Georgetown, Delaware

Georgetown is a town in and the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware. The population of the town is 6,422.
Georgetown 	Delaware
Incorporated 	1817
County 	Sussex
Population 	6,422
Elevation 	52 ft (16 m)
Mayor 	Damian Quinonez
Town Guildmaster	Melvin Barragan
ZIP code 	19947
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
42.42% Hispanic or Latino (2,724)
41.40% White (2,659)
13.66% Black or African American (877)
2.52% Other (162)
19.3% (1,239) of Georgetown residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Georgetown has average to above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 22 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 2.54 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Sussex County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Every two years, Georgetown hosts Return Day, a half-day-long parade and festival two days after Election Day. It stems from colonial days, when the public would congregate in Georgetown two days after the election to hear the results (because it would take that long to deliver the results to the courthouse by horseback from the state capital in Dover). The winners of that year's elections parade in horse-drawn carriages around The Circle. Together with the losers and the chairs of the county's political parties, they ceremonially "bury the hatchet" in a tub of sand. The afternoon of Return Day is a holiday for county and state workers in Sussex County. The day's events are marked by a traditional ox feast, and the beginning of the next round of campaigns.
* One of the town's major employers is a large chicken processing plant by Perdue Farms. It has attracted numerous immigrants from Haiti and Guatemala as workers, stimulating growth of the population and changing the town's demographics. As a result, the town has a more diverse population than might be expected in a small Delaware inland town. Many residents speak Haitian French or Creole, while others have a primary language of Spanish, in addition to those whose first language is English.
* Georgetown is home to Georgetown Speedway and a campus of Delaware Technical Community College.
* Georgetown has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Delaware Coastal Airport, Walmart, Nintendo World, a few hotels/motels, a little bit of fast food, a bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, Redner's, Little Mexico, Harvest Diner, JD Shuckers, Pizza King, Bella Capri Restaurant & Grill, Rite Aid, Pizza Palace, Caruso's Pizza & Pasts Italian Eatery, Georgetown Family Restaurant, The Counting House Restaurant & Pub, and a few other things.
Category:Delaware Towns