Profile for Hockessin, Delaware, DE

Hockessin is near the PA border.

Quakers settled the area in the early 1700s.

Nearby parks & recreation: Ashland Nature Center

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Cemeteries (17)

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Hotels (9)

Libraries (6)

Museums (7)

Parks (2)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Hockessin
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• 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 Hockessin 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 19707 ZIP code.

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

12% of Hockessin residents report German ancestry, and 17% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Hockessin ancestry & family history guide.

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

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• 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

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• Hockessin historic sites
• Hockessin area parks

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• Cemeteries in New Castle County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Delaware cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Hockessin
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• Communities in New Castle County

• Hockessin 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 Hockessin was $40,516, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• 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

58% of Hockessin residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Hockessin
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• Air pollution in New Castle County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Delaware
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Hockessin items now on sale

• New Castle County government
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• Hockessin medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Hockessin
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• 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 Hockessin, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $2,001.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,757.

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• Jobs in the Hockessin area
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Libraries in Hockessin include Hockessin Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Hockessin

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

• Delaware Democratic party
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• Delaware elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Hockessin
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The average commute time for Hockessin workers is 27 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 1 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Hockessin between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Delaware tourism bureau

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