Delaware (disambiguation)
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Delaware may refer to:

Title of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
Thomas West, 3rd and 12th Baron De La Warr was the Englishman after whom the bay, the river, and, consequently, an American Indian people and U.S. state, all later called "Delaware", were named....

, after whom the following were named:
  • Delaware
    Delaware
    Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

    , the U. S. state
    • Delaware Colony
      Delaware Colony
      Delaware Colony in the North American Middle Colonies was a region of the Province of Pennsylvania although never legally a separate colony. From 1682 until 1776 it was part of the Penn proprietorship and was known as the lower counties...

      , English colony preceding the state
  • Lenape
    Lenape
    The Lenape are an Algonquian group of Native Americans of the Northeastern Woodlands. They are also called Delaware Indians. As a result of the American Revolutionary War and later Indian removals from the eastern United States, today the main groups live in Canada, where they are enrolled in the...

    , the Native American tribe also known as the Delaware
    • Delaware Nation
      Delaware Nation
      The Delaware Nation, sometimes called the Absentee or Western Delaware, is one of two federally recognized tribe of Delaware Indians, along with the Delaware Indians based in Bartlesville, Oklahoma...

      , a Native American tribe in Oklahoma
  • Lenape language
    Lenape language
    The Delaware languages, also known as the Lenape languages, are Munsee and Unami, two closely related languages of the Eastern Algonquian subgroup of the Algonquian language family...

    , the Algonquian language of the Lenape tribe
  • Delaware River
    Delaware River
    The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...

    , a major river in the eastern United States
  • Delaware Bay
    Delaware Bay
    Delaware Bay is a major estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the Northeast seaboard of the United States whose fresh water mixes for many miles with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It is in area. The bay is bordered by the State of New Jersey and the State of Delaware...

    , tidal inlet which separates New Jersey from the state of Delaware; fed by the Delaware River


United States

  • Delaware City, Delaware
    Delaware City, Delaware
    Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2010 census. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the ferry to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.-Geography:Delaware City is...

  • University of Delaware
    University of Delaware
    The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...

  • Delaware, Indiana
    Delaware, Indiana
    Delaware is an unincorporated town in Delaware Township, Ripley County, Indiana....

  • Delaware County, Indiana
    Delaware County, Indiana
    As of the census of 2000, there were 118,769 people, 47,131 households, and 29,692 families residing in the county. The population density was 302 people per square mile . There were 51,032 housing units at an average density of 130 per square mile...

  • Delaware, Iowa
    Delaware, Iowa
    Delaware is a city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. The population was 188 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Delaware is located at ....

  • Delaware County, Iowa
    Delaware County, Iowa
    -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 17,764 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,028 housing units, of which 7,062 were occupied.-2000 census:...

  • Delaware River (Kansas)
    Delaware River (Kansas)
    The Delaware River is a river located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas. The Delaware River basin drains from the outflow of the Perry Lake reservoir...

  • Delaware, Michigan
    Delaware, Michigan
    Delaware is an unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was established in 1846 as a copper mining town. It is located in the Keweenaw Peninsula, ten miles south of Copper Harbor and around twenty five miles north of Calumet. When the town was first settled it...

  • Delaware Township, Michigan
    Delaware Township, Michigan
    Delaware Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 930 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...

  • Delaware Township, Grant County, Minnesota
  • Delaware Township, Camden County, New Jersey
  • Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
    Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,478 people, 1,643 households, and 1,302 families residing in the township. The population density was 121.9 people per square mile . There were 1,701 housing units at an average density of 46.3 per square mile...

  • Delaware, New York
    Delaware, New York
    Delaware is a town in Sullivan County, New York, USA. The population was 2,719 at the 2000 census.The Town of Delaware is in the western part of the county.-Geography:...

  • Delaware County, New York
    Delaware County, New York
    Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties...

  • Delaware, Ohio
    Delaware, Ohio
    The City of Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County in the United States state of Ohio. Delaware was founded in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816. It is located near the center of Ohio, is about north of Columbus, and is part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area...

  • Delaware County, Ohio
    Delaware County, Ohio
    Delaware County is a fast-growing suburban county in the state of Ohio, United States, within the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau's 2004 population estimates, Delaware County's population of 142,503 made it the fastest growing county in...

  • Delaware, Oklahoma
    Delaware, Oklahoma
    Delaware is a town in Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 417 at the 2010 census, a loss of 8.6 percent since the 456 at the 2000 census. The town is named for the Eastern Delaware tribe that moved into this area from Kansas after signing a treaty with the Cherokee Nation in...

  • Delaware County, Oklahoma
    Delaware County, Oklahoma
    Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 37,077 and the newest population estimate is 45,000. Its county seat is Jay. The county was named for the Delaware Indians resettled in what was then Indian Territory in the 1830s. .Delaware County...

  • Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
    Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
    Delaware Water Gap is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap, the pass through which the Lackawanna Corridor and Interstate 80 run across the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border along the Delaware River.The population of Delaware Water...

  • Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
    Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
    Delaware Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,464 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.Delaware Township is bordered by...

  • Delaware Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
    Delaware Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
    Delaware Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,159 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
    Delaware Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
    Delaware Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,341 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
    Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania
    Delaware Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,396 at the 2010 census. The Birchwood Lakes housing community is located in Delaware Township.-Geography:...

  • Delaware County, Pennsylvania
    Delaware County, Pennsylvania
    Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 558,979, making it Pennsylvania's fifth most populous county, behind Philadelphia, Allegheny, Montgomery, and Bucks counties....

  • Delaware Falls, one of 24 named waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State Park
    Waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State Park
    File:Ricketts Glen State Park Waterfalls Base Map Labels.png|alt=A map showing Kitchen Creek flowing southeast from Ganoga Lake, through Lake Jean, and then through the dry bed of Lake Rose into Ganoga Glen with ten waterfalls. A second branch of the creek flows south through the dry bed of Lake...

     in Pennsylvania

Ships

, the name of various United States Navy ships
  • NOAAS Delaware II (R 445), a United States National Oceanic and Atmopsheric Administration fisheries research ship in service since 1968

Other

  • Delaware (song)
    Delaware (song)
    "Delaware" is a popular song, written by Irving Gordon. The song was published in 1959 and has references to 15 States, in such fashion as: "Where has Oregon, boy?" and "Why did Cali-phone ya?"...

     a popular song from 1959 with puns on the names of the American states.
  • Delaware (band)
    Delaware (band)
    Delaware is a Norwegian indie/alternative rock band from Drammen.-Early History: The start as Beyond:Delaware started out in 1994 in Drammen, Norway as the band Beyond, a punk/hardcore band who later developed a more pop/melancholic rock sound...

  • Delaware (chicken)
    Delaware (chicken)
    The Delaware is a breed of chicken originating in the U.S. state of Delaware. It was once of relative importance to the U.S. chicken industry, but today is critically endangered. It is primarily suited to meat production but also lays reasonably well...

    , breed of chicken from the state
  • Blue Hen of Delaware, other breed of chicken from the state
  • Delaware General Corporation Law
  • Delaware (grape)
    Delaware (grape)
    The Delaware grape is a cultivar derived from the grape species Vitis Labrusca or 'Fox Grape' which is used for the table and wine production....

  • Delaware St. John
    Delaware St. John
    Delaware St. John is the collective name given to a series of currently three adventure games produced by Big Time Games, which was founded in 2004. Lighthouse Interactive was the retail publisher for these adventure games. The story follows the adventures of psychic ghost hunting detective...

    , an adventure game series
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