Profile for Harrington, Delaware, DE

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 21. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 6.6 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Delaware State Fair - July 19-28, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Harrington Museum, Harrington Railroad Museum, Messick Agricultural Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Harrington

Cemeteries (5)

Communities (4)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (2)

Parks (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Harrington demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Kent County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Dover area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 19952 ZIP code.

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11% of Harrington residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Harrington ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Harrington
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• Libraries in or near Harrington

Post a query on a message board:

• Kent 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
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Harrington business guide
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• Crime in Kent County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Local information on disability access
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• Independent living centers in Delaware
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Harrington was $15,049, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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8% of Harrington residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Harrington
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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Harrington festival dates:

• Delaware State Fair - July 19-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Harrington festival web sites:

• Delaware State Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Delaware county fairs
• Delaware festivals (Delaware tourism department)
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• Harrington items now on sale

• Harrington local government Web site
• Kent County government
• Delaware state government
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• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Kent County genealogy forum

Median rent in Harrington, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $322.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $845.

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

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Kent County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Harrington political report.

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

Hotels in Harrington include Americinn Lodge & Suites, Holiday Inn Express and Suites, Super 8.

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