Cape Region (Delaware)

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The Cape Region is located in Sussex County

The Cape Henlopen Region, or the Cape Region, is a region in Sussex County, in southern Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. The region is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The region takes its name from Cape Henlopen, as does the Cape Henlopen School District and Cape Henlopen State Park. Much of the region's populated areas are found along the Delaware Bay, Rehoboth Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Northern and western parts of the Cape Region are rural areas dominated by farmland and wetlands. The area is often referred to as the Delaware Beaches.

Geography

Cape Henlopen seen from Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes

The Cape Region is situated on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. A large portion of the region is low-lying wetlands, notably found in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge and Cape Henlopen State Park. The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal and the Broadkill River are both navigable waterways that flow through the region.

Cities

Lewes
Rehoboth Beach

Towns

Unincorporated places

Demographics

Because the Cape Region is not yet a politically defined area, collecting demographic data is tricky. At the 2010 Census, the approximate total population of the Cape Region was 41,584 which is an increase of 10,998 (35%) from 30,856 (2000 Census.[1] The Cape Region tends to be more affluent than western parts of Sussex County.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.census.gov/

External links

Dover (capital)
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Coordinates: 38°43′59″N 75°14′38″W / 38.7331°N 75.2439°W / 38.7331; -75.2439

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