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Delaware

Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ ⓘ DEL-ə-wair) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state's name derives from the adjacent Delaware Bay, which in turn was named after Thomas West, 3rd…

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Admitted to the Union
December 7, 1787; 238 years ago (1787-12-07) (1st)
Before statehood
Province of Pennsylvania (Lower Counties on the Delaware)
Capital
Dover
Country
United States
Demonym
Delawarean
Elevation
66 ft (20 m)

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Delaware

Nodes617
Edges616
Triples734
Avg. degree2
Density0.003241
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Delaware

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related to Colonial Delaware · 42
Delaware → Baron Baltimore, Cecil Calvert, Duke, Dutch, Dutch New Netherland, English, Europeans, Fighting, Finns, Fort Christina, General Assembly, Governor, However, In, James, Lewes, Lower Counties, Maryland, Massachusetts, Native American
related to Rail and bus · 39
Delaware → Amtrak, Amtrak Northeast Corridor, Churchmans Crossing, Claymont, Coatesville, CSX, CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision, Delaware City, Delaware Railroad, Delmar, Dover, East Penn Railroad, Edgemoor, Ellendale, Frankford, Georgetown, Gravel Hill, Harrington, Maryland, Milton
related to Air · 30
Delaware → ACY, Airport, As, Atlantic City International Airport, Avelo Airlines, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall, BWI, DCA, EWR, February, Florida, Frontier Airlines, I-95, IAD, June, New Castle County, Newark Liberty International Airport, Northeast, Philadelphia International Airport, PHL
related to Roads · 28
Delaware → Chesapeake Bay Bridge, DE, Delaware Bay, Delaware Bicycle Route, Delaware Turnpike, Dover, Fenwick Island, Highway, I-295, I-495, I-95, In, Interstate, Interstate Highway System, It, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Maryland, Montchanin, New Castle, New Castle County
related to Tourism · 27
Delaware → According, Beaver Valley, Bethany Beach, Delaware's, Dewey Beach, Dover Green, Fenwick Island, First State National Historical, Fort Christina, Green, John Dickinson Plantation, Lewes, Maryland, National Park Service, New Castle Court House, Old Swedes' Church, Park, Pennsylvania, Rehoboth Beach, Ryves Holt House
related to American Revolution · 26
Delaware → Anticipating, Britain, British, Caesar Rodney, Colonial Assembly, Declaration, Delaware's, George Read, Independence, John Dickinson, June, Kent County, Like, Lower Counties, Merchants, New Castle, Only, Patriot, Penman, Pennsylvania
related to Etymology · 26
Delaware → Anglo-French, Baron De La Warr, Breton, Colony, Delaware Bay, Delaware Valley, Europeans, Gaire, Gara, Gare, Indigenous, It, La Guerre, La Warr, Late Latin, Latin, Lenape, Lucien Musset, Norman, Old Norse
related to Native Americans · 26
Delaware → Allegheny Mountains, Before Delaware, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware River, Delaware Valley, Delmarva Peninsula, Eastern Algonquian, European, Five Nations, Hudson River, Iroquoian, Iroquois, John Smith, Kuskarawock, Lenape, Minqua, Munsee Lenape, Nanticoke, Susquehannock, The Kuskarawocks
related to World War II to present · 26
Delaware → Black, Board, Brown, Delaware's, Education, In, In October, Like, Martin Luther King Jr, Mass, Milford, Milford High School, National Guard, New, Northern Delaware's, Riots, Southern Delaware, Sussex County, The, The University
related to Reconstruction and industrialization · 25
Delaware → Amendment, Article, Because, Beginning, Black, Civil Rights Act, Civil War, Congress, Delaware's, Democratic, Democratic Redeemer, DuPont, During, Fearful, However, Investment, Jim Crow, New Castle County, Reconstruction Era, Section

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DelawareAdmitted to the UnionDecember 7, 1787; 238 years ago (1787-12-07) (1st)1.00infobox
DelawareBefore statehoodProvince of Pennsylvania (Lower Counties on the Delaware)1.00infobox
DelawareCapitalDover1.00infobox
DelawareCountryUnited States1.00infobox
DelawareDemonymDelawarean1.00infobox
DelawareElevation66 ft (20 m)1.00infobox
DelawareHighest elevation (Near the Ebright Azimuth[a])447.8500 ft (136.50468 m)1.00infobox
DelawareISO 3166 codeUS-DE1.00infobox
DelawareJudiciaryDelaware Supreme Court1.00infobox
DelawareLargest cityWilmington1.00infobox
DelawareLargest county or equivalentNew Castle1.00infobox
DelawareLargest metro and urban areasPhiladelphia1.00infobox
DelawareLatitude38° 27′ N to 39° 50′ N1.00infobox
DelawareLegislatureGeneral Assembly1.00infobox
DelawareLongitude75° 3′ W to 75° 47′ W1.00infobox
DelawareLowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean)0 ft (0 m)1.00infobox
DelawareTime zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)1.00infobox
DelawareTraditional abbreviationDel.1.00infobox
DelawareU.S. House delegationSarah McBride (D) (list)1.00infobox
DelawareU.S. senatorsChris Coons (D) Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)1.00infobox
DelawareUSPS abbreviationDE1.00infobox
DelawareWebsitedelaware.gov1.00infobox
Delaware• Density490/sq mi (190/km2)1.00infobox
Delaware• GovernorMatt Meyer (D)1.00infobox
Delaware• Income rank15th1.00infobox
Delaware• Length96 mi (154 km)1.00infobox
Delaware• Lieutenant GovernorKyle Evans Gay (D)1.00infobox
Delaware• Lower houseHouse of Representatives1.00infobox
Delaware• Median household income$81,400 (2023)1.00infobox
Delaware• Official languageNone1.00infobox

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