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Delaware is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the United States of America. Delaware is named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. Population estimates by the Census Bureau for 2005 place the population of Delaware at 843,524, moving from the 45th most populous state at the 2000 Census to the 46th most populous. Despite this, it is the 7th most densely populated state with a population density of 320 more people per square mile than the national average, ranking ahead of states such as Florida, California, and Texas. Delaware was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and is known as the “First State”, officially referring to the fact that it was the first to ratify the United States Constitution. Even though the states were already known as such prior to the Constitution, the motto itself is still historically accurate, as Delaware was indeed the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, the first legal document establishing the new American political entities as “states” (although the Declaration of Independence refers to them as “States”). Commemorating Delaware’s ratification, Constitution Park (one block from where Dover’s Golden Fleece Tavern once stood) features a four-foot cube upon which is inscribed the entire document as it has evolved.

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State revenue estimates up by $20 million

May 21, 2013 5:33 am

State lawmakers will have an additional $20.2 million to work with as they resume budget discussions today in Dover.

Charges dropped in restaurant fight

May 21, 2013 5:27 am

Criminal mischief charges filed against a patron of a Wilmington restaurant that resulted from a fight there last month have been dismissed, the man's attorney said.

Pediatrician's wife agrees to plea deal with prosecutors

May 21, 2013 5:27 am

Pauline Morse agreed Monday to cooperate with the prosecutors who have charged her husband, Dr. Melvin Morse, a former Sussex County pediatrician, with subjecting their daughter to waterboarding as a ...

Appoquinimink baseball coach placed on leave

May 21, 2013 5:26 am

Appoquinimink High School placed teacher and varsity baseball coach Charles C. Word on administrative leave Monday following his arrest in Newark on charges of indecent exposure and harassment, school...

Officials use law to force closure of nuisance property

May 21, 2013 5:24 am

State and county officials on Monday announced the closure of a New Castle-area property they said saw 'constant criminal activity' in recent years, including drive-up drug sales, prostitution, assort...

More children living in poverty

May 21, 2013 5:18 am

As the director of a preschool in downtown Wilmington, Helen Riley knows many of Delaware's children struggle with poverty.

Imagine Delaware Forum kicks off dialogue on aging

May 21, 2013 5:14 am

The most pressing problem facing an aging Delaware, said Gov. Jack Markell, is the health care delivery system and how we will pay for it.

Video review: Aging of Delaware forum

May 21, 2013 1:40 am

Replay this evening's Aging of Delaware forum held at UD's Clayton Hall

Three-year-old birthday party goes Hollywood

May 21, 2013 1:25 am

The paparazzi's cameras flashed. Guests arrived in the back of convertibles. The black stretch limo rolled up slowly. The red carpet was rolled - for a 3-year-old's birthday party.

McCoy tweaks knee; Foles gets more time with first team

May 21, 2013 12:49 am

Running back LeSean McCoy left practice early to get his knee worked on. The injury doesn't appear to be serious

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