Middletown, Delaware

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Middletown
Nickname : Diamond Town of the Diamond State
Downtown Middletown
Downtown Middletown
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Location in county and in Delaware
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Basic data
Foundation : 1861
State : United States
State : Delaware
County : New Castle County
Coordinates : 39 ° 27 ′  N , 75 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 27 ′  N , 75 ° 43 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 6,161 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 371.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 16.6 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 16.6 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 21 m
Postal code : 19709
Area code : +1 302
FIPS : 10-47030
GNIS ID : 214304
Website : www.middletownde.org
Mayor : Ken Branner

Middletown is a city in New Castle County in the US state of Delaware with 18,871 inhabitants (as of 2010). The geographical coordinates are: 39.45 ° north, 75.71 ° west. The urban area has a size of 16.6 km².

The city is about 10 miles south of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal and west of Highway 13, right on the state line with Maryland. The closest major city is Dover, Delaware , about 50 miles south.

Attractions

One attraction of the town is founded by Scots and after the patron saint of Scotland , Andreas , designated private school "Saint Andrews". The school achieved a certain fame in 1988/89 as the set for the film " Club of the Dead Poets ".

Web links

Commons : Middletown (Delaware)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

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