Smyrna times., 1920-07-07
OFFICIAL CENSUS GIVES
OUT ADDITIONAL FIGURES
DOVER THE LARGEST TOWN IN
STATE SOUTH OF WILMINGTON
Smyrna Stands Seventh in List-Fig-
ures Denote Drift From Rural
Towns to Large Cities

ures Denote Drift From Rural,
Towns to Large Cities
Official census figures for incorpor-
ated towns in Delaware, issued by the
Census Bureau in Washington, show
Dover to be the largest town in the
State outside of Wilmington. Dover.
the capital, is credited with 4O42 in
habitants, a gain of 322 in ten years,
compared with the official figures of
1910. New Castle is the second larg-
est town outside of Wilmington with
a population of 1854 compared with
1851 ten years ago, a gain of 5O3.
Milford is the third largest town out
side of Wilmington with 2753 resi-
dents a gain of $50 in ten years. The
town lies partly in Kent and partly
in Sussex county. Laurel is the
fourth largest outside of Wilmington
with 2253, gain of 81 in ten years.
Newark is the fifth largest town out
side of Wilmington with 2183 inhabi-
tants, gain of 270. Seaford comes
sixth with 2141 inhabitants, a gain of
SO, and Smyrna seventh with 1858,
gain of 10. These figures indicate
that the principal towns of the State
have gained in population. Therefore,
the loss in population in Kent and
Sussex counties in all probability is
in the distinctively rural or farming
sections. 1t may indicate the drift
from the farm to the town or city a
migration all the greater in rural Del
aware the past decade because of
young men leaving the farms during
the war to take more lucrative jobs
in shipyards and other high-paying
industries
Minor Civil Divisions ...,......1 1920 1910
Kent County ................. .3l,O23 32,f2I
No l, including Smyrna and
part of Clayton ............ S.521 3.627
No. ?, including Leipsie and
Lepsic and Little Greek and
parts of Cheswold and Dover. 1928 3s046
No. 8, including Kenton and
parts of Cheswold and Clayton 2.S31 3,032
No. 4, including Hartly ........ 2,439 2,709
No. 5, including part of Dover. 1927 3,77l
rington .................... $500 2.s4l
Wyoming :............::.:.. 1929 s.252
No. s. including Bowers. FELTON,,
Frederica and Magnolia ,.... 5000 1881
No. Q, including Pennington and
part of Harrington ......... 1920 3,945
No. 10. including part Of Milford 3,033 3.067
Tast Dover hundred ........... 80. ..-.
| Little Creek hundred .......... 80. -.
! Mspillion hundred ............ .... ....
| North Murderkill hundred ..... 80. ....
South Murderkil hundred ..... go. ....
| West Dover hundred .......... -. ....
| incorporated Towns ........... 1920 1910
| Bowers Observation-Disclosures. TIA PIP
| Camden Observation-Disclosures. 531 553
/ Cheswod ................. 2S7 223
! Clayton Observation-Disclosures. S72 7s4
Dover Observation-Disclosures. 4,O42 3,720
| Pennington Observation-Disclosures. 124 255
| FELTON, Observation-Disclosures. I'll 451
| Frederick ............... Gil $50
Harrington ................... 1.617 1900
| Harty Observation-Disclosures. 905 ....
! hentOn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ZlZ ZUS
Leipsic Observation-Disclosures. 244 271
Little Creek ............... 156 285
| Magnolia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. III 21O
| Milford (part of T.. .......... 1874 1,189
Smyrna .................... 1858 1,84S
| wyoming ...--........ DOL Oh
e. In Kent and Sussex Counties. Combined
population, 1920-2,753 1910-2603; 1900
2500