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External links checked 2008-09-11. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 00:26, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Section sizes Section size for Delaware (67 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 14,453 14,453 Etymology 1,724 1,724 History 95 24,414 Native Americans 1,850 1,850 Colonial Delaware 3,824 3,824 American Revolution 3,693 3,693 Slavery and race 5,817 5,817 Reconstruction and industrialization 4,742 4,742 World War II to present 4,393 4,393 Geography 4,731 10,292 Topography 1,787 1,787 Climate 1,736 1,736 Environment 1,085 1,085 Environmental management 953 953 Municipalities 317 6,178 Counties 169 169 Cities 444 444 Towns 1,557 1,557 Villages 156 156 Unincorporated places 3,535 3,535 Demographics 8,600 28,576 Race and ethnicity 5,494 5,494 Birth data 4,652 4,652 Languages 1,231 1,231 Sexual orientation 1,288 1,288 Religion 7,311 7,311 Economy 110 11,619 Affluence 1,907 1,907 Agriculture 262 262 Industries 1,208 5,503 Industrial decline 4,295 4,295 Incorporation in Delaware 2,645 2,645 Food and drink 1,192 1,192 Media 11 1,607 Newspapers 340 340 Television 816 816 Radio 440 440 Tourism 5,007 5,007 Education 3,468 3,864 Colleges and universities 396 396 Transportation 3,473 17,636 Roads 6,062 6,062 Ferries 503 503 Rail and bus 4,626 4,626 Air 2,972 2,972 Law and government 466 16,110 Legislative branch 726 726 Judicial branch 2,522 2,522 Executive branch 1,002 1,002 Counties 1,405 1,405 Politics 3,988 3,988 Freedom of information 1,725 1,725 Taxation 2,523 2,523 Voter registration 1,753 1,753 Culture and entertainment 30 2,602 Festivals 45 45 Sports 2,527 2,527 Foreign Affairs 21 1,455 Sister State 1,434 1,434 Delawareans 455 455 See also 194 194 Notes 24 24 References 28 28 Bibliography 165 165 External links 67 2,441 History 155 155 General 2,219 2,219 Total 148,844 148,844

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I visited this page by chance, via the one on the President of the USA who is sleeping near my house tonight, and I cannot find what are the culinary specialties, the local food of this state. Cordially, --94.109.142.116 (talk) 03:24, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The recent edit is misleading, because it does not distinguish between land area and water+land. The U.S.Census publishes several tables which present this information clearly, e.g., State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates. TEDickey (talk) 20:30, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone link the color buff in state colors to the wiki page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_(colour) 73.247.62.171 (talk) 14:49, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Done. GreenLoeb (talk) 15:37, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The term "concentrated" says in effect that African-Americans are found in Wilmington in a higher percentage than anywhere else in Delaware. The provided source has no relevant information to support this statement (and is by the way redundant for the subsequent comment given the other sources in the topic). TEDickey (talk) 18:55, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you are gonna keep on adding Delaware as a state in the Southeastern United States, then you should be doing the same action to Maryland's page too. The truth is, majority of Americans would probably not associate Maryland and Delaware as a Southern state, rather solely a Mid-Atlantic state given its proximity to other fellow Mid-atlantic cities like NYC, DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia. As long as those two states are within the territories of even the Northeast Megalopolis, both states are 100% not Southeastern. Maybe you should do an eye check, because if the Mason-Dixon Line defines the South's separation from the North, then Delaware is a northern state and should not even be close to having any affinity with the South(east). 2404:E801:2003:2EB1:38D0:D9AB:9A78:3B09 (talk) 13:30, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The US Census lists Delaware as part of the Southern region. Most of Delaware is south of the Mason-Dixon line that forms most of the southern border of Pennsylvania. Delaware was once a slave-holding state. Stop with the WP:WHATABOUTX arguments. If either article needs to be fixed, it would then be the Maryland article.

You also need to learn how to use the edit summary. Peaceray (talk) 15:45, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]