Dunleith

Dunleith is a suburb of , in New Castle County, , United States. It was built in the early 1950s, and was the first housing development marketed for African-Americans in Delaware. In 1990, the population was 2,600.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in Delaware, United States of America
  • Also known as: Dunleith, DE” and “Dunleith, Delaware

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Christina and Pennsylvania Station.

Park
, also called Fort Altena, was the first settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. Built in 1638 and named after Christina, Queen of Sweden, it was located approximately 1 mi east of the… is situated 2 miles northeast of Dunleith.

Railway station
Wilmington station, also known as the Joseph R. Biden, Jr, Railroad Station, is a passenger rail station in . It serves nine Amtrak train routes and is part of the Northeast Corridor. is situated 2 miles north of Dunleith.

Museum
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
, also known as Old Swedes, is a historic church at East 7th and Church Street in . It was consecrated on Trinity Sunday, June 4, 1699, by a predominantly Swedish congregation formerly of the colony of New Sweden. is situated 2 miles north of Dunleith.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minquadale and Holloway Terrace.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is the location of the southernmost interchange between Interstate 495 and US 13.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is located on the outskirts of the city of along Delaware Route 9 and Interstate 295, southwest of the Port of Wilmington.

Neighborhood
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the state's population of 989,948. is situated 1½ miles south of Dunleith.

Dunleith

Latitude
39.70872° or 39° 42′ 31″ north
Longitude
-75.55548° or 75° 33′ 20″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
87F6PC5V+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157632654
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4142341
Wiki­data ID
Q5315433
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Irish—“Dunleith” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 鄧利斯
  • French: Dunleith
  • Irish: Dunleith

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bowlerama and Minquadale Fire Company.

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