Profile for Bear, Delaware, DE

Nearby parks & recreation: Lums Pond State Park

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Cemeteries (12)

Colleges (2)

Communities (14)

Hotels (28)

Libraries (5)

Museums (2)

Parks (3)

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• Bear population
• Ancestry of people in Bear
• Housing in Bear
• Income in Bear
• Marital status of adults in Bear
• Place of birth of people in Bear
• Residence in 1995, of people in Bear
• School enrollment & education levels in Bear
• Transportation & commute times in Bear
• New Castle County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Delaware
• State data - Delaware
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Bear demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the New Castle County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Wilmington-Newark area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 19701 ZIP code.

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• New Castle County government
• New Castle County Chamber of Commerce

13% of Bear residents report German ancestry, and 17% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Bear ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Bear
• Cemeteries in New Castle County
• Libraries in or near Bear

Post a query on a message board:

• New Castle County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - DE data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Bear museums
• Bear historic sites
• Bear area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Bear area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in New Castle County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Delaware cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Bear
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in New Castle County

• Bear business guide
• New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Delaware
• Local ordinances in Delaware (Partial selection)

• Crime in New Castle County
• Arrests in New Castle County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Delaware
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Bear was $20,715, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• New Castle County economic census
• New Castle County economic summary
• New Castle County employment growth
• New Castle County unemployment rate
• Delaware economic data

18% of Bear residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Bear
• Colleges in Delaware
• Learning Disabilities Association in Delaware
• Schools in or near Bear
• School districts in or near Bear
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Delaware high schools

• Movies playing in or near Bear
• YouTube videos about Bear

• Air pollution in New Castle County
• Diesel soot in New Castle County
• Land contamination in New Castle County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Delaware
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in New Castle County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Delaware

• ePodunk festival listings
• Delaware county fairs
• Delaware festivals (Delaware tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Bear

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Bear
• Geocaches in Delaware

• Bear items now on sale

• New Castle County government
• Delaware state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Bear medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Bear
• Historic sites in Delaware
• Museums in or near Bear
• Museums in Delaware
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in New Castle County genealogy forum

Median rent in Bear, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $611.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,141.

• Research Bear Apartments
• Find Foreclosure in Bear
• Homes for sale in Bear
• Find a Bear Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Delaware mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Jobs in the Bear area
• Job services in Delaware
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Bear include Bear Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Bear

• Delaware library

• Get directions from Bear
• Get directions to Bear
• Census map of Bear area
• Historic maps of DE cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Delaware
• Topographic map of Bear

• Daily newspapers in or near Bear
• AM radio stations in or near Bear
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Bear
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Bear
• TV stations in or near Bear
• Media ownership in the Bear area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Delaware

• Military bases in Delaware
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Bear
• Search obituaries in Delaware
• Recent death notices - selected DE newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Delaware
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Delaware
• Lions clubs in Delaware
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Bear
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Bear

• Parks near Bear
• National forests in Delaware
• State parks in Delaware

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Bear
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Delaware communities
• Photo collection - Delaware communities
• Photos of Delaware places
• Post cards of Delaware communities

New Castle County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Bear political report.

• Delaware Democratic party
• Delaware Republican party
• Delaware elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Bear
• Total membership by faith, in New Castle County

• Nearby restaurants taking online reservations
• Chowhound message boards for DE

The average commute time for Bear workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Bear include Americinn, Korman Communities Brandywine Woods.

• Bear travel guide
• Airports near Bear
• Hotels near Bear
• Delaware tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Delaware coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Delaware
• Wildlife refuges in Delaware

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