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Place Name
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New Castle County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Population
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441,946 (1990)
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Location
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Delaware, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°34'N
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Longitude
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75°38'W
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New Castle
, county (
493 sq mi/1,277 sq km; 1990 pop.
441,946), N Del.; 
Wilmington, state's largest city
and main commercial and industrial center; 39°34'N 75°38'W. Bounded
N by Pa. state line, W by Md. state line, S in part by Smyrna R., E by
Delaware R. (New Jersey state line). Highest point in Del.
(442 ft/135 m; unnamed) on Pa. state line
6 mi/9.7 km N of Wilmington. Agr. (dairy
prods., poultry, livestock; corn, wheat); shipping at Wilmington.
Crossed E-W at center by Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, part of
Intracoastal Waterway; drained by Christina R., and Brandywine, Red
Clay, and White Clay creeks. Highly urbanized in N, especially NE
around Wilmington; continuation of Philadelphia metropolitan area, to
NE. Smallest of Delaware's 3 cos. Silver Run and Augustine Wildlife
Area in E; Canal Natl. Wildlife Refuge follows Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, at center; Brandywine Creek, Bellevue, and Fox Point state parks
in NE; White Clay State Park in NW; Lums Pond State Park in W center, N
of Canal; Fort Delaware and Fort Dupont state parks in E; 2 small
sects. of Del., including Finn's Point, are on the New Jersey side of
Delaware R. Univ. of Del. is at Newark. Formed 1672.
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