Delaware

Delaware
State
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  The First State; The Small Wonder;[1] Blue Hen State; The Diamond State
Motto:  Liberty and Independence
Anthem: "Our Delaware"
Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Delaware Colony, New Netherland, New Sweden
Admitted to the Union	December 7, 1787 (1st)
Capital	Dover
Largest city	Wilmington
Largest metro and urban areas	Delaware Valley
Government
• Governor	John Carney (D)
• Lieutenant Governor	Bethany Hall-Long (D)
Legislature	General Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Judiciary	Delaware Supreme Court
U.S. senators	Tom Carper (D) Chris Coons (D)
U.S. House delegation	Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) (list)
Area
• Total	2,489[2] sq mi (6,450 km2)
• Rank	49th
Dimensions
• Length	96 mi (154 km)
• Width	30 mi (48 km)
Elevation	60 ft (20 m)
Highest elevation (Near the Ebright Azimuth[3][4])	447.85 ft (136.50468 m)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean[3])	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (July 1, 2021)
• Total	1,003,384[5]
• Rank	45th[7]
• Density	500/sq mi (190/km2)
• Median household income	$69,100[6]
• Income rank	16th
Demonym	Delawarean
Language
• Official language	None
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation	DE
ISO 3166 code	US-DE
Traditional abbreviation	Del.
Latitude	38° 27′ N to 39° 50′ N
Longitude	75° 3′ W to 75° 47′ W
Website	delaware.gov

Delaware state symbols
Flag of Delaware
Living insignia
Bird	Delaware Blue Hen
Butterfly	Eastern tiger swallowtail
Wildlife animal	Grey fox
Fish	Weakfish
Flower	Peach blossom
Insect	7-spotted ladybug
Tree	American holly
Inanimate insignia
Beverage	Milk
Colors	Colonial blue, buff
Food	Strawberry, peach custard pie
Fossil	Belemnite
Mineral	Sillimanite
Slogan	Endless Discoveries—[10]Formerly: It's Good Being First
Soil	Greenwich
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 1999
Lists of United States state symbols

Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ (listen))^[11] is a state in the United States. It is sometimes called the First State because it was the first colony to accept the new constitution in 1787.^[12] Its capital is Dover and its biggest city is Wilmington. It is the second smallest state in the United States.

The Dutch first settled Delaware. The Swedish then took over in the mid-1600s.

1. ↑ Nann Burke, Melissa (January 5, 2015). "Delaware a Small Wonder no more?". Delaware Online. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
2. ↑ "State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates".
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
4. ↑ "Highest point in Delaware". The Delaware Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
5. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Delaware". Census Bureau QuickFacts. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
6. ↑ "US Census Bureau QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
7. ↑ State Policy Reports (PDF). Washington, DC: State Policy Research. March 2021. ISSN 8750-6637. OCLC 1117839667. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-07-16 – via Office of the Governor of Alabama.
8. ↑ "State of Delaware Community Characteristics". State of Delaware – My Healthy Community. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
9. ↑ USGS, Howard Perlman. "Area of each state that is water". water.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
10. ↑ Molly Murray (January 6, 2015). "Delaware's new tourism brand: Endless Discoveries". Delaware Online. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
11. ↑ Random House Dictionary
12. ↑ About Delaware