New Castle County

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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include North Saint Georges Historic District and Chelsea.

Protected area
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is a national historic district located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 69 contributing buildings and 3 contributing objects in the village of North St.

Historic building
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is a historic home located in , New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1848 by Thomas Clark, and is a three-story, three-bay-square brick block with a low, almost flat, hipped roof surmounted by a widow's walk.

Protected area
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is a national historic district located at , New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 204 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the town of Delaware City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bear and Delaware City.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in New Castle County, , United States. The population was 19,371 at the 2010 census. Originally a small crossroads in a rural area, approximately 14 miles south of , the area supported small farms growing mainly corn and cattle. is situated 3½ miles north of New Castle County.

Village
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is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to on .

Village
is an unincorporated town and former municipality situated on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in New Castle County, , United States, approximately midway between the and .

New Castle County

Latitude
39.5783° or 39° 34′ 42″ north
Longitude
-75.639° or 75° 38′ 20″ west
Population
538,000
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87F6H9H6+8C
Geo­Names ID
4143835
Wiki­data ID
Q156156
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“New Castle County” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: New Castle County
  • Arabic: مقاطعة نيو كاسل
  • Armenian: Նյու Քասլ շրջան
  • Asturian: condáu de New Castle
  • Basque: New Castle konderria
  • Basque: New Castleko konderria
  • Bavarian: New Castle County, Delaware
  • Bavarian: New Castle County
  • Belarusian: акруга Нью-Касл
  • Belarusian: графства Нью-Касл
  • Belarusian: Нью-Касл (акруга)
  • Belarusian: Нью-Касл (графства)
  • Belarusian: Нью-Касл
  • Bishnupriya: নিউ ক্যাসেল কাউন্টি, ডেলাওয়্যার
  • Bishnupriya: নিউ ক্যাসেল কাউন্টি
  • Bulgarian: Ню Касъл
  • Catalan: comtat de New Castle
  • Cebuano: New Castle County
  • Chechen: Нью-Касл (гуо, Делавэр)
  • Chechen: Нью-Касл
  • Chinese: New Castle Kūn
  • Chinese: 紐卡斯爾縣
  • Chinese: 紐卡斯爾郡
  • Chinese: 纽卡斯尔县
  • Cornish: Konteth New Castle, Delaware
  • Cornish: Konteth New Castle
  • Croatian: New Castle, okrug
  • Croatian: New Castle
  • Croatian: Okrug New Castle, Delaware
  • Croatian: Okrug New Castle
  • Czech: New Castle County
  • Danish: New Castle County
  • Dutch: New Castle County
  • Esperanto: Kantono New Castle
  • Esperanto: Kantono Nov-Kastelo
  • Estonian: New Castle’i maakond
  • Estonian: New Castlei maakond
  • Finnish: New Castlen piirikunta
  • French: comte de New Castle
  • French: comté de New Castle
  • French: Comté de New Castle
  • Galician: Condado de New Castle, Delaware
  • Galician: Condado de New Castle
  • Georgian: ნიუ-კასლის ოლქი
  • German: New Castle County
  • Gilaki: نیوکاسل ٚ شأرستان (دلأویر)
  • Gilaki: نیوکاسل ٚ شأرستان
  • Greek: κομητεία του Νιου Καστλ
  • Greek: Κομητεία του Νιου Καστλ
  • Hebrew: מחוז ניו קאסל
  • Hungarian: New Castle megye
  • Indonesian: County New Castle, Delaware
  • Indonesian: County New Castle
  • Irish: Contae New Castle, Delaware
  • Irish: Contae New Castle
  • Italian: contea di New Castle
  • Italian: Contea di New Castle
  • Japanese: ニュー・カッスル郡
  • Japanese: ニュー・カャッスル・カウンティ
  • Japanese: ニュー・キャッスル・カウンティ
  • Japanese: ニュー・キャッスル郡
  • Japanese: ニューキャッスル郡
  • Japanese: ニューキャッスル郡議会
  • Korean: 뉴캐슬군
  • Lithuanian: Niu Kaslo apygarda
  • Low German: New Castle County
  • Marathi: न्यू कॅसल काउंटी, डेलावेर
  • Marathi: न्यू कॅसल काउंटी
  • Mazanderani: نیوکاسل شهرستان
  • Min Dong Chinese: New Castle Gông
  • Min Nan Chinese: New Castle Kūn
  • Northern Frisian: New Castle County
  • Norwegian Bokmål: New Castle County
  • Norwegian: New Castle County
  • Ossetian: Нью-Касл (зылд)
  • Ossetian: Нью-Касл
  • Persian: شهرستان نیو کستل، دلاویر
  • Persian: شهرستان نیو کستل
  • Persian: شهرستان نیوکاسل
  • Polish: Hrabstwo New Castle
  • Portuguese: Condado de New Castle
  • Romanian: Comitatul New Castle, Delaware
  • Romanian: Comitatul New Castle
  • Russian: Нью-Касл
  • Sardinian: contea de New Castle
  • Scots: New Castle Coonty
  • Scottish Gaelic: New Castle County
  • Serbian: New Castle County
  • Serbian: Okrug Nju Kasl
  • Serbian: Округ Њу Касл
  • Serbo-Croatian: New Castle County, Delaware
  • Serbo-Croatian: New Castle County
  • Slovenian: New Castle County
  • Slovenian: Okrožje New Castle
  • Spanish: Condado de New Castle (Delaware)
  • Spanish: Condado de New Castle
  • Swedish: New Castle County
  • Tajik: Ҳавзаи Ню Касл
  • Tatar: Нью-Касл (округ, Делавэр)
  • Tatar: Нью-Касл
  • Turkish: New Castle County, DE
  • Turkish: New Castle County, Del.
  • Turkish: New Castle County, Delaware
  • Turkish: New Castle County
  • Turkish: New Castle ilçesi, DE
  • Turkish: New Castle ilçesi, Del.
  • Turkish: New Castle ilçesi, Delaware
  • Turkish: New Castle ilçesi
  • Ukrainian: Нью-Касл
  • Urdu: نیو کیسل کاؤنٹی، ڈیلاویئر
  • Urdu: نیو کیسل کاؤنٹی
  • Uzbek: New Castle okrugi
  • Venetian: contea de New Castle
  • Vietnamese: Quận New Castle, Delaware
  • Vietnamese: Quận New Castle
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han New Castle, Delaware
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han New Castle
  • Welsh: New Castle County, Delaware
  • Welsh: New Castle County
  • Western Panjabi: نیو کاسل کاؤنٹی

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wrangle Hill and Birds Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tailings Pond and St. Georges Bridge.

Delaware: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Dover, Wilmington, Newark, and New Castle.

Curious Places to Discover

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