 laurel is a town in sussex county, delaware, united states. the population was 3,708 at the 2010 census.http://www.stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/ laurel is part of the salisbury, maryland-delaware metropolitan statistical area. it once hosted the laurel blue hens of the eastern shore baseball league. ==history== the chipman potato house, chipman's mill, collins potato house, hearn potato house, e. l. hitch potato house, laurel historic district, moore potato house, old christ church, phillips potato house, ralph potato house, rider potato house, ross point school, spring garden, stanley potato house, and wright potato house are listed on the national register of historic places. ==geography== laurel is located on the atlantic coastal plain in southwestern delaware at  (38.557091, -75.572789).{
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