Sussex Coonty, Delaware
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| Sussex County, Delaware | |
|---|---|
 Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown | |
 Location in the U.S. state o Delaware | |
 Delaware's location in the U.S. | |
| Foondit | August 8, 1683 |
| Seat | Georgetown |
| Lairgest ceety | Seaford |
| Area | |
| • Tot | 1,196 sq mi (3,098 km2) |
| • Laund | 936 sq mi (2,424 km2) |
| • Watter | 260 sq mi (673 km2), 21.7% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2014) | 210,849 |
| • Density | 211/sq mi (81/km²) |
| Congressional destrict | At-lairge |
| Time zone | Eastern |
| Wabsteid |
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Sussex County is a coonty locatit in the soothren pairt o the U.S. state o Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As o the 2010 census, the population wis 197,145.[1] The coonty seat is Georgetown.[2]
The first European dounset in the state o Delaware wis foondit bi the Dutch in 1631 near the present-day toun o Lewes. Housomeivver, Sussex Coonty wis no organisit till 1683 unner Inglis colonial rule.
Sussex County is includit in the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses hintle o central Delmarva.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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