,2690.73%
1984102,32257.14%76,23842.57%5170.29%
198076,89845.66%76,89745.66%14,6328.69%
197680,07447.01%87,52151.38%2,7431.61%
1972100,68158.21%70,19040.58%2,0851.21%
196870,01444.76%68,46843.77%17,93111.46%
196454,76737.28%91,75262.46%3740.25%
196069,28448.46%73,36451.31%3260.23%
195671,13355.65%56,40544.13%2750.22%
195262,65851.61%58,38748.10%3510.29%
194847,45148.92%48,11749.60%1,4331.48%
194437,78343.09%49,58856.55%3180.36%
194041,50844.31%52,16755.69%00.00%
193637,85144.13%47,31555.17%6000.70%
193239,84453.76%32,87244.36%1,3931.88%
192847,64167.66%22,46431.90%3070.44%
192435,42761.24%17,84230.84%4,5827.92%
192036,60058.29%24,25238.62%1,9393.09%
191616,66651.32%14,89445.86%9162.82%
19128,34028.38%13,00944.27%8,03527.34%


State government[edit]

The Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families (DSCYF) has its headquarters in the Delaware Youth and Family Center (DYFC), located in unincorporated New Castle County, near Wilmington.[30][31] Several DSCYF juvenile facilities, including the New Castle County Detention Center (NCCDC),[32] the Ferris School for Boys,[33] and the Grace and Snowden Cottages are in unincorporated New Castle County.[34]

Several Delaware Department of Correction facilities are located in the county. The James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC), formerly the Delaware Correctional Center, is a men's prison in unincorporated New Castle County, housing sentenced prisoners; Vaughn opened in 1971.[35] The Howard R. Young Correctional Institution, renamed from Multi-Purpose Criminal Justice Facility in 2004 and housing both pretrial and posttrial male prisoners, is located in Wilmington; it opened in 1982.[36] The Delores J. Baylor Correctional Institution, a women's prison housing pretrial and posttrial prisoners, is located in unincorporated New Castle County.[37][38] Baylor opened on December 29, 1991.[37] The Delaware male death row is in the JTVCC, while the female death row is in Baylor.[39] Executions occur at JTVCC.[40]

New Castle elects a substantial majority of the state legislature, with 27 state house districts and 17 state senate districts based in the county.

Communities[edit]

Wilmington
Newark
Middletown

Cities[edit]

  • Delaware City
  • New Castle
  • Newark
  • Wilmington

Towns[edit]

  • Bellefonte
  • Clayton (partly in Kent County)
  • Elsmere
  • Middletown
  • Newport
  • Odessa
  • Smyrna (partly in Kent County)
  • Townsend

Villages[edit]

  • Arden
  • Ardencroft
  • Ardentown

Census-designated places[edit]

  • Talleyville
  • Bear
  • Brookside
  • Claymont
  • Edgemoor
  • Glasgow
  • Greenville
  • Hockessin
  • North Star
  • Pike Creek
  • Pike Creek Valley
  • St. Georges
  • Wilmington Manor

Unincorporated communities[edit]

  • Appoquinimink Hundred
  • Alapocas
  • Christiana
  • Collins Park
  • Granogue
  • Holly Oak
  • Landlith
  • Marshallton
  • Mill Creek
  • Minquadale
  • Montchanin
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Ogletown
  • Port Penn
  • Rockland
  • Stanton
  • Winterthur
  • Wooddale

See also[edit]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in New Castle County, Delaware
  • Morris Branch (Corks Point Ditch tributary)
  • Hindu Temple of Delaware

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External links[edit]

  • Official website
  • Delaware Map Data

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