Outline of Delaware explained

See also: Index of Delaware-related articles.

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.^[1] 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: ^[2]
- Official name: State of Delaware
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: DE
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-DE
  - Internet second-level domain: .de.us
- 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^[3]
  - The First State^[4] (Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution; currently used on license plates)
  - Home of Tax Free Shopping
  - New Sweden
  - Peach State^[5]
  - Small Wonder^[5]
  - Uncle Sam's Pocket Handkerchief^[5]
Adjectival: Delaware
Demonym: Delawarean

Geography of Delaware

Geography of Delaware

Delaware is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location:
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Eastern United States
        East Coast of the United States
        Northeast megalopolis
        
        Mid-Atlantic states^[6]
        
        South Atlantic States
Population of Delaware: 897,934 (2010 U.S. Census^[7])
Area of Delaware:
Atlas of Delaware

Places in Delaware

Places in Delaware

Historic places in Delaware
- National Historic Landmarks in Delaware
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware
  - Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
National Natural Landmarks in Delaware
National parks in Delaware: First State National Historical Park. See List of areas in the United States National Park System.
State parks in Delaware

Environment of Delaware

Climate of Delaware
Delaware State Wildlife Areas
Fishing in Delaware
Geology of Delaware
Protected areas in Delaware
- State forests of Delaware
Superfund sites in Delaware

Natural geographic features of Delaware

Rivers of Delaware

Regions of Delaware

Administrative divisions of Delaware

The three counties of the state of Delaware
- Municipalities in Delaware
  - Cities in Delaware (comingled with other municipalities)
    - State capital of Delaware:
    - City nicknames in Delaware
    - Sister cities in Delaware
  - Towns in Delaware (comingled with other municipalities)

Demography of Delaware

Demographics of Delaware

Government and politics of Delaware

Politics of Delaware

Form of government: U.S. state government
United States congressional delegations from Delaware
Delaware State Capitol
Elections in Delaware
Political party strength in Delaware

Branches of the government of Delaware

Government of Delaware

Executive branch of the government of Delaware

Governor of Delaware
- Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
- Secretary of State of Delaware
State departments
- Delaware Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Delaware

Judicial branch of the government of Delaware

Courts of Delaware

Supreme Court of Delaware

Law and order in Delaware

Cannabis in Delaware
Capital punishment in Delaware: yes. See Capital punishment in the United States.
- Individuals executed in Delaware
Constitution of Delaware
Crime in Delaware
Gun laws in Delaware
Law enforcement in Delaware
- Law enforcement agencies in Delaware
  - Delaware State Police
Same-sex marriage in Delaware
Delaware General Corporation Law

Military in Delaware

Delaware National Guard
- Delaware Air National Guard
- Delaware Army National Guard

History of Delaware

History of Delaware

History of Delaware, by period

Indigenous peoples
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
  - Treaty of Paris of 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
  - Delaware in the American Civil War
  - Border state, 1861–1865
Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Delaware

History of Delaware, by region

Cities

History of Dover

Counties

History of Kent County
History of New Castle County
History of Sussex County

Culture of Delaware

Culture of Delaware

Festivals in Delaware
Museums in Delaware
Religion in Delaware
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Delaware
- Episcopal Diocese of Delaware
Scouting in Delaware
State symbols of Delaware

The Arts in Delaware

Music of Delaware

Sports in Delaware

Sports in Delaware

Professional sports teams in Delaware

Economy and infrastructure of Delaware

Economy of Delaware

Fishing in Delaware
Communications in Delaware
Health care in Delaware
- Hospitals in Delaware
Transportation in Delaware

Education in Delaware

Education in Delaware

Schools in Delaware
- School districts in Delaware
  - High schools in Delaware
- Colleges and universities in Delaware
  - University of Delaware
  - Delaware State University

See also

Topic overview:
- Delaware

- Index of Delaware-related articles

External links

- - Delaware Tourism homepage
Delaware Map Data
Energy & Environmental Data for Delaware
USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Delaware
U.S. Census Bureau
Delaware State Facts
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.

Notes and References

Web site: Delaware . 2007-02-24 . Online Etymology Dictionary.
Random House Dictionary
Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
http://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c003/#318 Delaware Code Title 29 Section 318
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/de_intro.htm Introduction to Delaware
While the U.S. Census Bureau designates Delaware as one of the South Atlantic States, many consider it to be a part of the Mid-Atlantic States and/or Northeastern United States. Examples include other U.S. government agencies (such as the Library of Congress, Geological Survey, Environmental Protection Agency, National Park Service, and Department of Energy), and public service organizations (such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Amtrak).
Web site: U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Delaware. 2011-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222010344/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/10000.html. 2014-02-22. dead.