List of counties in Delaware
The US state of Delaware is divided into three counties .
The official abbreviation for the State of Delaware is DE and the FIPS code is 10 .
The FIPS code for each individual county always starts with 10 , followed by a three-digit number.
The population figures are based on the 2010 census .
| county |
FIPS code |
County Seat (population 2010) |
founding |
origin |
Origin of name |
Residents 2010 |
surface |
map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 001 |
Dover (36,047) |
1683 | New Castle County | English county of Kent | 162.310 | 1,527 km² |
|
| New Castle | 003 |
Wilmington (70,851) |
1664 | Original county - emerged from the Dutch colony of Nieuw Amstel | Name of the then administrative seat New Castle | 538.479 | 1,104 km² |
|
| Sussex | 005 |
Georgetown (6,422) |
1683 | New Castle County | english county of Sussex | 197.145 | 2,428 km² |
|
Individual evidence
- ^ FIPS Codes of Delaware
- ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau - Delaware - State & County QuickFacts Area Information in Square Miles - Converts to Square Kilometers
- ^ US Census 2010.Retrieved August 9, 2011