Woodside, Delaware
Woodside, Delaware | ||
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FIPS code 10-80830 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 214881[2] | |
Website | woodside |
Woodside is a town in
History
Woodside was originally named the "Village of Fredonia" and underwent a name change to Woodside that was passed by the Delaware General Assembly on March 17, 1869. Woodside developed as a shipping center for fruit and grain after the Delaware Railroad was built in 1856.[4] The Woodside Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[5]
Geography
Woodside is located at 39°04′17″N 75°34′06″W / 39.07139°N 75.56833°W (39.0715017, –75.5682584).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 140 | — | |
1930 | 140 | 0.0% | |
1940 | 189 | 35.0% | |
1950 | 157 | −16.9% | |
1960 | 189 | 20.4% | |
1970 | 223 | 18.0% | |
1980 | 248 | 11.2% | |
1990 | 140 | −43.5% | |
2000 | 184 | 31.4% | |
2010 | 181 | −1.6% | |
2020 | 190 | 5.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
At the
Of the 70 households 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 20.0% of households were one person and 12.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.94.
The age distribution was 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.
The median household income was $54,250 and the median family income was $53,750. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,399. About 3.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the
Education
Woodside is located in the Caesar Rodney School District.[9] Students are zoned to Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School in Camden, and in turn are zoned to Fred Fifer III Middle School in Camden.[10] Caesar Rodney High School in Camden is the comprehensive high school for the entire district.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Utilities
Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, provides electricity to Woodside.[14] Chesapeake Utilities provides natural gas to the town.[15]
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodside, Delaware
- ^ "The Delaware Census State Data Center". Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The ocean highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. American Guide Series. New York: Modern Age Books. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "CRSD Map" (PDF). Caesar Rodney School District. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2017). Official Travel & Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Kent County Bus System Guide" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Delmarva Central Railroad". Carload Express. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "Service Territory". Delmarva Power. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Delmarva Service Territory". Chesapeake Utilities. Retrieved August 14, 2017.