USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The county seat is Wilmington, which is also the state’s most populous city. Delaware’s location within the U.S. New Castle County is included in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is named after William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle ( c.

Detailed explanation-2: -Welcome to the City of New Castle Historic New Castle, Delaware is located just 10 minutes south of downtown Wilmington with easy access from I-95 and I-295. Overlooking the Delaware River, Historic New Castle is the oldest continuously occupied town in the Delaware Valley.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1704, when he granted them a separate legislature, New Castle became the colonial capitol of Delaware. The lively town also briefly served as the first state capital, and continued as the county seat until the 1880’s. New Castle’s location made it an ideal transfer point for trips up and down the coast.

Detailed explanation-4: -As of 2020, the largest municipality by population in Delaware is Wilmington with 70, 898 residents, while the largest by area is Dover which spans 23.668 sq mi (61.30 km2).