The land area of Kent County, DE was 586 in 2017. The land area of Sussex County, DE was 936 in 2017.
Land Area
Water Area
Land area is a measurement providing the size, in square miles, of the land portions of geographic entities for which the Census Bureau tabulates and disseminates data. Area is calculated from the specific boundary recorded for each entity in the Census Bureau's geographic database. Land area is based on current information in the TIGER® data base, calculated for use with Census 2010.
Water Area figures include inland, coastal, Great Lakes, and territorial sea water. Inland water consists of any lake, reservoir, pond, or similar body of water that is recorded in the Census Bureau's geographic database. It also includes any river, creek, canal, stream, or similar feature that is recorded in that database as a two- dimensional feature (rather than as a single line). The portions of the oceans and related large embayments (such as Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound), the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea that belong to the United States and its territories are classified as coastal and territorial waters; the Great Lakes are treated as a separate water entity. Rivers and bays that empty into these bodies of water are treated as inland water from the point beyond which they are narrower than 1 nautical mile across. Identification of land and inland, coastal, territorial, and Great Lakes waters is for data presentation purposes only and does not necessarily reflect their legal definitions.
Above charts are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey | ODN Dataset | API -
Geographic and Area Datasets Involving Kent County, DE or Sussex County, DE
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Inmate Population
data.delaware.gov | Last Updated 2024-09-01T10:30:15.000ZThe Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) operates four prison facilities (Level V), eight quasi-incarceration community corrections facilities that serve as violation of probation centers or work release centers (Level IV), and five Probation & Parole locations (Levels III, II, and I). Offenders may also be supervised while on home confinement, or the offender may be supervised on an administrative basis only while restitution is paid. Some offenders are physically housed at the Delaware Psychiatric Center while in the custody of the DOC. This dataset provides a snapshot of the offender population in custody or under supervision at these various locations on the last day of each calendar month. A count of how many offenders by the year, month (snapshot of last day of month), county, type of institution, institution name, sentence type, gender, race, and ethnicity can be produced by selecting the desired variable in each category. Questions about offender data can be directed to the DOC’s Planning & Research Unit. Instructions for submitting a data request can be found here: http://www.doc.delaware.gov/datarequests.shtml. The DOC’s annual reports (http://www.doc.delaware.gov/annualReport.shtml) also contain a variety of information and data.
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Well Permits
data.delaware.gov | Last Updated 2024-09-19T09:43:42.000ZA listing of permits for water wells. The dataset includes information such as location (tax parcel), capacity, date and permit number. Specific location data, for some well types, is redacted per state law.
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Horseshoe Crab Spawning Survey
data.delaware.gov | Last Updated 2022-10-06T19:41:25.000ZDelaware Bay shore survey data starting with 1999 which denotes peak spawning occurrences by day and lunar period, proportion of spawning in May (coinciding with shorebird stopovers), average water temperature, index values for female and male crabs per square meter by beach and bay-wide, the annual sex ratio, and index of abundance per beach.
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Historic Markers
data.delaware.gov | Last Updated 2024-04-30T15:13:29.000ZThe Delaware Historical Marker Program began in 1931 when the General Assembly of Delaware passed an act establishing a permanent commission to erect historical markers throughout the state. The markers in each county were numbered sequentially as they were proposed, preceded by NC (New Castle), K (Kent), and S (Sussex) to note the county in which they were located. Since the beginning of the program in the 1930s, the State of Delaware has erected more than 660 markers. The Delaware Public Archives has administered the Historical Markers Program since 1990. Community members and the state legislature have always played active roles in the Historical Markers Program. Today, every new state historical marker is the result of partnerships between the Delaware Public Archives, state legislators, and local community members. Funding for each marker comes as a result of a direct request to members of the General Assembly from interested individuals and organizations. As a result, the markers represent Delawareans’ shared history and become a source of pride for local communities.
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Public Crash Data
data.delaware.gov | Last Updated 2024-08-14T16:58:59.000Z<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>The Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS) is the official custodian of Delaware crash reports and is responsible for statewide crash data collection and dissemination. A crash report is a summary of information collected about a collision and is filled out by a Delaware law enforcement officer who is investigating the crash. The data contained on FirstMap and the Open Data Portal represents the best available information at DSHS and is not an official record of what transpired in a particular crash or for a particular crash type and does not contain personal information. This data is generated from crash reports and allows any member of the public to engage in interactive analysis and data exploration for the purpose of identifying, evaluating or planning the safety enhancement of potential crash sites, hazardous roadway conditions, or railway-highway crossings. This data is updated monthly and contains crashes that occurred since 2009 through six months ago. Official crash reports are confidential and are not a public record under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act. Authorized parties may contact the reporting police agency directly for official copies of crash reports (21 Del. C. §313).</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-align:Justify;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>DSHS is committed to bringing public awareness to crash information. The Office of Highway Safety’s annual reports (</SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://ohs.delaware.gov/reports.shtml" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://ohs.delaware.gov/reports.shtml</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>), the Office of Highway Safety’s annual safety plan (</SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://ohs.delaware.gov/reports.shtml" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://ohs.delaware.gov/reports.shtml</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>), and the Delaware State Police Traffic Statistical Reports (</SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://dsp.delaware.gov/reports/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://dsp.delaware.gov/reports/</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>) also contain a variety of information and data. In addition, the State of Delaware’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan is available at </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://deldot.gov/Programs/DSHSP/index.shtml" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://deldot.gov/Programs/DSHSP/index.shtml</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN> and is updated every five years.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Aquatic Biological Monitoring Sampling Locations: Beginning 1980
data.ny.gov | Last Updated 2024-05-02T15:02:49.000ZThe Division of Water Stream Biomonitoring Unit (SBU) dataset contains the point sampling locations at which benthic macroinvertebrates, field chemistry, and at some locations, sediment, fish or diatoms have been collected as part of the Rotating Integrated Basin Studies (RIBS) program, Rapid Biological Assessments (RAS), or special studies. The data collected are used for water quality assessment (input to the Waterbody Inventory, completion of the 305(b) report and 303(d) list of impaired Waters) and for track-down of water quality problems. The data set is maintained by the Division of Water, Bureau of Water Assessment and Management, Stream Biomonitoring Unit.
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Citizen Statewide Lake Monitoring Assessment Program (CSLAP) Lakes
data.ny.gov | Last Updated 2024-03-01T18:08:08.000ZThe dataset represents the lakes participating in the Citizen Statewide Lake Monitoring Assessment Program (CSLAP). CSLAP is a volunteer lake monitoring and education program that is managed by DEC and New York State Federation of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA). The data collected through the program is used to identify water quality issues, detect seasonal and long term patterns, and inform volunteers and lake residents about water quality conditions in their lake. The program has delivered high quality data to many DEC programs for over 25 years.The dataset catalogs CSLAP lake information; including: lake name, lake depth, public accessibility, trophic status, watershed area, elevation, lake area, water quality classification, county, town, CSLAP status, years sampled, and last year sampled.
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Waste Tire Abatement Sites
data.ny.gov | Last Updated 2022-08-12T17:59:04.000ZInformation on designated waste tire abatement sites in New York State, including approximate size, location, and abatement status.
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SPDES Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) Facilities
data.ny.gov | Last Updated 2024-08-12T19:36:08.000ZThe SPDES Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP), which is administered by the Department of Environmental Conservation (the Department), regulates stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity from a point source. The MSGP covers thirty one different industrial sectors which include activities such as mining, land transportation, and scrap recycling. The dataset displays information on facilities that have active MSGP coverage in New York State. Information included in the data set include the facility’s name, address, contact information, industrial sector(s), discharging waterbody, and location of the facility’s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. For more information, please go to http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/62803.html.
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Current Descriptive Data of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants
data.ny.gov | Last Updated 2019-06-10T18:04:47.000ZData containing municipal wastewater treatment plant design other features, with data current through the most recent survey.