Georgetown is a city in the state of Delaware ( USA ). Sussex County Administrative Center. According to the 2010 census, the number of city residents was 6422 people.
| City | |
| Georgetown | |
|---|---|
| English Georgetown | |
 | |
| A country |  USA |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1791 |
| Square | 13.32 km² |
| Center height | 16 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 7 , summer UTC − 6 |
| Population | |
| Population | 6,422 people ( 2010 ) |
| Density | 482 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +1 302 |
| Postcode | 19947 |
| FIPS | 10-29090 |
| GNIS | |
The city is included in the metropolitan statistical area of Salisbury - Delaware.
Content
Geographical position
Georgetown is located in the heart of Sussex County. The roads US 113, US 9, DE 18, DE 404, DE 18 pass through the city.
History
In 1631, the Dutch colonists founded the first settlement in the state of Delaware in Lewis. This was the first and only settlement in the region for a long time. Lewis was the main contender for the county seat when three districts in Delaware were later created. However, Lewis was on the county’s border, so residents filed a petition to transfer the administration to the geographical center. In 1791, land was acquired in the center of the district for a new settlement and construction of the district court building began. The city was named Georgetown in honor of Commissioner George Mitchell, who was one of the activists transferring the county center to Georgetown.
Population
| Population census | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | Us. | % ± | |
| 1850 | 777 | ||
| 1860 | 553 | -28.8% | |
| 1870 | 710 | 28.4% | |
| 1880 | 895 | 26.1% | |
| 1890 | 1353 | 51.2% | |
| 1900 | 1658 | 22.5% | |
| 1910 | 1609 | -3% | |
| 1920 | 1710 | 6.3% | |
| 1930 | 1763 | 3.1% | |
| 1940 | 1820 | 3.2% | |
| 1950 | 1923 | 5.7% | |
| 1960 | 1765 | -8.2% | |
| 1970 | 1844 | 4.5% | |
| 1980 | 1710 | -7.3% | |
| 1990 | 3732 | 118.2% | |
| 2000 | 4643 | 24.4% | |
| 2010 | 6422 | 38.3% | |
| Current 2016 | 7206 | 12.2% | |
According to the 2010 census, Georgetown's population was 6422 people (of which 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women), the city had 1847 households and 1223 families. In the city there were 2030 buildings with an average density of 152.4 buildings per square kilometer of land. Racial composition : white - 46.6%, African Americans - 14.5%, Asians - 1.1%, Native Americans - 4.3%. 47.8% are of Hispanic origin [1] .
The population of the city by age range according to the 2010 census was as follows: 29.1% - residents under 18 years old, 4.1% - between 18 and 21 years old, 54.6% - from 21 to 65 years old and 12.2% - at the age of 65 years and older. The average age of the population is 29.2 years. For every 100 females in Georgetown, there are 101.3 males, while for 100 adult females there are already 101.3 males of comparable age [1] .
Of the 1847 households, 66.2% were families: 42.8% of couples living together (20.5% with children under 18 years of age); 16.4% are women living without husbands and 7.0% are men living without wives. 33.8% did not have a family. On average, 3.38 people are households, and the average family size is 3.73 people. 26.4% of the population lived alone, 12.6% were single elderly people (over 65) [1] .
Economics
In 2014, out of 5150 people over 16 years old, 2751 had jobs. At the same time, men had a median income of $ 25,625 a year, compared to $ 37,276 of the average annual income for women. In 2014, the median income for a family was estimated at $ 46,750, for a household - at $ 46,708. The per capita income is $ 23,090 per year [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Date of treatment May 19, 2018.