Wikipedia / Outline of Delaware
Wikipedia / Outline of Delaware
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Delaware:
Delaware U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom (what is now called) Cape Henlopen was originally named. Delaware is the second smallest state (after Rhode Island). The history of the state's economic and industrial development is closely tied to the impact of the Du Pont family, founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, one of the world's largest chemical companies. Delaware was one of the 13 original states participating in the American Revolution and on December 7, 1787, became the first to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
General reference
Names
Common name: Delaware
Pronunciation:
Abbreviations and name codes
Nicknames
Chemical Capital
Corporate Capital (due to the state's business-friendly laws)
Diamond State (allusion to the state flag)
Blue Hen State or Blue Hen Chicken State
The First State (Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution; currently used on license plates)
Home of Tax Free Shopping
Peach State
Small Wonder
Uncle Sam's Pocket Handkerchief
Geography of Delaware
Delaware is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location:
East Coast of the United States
Population of Delaware: 897,934 (2010 U.S. Census)
Area of Delaware: 2,490 sq mi (6,450 km2)
Places in Delaware
Historic places in Delaware
National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware
Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
National parks in Delaware: First State National Historical Park. See List of areas in the United States National Park System.
Environment of Delaware
Protected areas in Delaware
Natural geographic features of Delaware
Regions of Delaware
Administrative divisions of Delaware
The three counties of the state of Delaware
Cities in Delaware (comingled with other municipalities)
State capital of Delaware:
Towns in Delaware (comingled with other municipalities)
Demography of Delaware
Government and politics of Delaware
Branches of the government of Delaware
Executive branch of the government of Delaware
State departments
Legislative branch of the government of Delaware
Judicial branch of the government of Delaware
Law and order in Delaware
Capital punishment in Delaware: yes. See Capital punishment in the United States.
Law enforcement in Delaware
Law enforcement agencies in Delaware
Military in Delaware
History of Delaware
History of Delaware, by period
Netherlands colony of Nieuw-Nederland, 1624–1652
Swedish colony of Nya Sverige, 1638–1655
Netherlands province of Nieuw-Nederland, 1652–1664
English Province of New-York, (1664–1681)-1688
English Colony of Pennsylvania, 1681–1707
Lower Counties on the Delaware, 1704–1776
British Colony of Pennsylvania, 1707–1776
Lower Counties on the Delaware, 1704–1776
French and Indian War, 1754–1763
American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
State of Delaware since 1776
Twelfth state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed February 22, 1779
First State to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on December 7, 1787
American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
History of Delaware, by region
Cities
Counties
Culture of Delaware
The Arts in Delaware
Sports in Delaware
Economy and infrastructure of Delaware
Communications in Delaware
Health care in Delaware
Education in Delaware
Schools in Delaware
Colleges and universities in Delaware
See also
Topic overview:
References
External links
USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Delaware
2000 Census of Population and Housing for Delaware, U.S. Census Bureau
Delaware State Databases - Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Delaware state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.