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Delaware is the second smallest state of the Union, covering only 6,206 sq km (2,396 sq mi), including 184 sq km (71 sq mi) of inland water and 961 sq km (371 sq mi) of coastal water over which it has jurisdiction. Only Rhode Island is smaller. Located in the eastern section of the Delmarva Peninsula, between Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay, Delaware is 154 km (96 mi) from north to south and varies from 14 to 56 km (9 to 35 mi) east to west. The state is a low-lying area. With an average elevation of only 18 m (60 ft), it ranks as the lowest state in the nation. Delaware can be divided into two major regions, or physiographic provinces, each of which is part of a larger physiographic division of the eastern United States. The two regions are the Piedmont Plateau and the Coastal Plain. The Piedmont, which is part of the larger Appalachian Region, extends into the state from Pennsylvania and forms only a small section of Delaware. The Coastal Plain occupies the rest of the state as well as much of the coastal area of neighboring states. The boundary between Delaware's two natural regions is marked by the Fall Line, the zone where streams pass from the more ancient and harder rock of the upland to the more easily eroded sands, clays, and shales of the Coastal Plain. The Piedmont in Delaware lies north of the Christina River, and consists of fertile river valleys and rolling wooded hills. The highest point, on the border with Pennsylvania, is only 137 m (448 ft) above sea level, and few other hills rise above 120 m (400 ft). The Coastal Plain in Delaware is characterized by flat, sometimes swampy plains, which are part of the wide sandy plain that stretches along the eastern coast of the United States. Great Pocomoke Swamp, which is also called Big Cypress Swamp, lies in the southern part of the Coastal Plain, and other swamps and marshes, which are flooded at high tide, occupy the lower courses of many of the major river valleys. A low ridge of well-drained land runs the entire length of the Coastal Plain in Delaware. It forms the low divide between rivers flowing eastward into Delaware Bay and westward into Chesapeake Bay. Delaware's best farmlands lie on or near the low ridge. Nearly all of the state's coastal plain is less than 18 m (60 ft) above sea level.
In July, average daytime temperatures are usually in the upper 20°s to lower 30°s C (80°s F) or even higher. But because summer nights tend to be cooler than the days, July averages are about 24° C (about 75° F). In addition, onshore sea breezes can reduce daytime temperatures along the coast by 3° to 6° C (5° to 10° F). January averages range from -1° C (31° F) at Newark, in the north, to 3° C (38° F) at Bridgeville, in Sussex County. Nearly three-fifths of Delaware's days are classified as sunny. Precipitation (rainfall and snowfall) in Delaware is evenly distributed throughout the year, with slightly more in June and July than in any other month. Most of the state receives between 1,020 and 1,170 mm (40 and 46 in) a year. Severe droughts are uncommon. Thunderstorms occur frequently in summer, and in winter there is generally light snowfall.
Delaware is a small but prosperous state, the economy of which benefits from the large urban markets nearby. During much of the 19th and 20th centuries, manufacturing was the state's leading economic activity. In the late 1990s, however, the finance sector provided the greatest share of the state's economy, with many people employed in commerce, service industries, or government agencies as well. Partly because of Delaware's relatively lenient corporate-tax laws, many businesses are incorporated in the state even though virtually all their activities are carried on elsewhere. Delaware's labor force totaled 389,000 in 1999. The largest share of them, 29 percent, worked in the diverse service sector, doing such jobs as working in restaurants or computer programming. Another 21 percent were employed in wholesale or retail trade; 14 percent in federal, state, or local government, including those in the military; 13 percent in manufacturing; 13 percent in finance, insurance, or real estate; 6 percent in construction; 4 percent in transportation or public utilities; and 2 percent in farming (including agricultural services), forestry, or fishing. Employment in mining was insignificant. In 1998, 14 percent of Delaware's workers were unionized. In 1997 some 13 percent of the workforce of Delaware was employed in manufacturing industries. The principal industry is the chemical industry, which in 1996 generated two-fifths of all income produced by industry. Chemical products manufactured in the state include paints and varnishes, dyes, cloth and cloth finishes, and synthetic fibers. Other industrial activities include food processing and the manufacture of paper products, instruments, rubber and plastic goods, fabricated metal products, machinery, and transportation equipment. There are also several petroleum refineries and printing and publishing firms in the state. Most industrial plants are located in northern New Castle County, in the Wilmington area. The chemical industry in Delaware dates from 1802, when Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, a French immigrant, built the state's first gunpowder mill on Brandywine Creek near Wilmington. From those early beginnings grew E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the largest chemical company in the United States. The home office and the research laboratories of the company now dominate the city and suburbs of Wilmington. There are a number of other chemical companies with headquarters in Delaware, the largest being Hercules and Atlas, which split off from the Du Pont Company after an antitrust suit in 1912. The manufacture of textiles and leather products was formerly a major economic activity, but it is now of only minor significance. The textile industry began in the late 18th century, when Jacob Broom built the state's first cotton mill on Brandywine Creek. Leather making is also one of the state's oldest industries. Buckskin and chamois leather were manufactured in Wilmington as early as 1732.
According to the 1990 national census, Delaware ranked 46th among the states with a total population of 666,168. This represented an increase of 12.1 percent over the 1980 census figure of 594,338. The estimated population in 1999 was 753,538. Despite its comparatively small population, Delaware had a high average density in 1999 of 149 persons per sq km (385 per sq mi), and it was the seventh most densely populated state in the Union. Whites comprise the largest share of Delaware's residents, representing 80.4 percent of the people. Blacks are 16.8 percent of the population, Asians and Pacific Islanders are 1.3 percent, Native Americans are 0.3 percent, and those of mixed heritage or not reporting ethnicity are 1.2 percent. Hispanics, who may be of any race, are 2.3 percent of the people. Some 73 percent of the population lived in urban areas in 1990. The earliest settlers, who arrived in the 17th century, were mainly Swedes, but there were also Finns, Dutch, and a few English and French. The total population in the region in the middle of the 17th century was probably less than 1,000. Most Delawareans trace their ancestry back to later immigrants. The British were the most numerous in the late 17th and 18th centuries and included settlers of English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh extraction. French settlers arrived in the 1790s. In the middle of the 19th century, immigrants from Ireland and Germany found work in the factories that were being set up in northern Delaware. Toward the end of the 19th century they were followed by Italians, Poles, Jews, and Ukrainians. Blacks are descended mainly from Africans who were brought to Delaware as slaves during the 17th and 18th centuries. Delaware's largest city is Wilmington, which in 1998 had an estimated population of 71,678. Wilmington was the site of the first permanent settlement by Europeans during the colonial era and is today the chief center of manufacturing, commercial, and transportation activities in the state. The city is the hub of a metropolitan area that in 1996 had a population of 550,892. Wilmington is also the state's foremost cultural center. Dover, the state capital, serves as an administrative and commercial center. Tourism is also important to the city, which is noted for its many buildings of historic interest. Dover's population was 30,369 in 1998. Newark, with a population of 28,000, is a manufacturing city and the seat of the University of Delaware. Milford, with a population of 6,665, is a trade center for farms in southern Delaware. Seaford is an industrial community on the Nanticoke River. Lewes is one of the oldest ports on the East Coast. New Castle, site of William Penn's first landing in North America, is a quaint river town south of Wilmington. Its historic courthouse and cobblestone streets attract many visitors.
Delaware now has a modern school system. The state board of education includes the presidents of the two state four-year institutions of higher learning and six other members appointed by the governor for three-year terms. The state superintendent of public instruction is appointed by the state board for a term of one year. School attendance in Delaware is compulsory for all children from the ages of 5 to 16. Some 25 percent of the state's children attend private schools. In the 1995-1996 school year Delaware spent $7,267 on each student's education, compared to a national average of $6,146. There were 16.6 students for every teacher (the national average was 17.1). Of those older than 25 years of age in the state, 85.2 percent had a high school diploma, compared to an average of 82.8 percent for the nation as a whole. The first state institution of higher education, Newark College (now the University of Delaware, at Newark) was founded in 1833. In 1996-1997 Delaware had 5 public and 4 private institutions of higher education. Among the most notable of these schools, besides the University of Delaware, were Delaware State University (1891) and Wesley College (1873), both in Dover; Goldey-Beacom College (1886) and Widener University Law School (1971), both in Wilmington; and Wilmington College (1967), in New Castle.
Although it is a small state, Delaware has numerous recreational facilities and is noted for its historic sites and buildings. Facilities for swimming, boating, and other water sports are located at numerous places along the coast, and camping, hiking, and picnicking are popular pastimes in the state parks and forests. There are no national parks or national forests. Among Delaware's 13 state parks is Fort Delaware State Park, on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River and accessible by boat from Delaware City. The huge granite fort was a Union stronghold during the Civil War. Bellevue State Park, in Wilmington, once was the estate of the du Pont family and features the Bellevue mansion. Also near Wilmington is Brandywine Creek, with its towering tulip trees, rolling hills, and wildflower meadows framed by gray stone walls. Cape Henlopen State Park, east of Lewes on the Atlantic shore, includes a fishing pier stretching into Delaware Bay and the Seaside Nature Center, popular with bird-watchers. Delaware Seashore State Park, south of Dewey Beach, includes 10 km (6 mi) of ocean and bay shoreline. Trap Pond State Park, east of Laurel, encompasses part of the Great Cypress Swamp that is home to the unique bald cypress trees. There are several state forests. Among them are Blackbird State Forest, Ellendale State Forest, and Owens Tract and Red Lion Tract state forests. Redden State Forest in southern Delaware is the largest. Many regions of the state have been set aside as wildlife preserves, fishing sites, and public beaches. Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is located around Broadkill Beach, while near Dover is Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
The present constitution of Delaware, which was adopted in 1897, has been amended many times. It is the fourth constitution in the history of the state. The first constitution, adopted in 1776, created “The Delaware State” with a president as chief executive. It was replaced in 1792 by a constitution that established the basic form of the present state government. The third constitution, adopted in 1831, made a number of changes in the judiciary. In each case the constitution was written by a constitutional convention and put into effect without being submitted to a popular vote. In order to become law, a proposed amendment must receive a two-thirds vote of approval from each house of the state legislature in two successive sessions, with an election intervening. The chief executive of the state is the governor, who is elected for a term of four years and may serve only two terms. Other executive officers are the lieutenant governor, attorney general, insurance commissioner, auditor of accounts, and treasurer, who are elected to serve four-year terms. The governor appoints the secretary of state, various commissioners and judges, and some of the administrative officers. The governor has the power to veto proposed legislation. A three-fifths majority vote in each house of the state legislature is required to override the governor's veto. In 1999 Thomas R. Carper, a Democrat, was governor. The state legislature, called the General Assembly, meets annually at Dover. It consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The senate has 21 members, who are elected for four-year terms, and the house of representatives has 41 members, who are elected for two-year terms. The state judicial system includes a supreme court, a superior court, and a court of chancery. The supreme court is made up of a chief justice and four associate justices. The justices and all state judges are appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, for 12-year terms. Lower courts include a court of common pleas in each county in the state, as well as family courts, municipal courts, and magistrates' courts. Delaware is divided into three counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. New Castle County is administered by an elected council headed by an elected president. Sussex County is administered by an elected council, with one council member serving as president. Kent County is administered by an elected board of commissioners called the levy court. The counties are subdivided into hundreds, which are old English political subdivisions with no government of their own and little significance. Most of the cities and towns in Delaware, including Wilmington, have the mayor and council form of municipal government. Some are governed by a council and manager. Delaware elects one representative and two senators to the Congress of the United States. In presidential elections the state has three electoral votes.
Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats commanded a reliable majority of voters in Delaware after the 1930s. In national presidential elections the Democratic and Republican candidates have carried Delaware about equally. In state elections, the Democrats have frequently won control of both houses of the legislature. The governorship has shifted between the two parties, and few governors have been reelected. During the early 1960s there were continued demands for reapportionment of the legislature. New Castle County wanted greater representation on the basis of its greatly increased population. After the courts in the case of Sincock v. Roman, 1962, decided that the existing apportionment was in conflict with the U.S. Constitution, the general assembly in 1964 passed a new and more equitable law. This too was successfully challenged in court, leading to another apportionment law in 1968. Under this new law, New Castle County was assigned about two-thirds of the state legislators, with the suburbs of Wilmington showing the greatest gain. Race relations have been a great concern in Delaware. The state's public schools were segregated by race under the constitution of 1897 and remained so until after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down racial segregation in its 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education (see Segregation in the United States). Two of the cases that were merged in that historic decision, Bulah v. Gebhart and Belton v. Gebhart, involved Delaware plaintiffs. Integration proceeded smoothly in most parts of the state except Milford, where diehard segregationists succeeded in having the public schools shut down for a year. De facto segregation—racial imbalance of schools caused by residence patterns—continued to be a problem into the 1970s and beyond. In 1978 a federal court decree affecting Wilmington and its surrounding suburbs (Evans v. Buchanan) mandated the busing of children to achieve racial balance in the schools. In 1995 a federal judge modified the decree when it was found that the goals of integration had been achieved. The case is currently under appeal. Segregated housing was also practiced throughout the state until the federal government passed legislation to end it in 1968. In that year Wilmington, like many other American cities, experienced rioting following the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The governor, Charles L. Terry, Jr., called out the National Guard to keep order and, over the protests of the city's mayor, kept it on patrol until his successor took office in January 1969. Republican Governor Russell W. Peterson, Jr. (1969-1973), reorganized the executive branch of state government during his term. Its former collection of nearly 100 semi-independent commissions was replaced by ten executive departments, each directed by a cabinet secretary appointed by the governor with legislative consent. Also in that year, the governor persuaded the legislature to adopt a Coastal Zone Act designed to prevent the environmental degradation of Delaware's extensive bay, river, and ocean coastline by new industry or refineries. In the 1970s northern Delaware's previously strong economic development slowed. The cost of maintaining the state's education, transportation, and welfare programs threatened to overwhelm the tax base and to drive some industries from the state. In response to this challenge, Governor Pierre S. du Pont IV reduced state spending and encouraged the legislature to adopt the Financial Center Development Act of 1981. By relaxing regulations on interest rates that banks may charge their customers, the act attracted more than a dozen out-of-state banks to locate their credit card operations in the First State. The banks' large new buildings now dominate Wilmington, where they employ thousands of workers. In the mid-1980s Delaware's personal income tax rates were reduced four times in four years. Yet government revenues and employment continued to grow and construction boomed as more businesses and credit-card operations flocked to the state. The banks maintained high employment in the state in spite of downsizing (shrinking of the workforce), which by the early 1990s had become commonplace among the state's mature chemical corporations. Another source of economic health in Delaware is its legal profession. Delaware is the corporate home of hundreds of major and minor corporations that take advantage of Delaware's unrestrictive incorporation law and its state and federal courts, which are highly experienced in corporate law. In 1988, when many American businesses faced hostile corporate takeovers, the legislature enacted a law that made Delaware even more attractive. The law made it difficult to accomplish such a takeover of a Delaware corporation, because the would-be acquirer must capture 85 percent of the corporation's stock in a single transaction or wait three years before proceeding. Delaware achieved a healthy economy in the 1990s. Democratic Governor Thomas Carper, whose tenure began in 1993, took an active approach to creating and preserving jobs. However, the state continued to be troubled by indiscriminate development and by an unusually high infant mortality rate that bespeaks the persistence of poverty, especially among racial minorities.
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