Page Contents for Townsend, Delaware

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Chamber of Commerce.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Delaware state capital is Dover.
The population of Townsend is approximately 346 (2000), 2049 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 151 (2000), 586 (2010).
The amount of land area in Townsend is 0.532 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Townsend to Washington DC is 82 miles.
The distance to the Delaware state capital is 19 miles. (as the crow flies)
Townsend is positioned 39.39 degrees north of the equator and 75.69 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

south of Middletown in north-central Delaware.
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History & History Related Items

Townsend was named for Samuel Townsend, a local landowner at the time.
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Townsend Chamber

Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1
Middletown, DE 19709
Phone: (302) 378-7545
Email
The chamber serves Middletown, Odessa, Townsend, Delaware City, St. Georges and the area.

Townsend Organizations

Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1
Middletown, DE 19709
Phone: (302) 378-7545
Email
The chamber serves Middletown, Odessa, Townsend, Delaware City, St. Georges and the area. Townsend

Miscellany

The population of Townsend was:
1990 - 322
2000 - 346
The 1990 and 2000 figures are from US Census data

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Townsend is located in the Eastern Time Zone and does participate in Daylight Savings Time.