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Cheswold, Delaware

Cheswold, Delaware, in Kent county, is 35 miles SW of Vineland, New Jersey (center to center) and 55 miles E of Baltimore, Maryland. The town is conveniently located inside the Dover metropolitan area. There are an estimated 313 people in Cheswold.

The People and Families of Cheswold

In Cheswold, about 45% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Cheswold had a median family income of $32,045.

Cheswold Housing

Approximately 54% of housing in Cheswold is owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Cheswold, 98% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	35 miles SW of Vineland, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	55 miles E of Baltimore, Maryland
County	Kent
Metro Area	Dover
P.O. Box Zip Codes	19936
Phone Area Codes	302
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.219
Longitude	-75.585

Station	DOVER
Distance	6.1 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 44 F
Apr Temp	44 to 65 F
Jul Temp	68 to 87 F
Oct Temp	49 to 69 F
Annual Precip	46.2 inches

Station	CHESTERTOWN
Distance	25.8 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 42 F
Apr Temp	43 to 65 F
Jul Temp	67 to 88 F
Oct Temp	46 to 68 F
Annual Precip	44.8 inches

Station	DENTON 2 E
Distance	25.9 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 44 F
Apr Temp	42 to 67 F
Jul Temp	65 to 89 F
Oct Temp	45 to 70 F
Annual Precip	43.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	313	100%
Male	163	52.1%
Female	150	47.9%
Under 18	96	30.7%
18+	217	69.3%
65+	35	11.2%
Median Age	30.5
Average Family Size	2.95
White	224	71.6%
African-American	38	12.1%
Asian	1	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	16	5.1%
Other	20	6.4%
Mixed Race	14	4.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	34	10.9%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	345
Growth	32
Growth %	10.2%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	38%
German	15.5%
Irish	15.2%
US/American	12.2%
English	4.3%
African	4%
Italian	3.6%
Polish	2.3%
French (except Basque)	2%
Welsh	1%
Hungarian	0.7%
Pennsylvania German	0.7%
French Canadian	0.7%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Cheswold	313	$32,045
Clayton	1,273	$48,000
Dover	32,135	$48,338
Kenton	237	$38,000
Leipsic	203	$39,219
Smyrna	5,679	$42,355
Wyoming	1,141	$54,265

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