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Delaware is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2016 United States Census estimate, Delaware is the 6th least populous state with inhabitants and the 2nd smallest by land area spanning of land. Delaware is divided into three counties and contains 57 incorporated places consisting of cities, towns, and villages. Of these, there are 10 cities, 3 villages, and 44 towns.
As of 2020, the largest municipality by population in Delaware is Wilmington with 70,898 residents, while the largest by area is Millsboro which spans . The smallest municipality by both measurements is Hartly with 73 residents in an area of .
List of municipalities
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File:Wilmington Delaware skyline.jpg|alt=Skyline of Wilmington|Skyline of Wilmington, the largest city in Delaware
File:Dover Delaware.jpg|alt=Downtown Dover|Downtown Dover, capital and second largest municipality of Delaware
File:Newark DE Main Street.jpg|alt=Downtown Newark|Downtown Newark, Delaware's third largest municipality
File:Middletown DE.jpg|alt=Downtown Middletown|Downtown Middletown, fourth largest municipality in Delaware
File:Main Street NB approaching Commerce Street Smyrna DE.jpeg|alt=Downtown Smyrna|Downtown Smyrna, Delaware's fifth largest municipality
File:Walnut Street NB at Park Avenue Milford DE.jpeg|alt=Downtown Milford|Downtown Milford, sixth largest municipality in Delaware
File:High Street, Seaford, Delaware (2006).jpg|alt=Downtown Seaford|Downtown Seaford, Delaware's seventh largest municipality
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| New Castle
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| Ardencroft
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| Ardentown
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| New Castle
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| Bellefonte
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| New Castle
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| Bethany Beach
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| Bethel
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| Blades
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| Sussex
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| Bowers
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| Bridgeville
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| Camden
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| Cheswold
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| Clayton
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| Dagsboro
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| Sussex
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| Delaware City
| City
| New Castle
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| Delmar
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| Sussex
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| Dewey Beach
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| Dover
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| Ellendale
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| Sussex
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| Elsmere
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| New Castle
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| Farmington
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| Felton
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| Fenwick Island
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| Frankford
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| Frederica
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| Georgetown
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| Greenwood
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| Harrington
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| Hartly
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| Henlopen Acres
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| Houston
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| Kenton
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| Laurel
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| Leipsic
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| Lewes
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| Little Creek
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| Magnolia
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| Middletown
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| New Castle
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| Milford
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| Millsboro
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| Sussex
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| Millville
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| Sussex
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| Milton
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| Sussex
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| New Castle
| City
| New Castle
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| Newark
| City
| New Castle
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| Newport
| Town
| New Castle
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| Ocean View
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| Sussex
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| Odessa
| Town
| New Castle
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| Rehoboth Beach
| City
| Sussex
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| Seaford
| City
| Sussex
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| Selbyville
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| Sussex
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| Slaughter Beach
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| Smyrna
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| South Bethany
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| Sussex
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| Townsend
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| New Castle
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| Viola
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| Kent
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| Wilmington
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| New Castle
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| Woodside
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| Kent
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| Wyoming
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| Kent
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See also
- List of census-designated places in Delaware
- List of counties in Delaware
- List of places in Delaware