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 Flag of Delaware
Delaware is a state located on
the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United
States. The state is named after Delaware Bay and River, which
were named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British
nobleman, (1577–1618). Population estimates by the Census Bureau
for 2005 place the population of Delaware at 843,524. Delaware is
the seventh most densely populated state, with a population
density of 320 more people per square mile than the national
average, and ranking 45th in population. Delaware is the
second-smallest state in area, larger only than Rhode Island.
Delaware was the first of the original thirteen American colonies
to ratify the Constitution and become a state, hence giving it the
nickname of "The First State." |
