Broadkill Hundred | |
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— Hundred — | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Sussex |
Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 302 |
GNIS feature ID | 217204[1] |
Broadkill Hundred (later Broadkiln Hundred) is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Broadkill Hundred was formed in 1696 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. Originally known as Broadkill Hundred, after creek of that name and kill being Dutch work for creek, the name was changed to Broadkiln Hundred in 1833 by the General Assembly 1833. Its primary community is Milton.