Carpenter, Delaware Explained
| Official Name: | Carpenter, Delaware |
| Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Carpenter |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Delaware |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | New Castle |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 151 |
| Coordinates: | 39.8183°N -75.4644°W |
| Area Code: | 302 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 213760 |
Carpenter is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Carpenter is located where Delaware Route 92 crosses the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (now CSX Transportation's Philadelphia Subdivision), 6.5 miles northeast of Wilmington.[1]
History
Carpenter's population was 18 in 1900,[2] 52 in 1925,[3] and 100 in 1960.[4]
Notes and References
- L. W. Heck, A. J. Wraight, D. J. Orth, J. R. Carter, L. G. Van Winkle, and Janet Hazen: Delaware Place Names, National Geological Survey Bulletin 1245, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1966, p. 25.
- Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 84 . en.
- Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 175 . en.
- Encyclopedia: World Book Encyclopedia . Field Enterprises Corporation . 1960 . 88 . D . en.
