Profile for Newark, Delaware, DE

Newark is on White Clay Creek.

Quaker settlement

The only Revolutionary War battle in the state occurred here in 1777.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 168. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 5.6 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Oktoberfest - Sept. 21-23, 2007
• Newark Film Festival - Sept. 6-9, 2007
• Polish American Festival - Sept. 21-23, 2007

Performing arts: Chapel Street Players, Mid-Atlantic Ballet, New Ark Chorale

Nearby parks & recreation: White Clay Creek State Park

Historic sites and museums: Iron Hill Museum of Natural History

Colleges and universities: University of Delaware, Delaware Technical & Comm Coll-Stanton-Wilmington

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Archives (2)

Cemeteries (15)

Colleges (3)

Communities (17)

Hotels (28)

Libraries (4)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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• New Castle County data
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Sections below provide additional information and links about Newark 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 19713 ZIP code.

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

15% of Newark residents report German ancestry, and 18% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Newark ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Newark
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• Libraries in or near Newark

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
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Dance

• Mid-Atlantic Ballet

Music

• New Ark Chorale

Theater

• Chapel Street Players

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• Newark area parks

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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Newark
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• Communities in New Castle County

• Newark business guide
• New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• 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 Newark was $20,376, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Delaware economic data

51% of Newark residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Air pollution in New Castle County
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• 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

Newark festival dates:

• Oktoberfest - Sept. 21-23, 2007
• Newark Film Festival - Sept. 6-9, 2007
• Polish American Festival - Sept. 21-23, 2007

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

Newark festival web sites:

• Newark Film Festival

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

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Historic districts in Newark include Aiken's Tavern Historic District, Cooch's Bridge Historic District, Old College Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in New Castle County genealogy forum

Median rent in Newark, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $625.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,200.

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Libraries in Newark include Newark Free Library ... View libraries

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

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Newark
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Newark restaurants taking online reservations include Home Grown Cafe ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Newark workers is 22 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Newark between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Newark include Best Western, Comfort Inn Newark, Comfort Suites Newark, Country Inn & Suites, Courtyard Newark Univ Delaware, Courtyard Wilmington Newark Christiana, Days Inn, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn-Wilmington/Newark, Hawthorn Newark De ... More hotels.

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