Saint Georges, Delaware
Saint Georges, Delaware | ||
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FIPS code 10-63800 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 214574[2] |
Saint Georges is an
History
St. Georges was settled before 1730 at the head of the St. Georges Creek. A tavern was built in 1735 and King's Highway was constructed through the settlement in 1762. St. Georges was incorporated as a town in 1825.
The
Bloomfield, the W. Casperson House, Linden Hill, Ethel S. Roy House, St. Georges Cemetery Caretaker's House, St. Georges Presbyterian Church, Starl House, Sutton House (St. Georges, Delaware), and the North Saint Georges Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]
The community is located in New Castle County District 12 and is represented to the county council by Councilman James W. (Bill) Bell.[8][9][10]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1850 | 199 | — | |
1860 | 269 | 35.2% | |
1870 | 265 | −1.5% | |
1880 | 338 | 27.5% | |
1890 | 323 | −4.4% | |
1900 | 325 | 0.6% | |
1910 | 264 | −18.8% | |
1920 | 245 | −7.2% | |
1930 | 265 | 8.2% | |
1940 | 339 | 27.9% | |
2020 | 1,957 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[11] |
Education
Saint Georges is in the Colonial School District.[12] It operates William Penn High School.
See also
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Saint Georges". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ISBN 9780403022144. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ "Mt. Adams Sun - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Schmitt, F.E. (January 12, 1939). "Freight Wrecks Canal Bridge" (Google books). Engineering News-Record. 122 (3). New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, Inc.: 35 (73). Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2005 County Council Districts". Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ^ "New Castle County". Archived from the original on August 19, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
External links
- Media related to St. Georges, Delaware at Wikimedia Commons