Delaware, Ohio
Location of Delaware in Ohio Location of Delaware in Ohio Location of Delaware in Delaware County Location of Delaware in Delaware County County Delaware Website City of Delaware Ohio Delaware is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. Delaware was established in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816.
It is positioned near the center of Ohio, is about 30 miles (48 km) north of Columbus, and is part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area.
9.3 Delaware Joint Vocational School District 9.4 Delaware City School District While the town/city and county of Delaware are titled for the Delaware tribe, the town/city of Delaware itself was established on a Mingo village called Pluggy's Town.
Shortly after other men started settling in the region (according to the Delaware Historical Society)- Moses Byxbe, William Little, Solomon Smith, and Elder Jacob Drake, Thomas Butler, and Ira Carpenter began building in the area.
Even though Delaware was still a small community, in 1812, when the capital of Ohio was moved from Chillicothe, Delaware and Columbus were both in the running and Delaware lost by a single vote to Columbus. However, following the War of 1812, pioneer began arriving in Delaware in greater numbers.
Hayes House in Delaware, Ohio However, the Mansion House Hotel was a failure, and by 1841, people began raising funds to purchase the hotel property with the intent of giving it to the Ohio and North Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference of the Methodist Church for the purpose of a Methodist college.
Railroads came to the region in April, 1851 as Delaware served as a stop on the Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad.
Additional rail lines were added to serve Delaware providing access to primary cities and markets throughout the nation by the late 1890s.
At the turn of the century, Delaware could boast of its own electric street stockyards system.
In the early 1930s, electric inter-urban service was provided by the Columbus, Delaware and Marion system.
During the Civil War, Delaware was the home to two Union training camps.
The second, on the east side of the river was for African-Americans joining the army in Ohio in the 127th Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry - later retitled the 5th Regiment United States Colored Troops. Delaware is positioned at 40 17 56 N 83 4 19 W (40.298898, -83.072007). The town/city is positioned about 24 miles north of Ohio's capital city, Columbus, due north along U.S.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 19.07 square miles (49.39 km2), of which 18.95 square miles (49.08 km2) are territory and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) is water. In the town/city the populace was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 14.5% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
Delaware is the locale of Ohio Wesleyan University, one of the top liberal arts universities in the United States and one of the Five Colleges of Ohio.
Delaware County Fair The Delaware County District Library, website The Arts Castle in Delaware, Ohio in 2001 The Delaware County District Library, funded a bond copy for $4.5 million passed by the voters of Delaware in 1990 University Avenue, covers most of the Ohio Wesleyan University campus.
The Delaware downtown is a vibrant epicenter of the city.
Downtown Delaware has a chief branch library, town/city hall, municipal courthouse and the county tourism agency.
Delaware has maintained a traditional downtown shopping area, and added other shopping venues that includes the Delaware Commons pedestrian mall, a small mixed-use complex assembled at the end of the urban renewal era.
Others say the chain stores boost small-town shopping options for inhabitants considerably, many of whom would have previously shopped elsewhere, while increasing revenue tax revenue for the town/city and county.
Delaware has many businesses characteristic of American college towns: used and new bookstores, a historical cinema, coffee shops, organic food stores, and small-town restaurants.
The Arts Castle, home to the Delaware County Cultural Arts Center, offers classes ranging from ballet to fiber arts.
Delaware inhabitants support a prominent farmer's market, experienced theaters, the Ballet Met, the Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony, Opera Columbus, Contemporary American Theater Company, the Columbus Museum of Art, the Delaware Community Chorus and many theater opportunities.
It is held at the Delaware County fairgrounds starting on April 1 and running every weekend until the end of October.
The Historic Northwest Neighborhood of the City of Delaware has it all: gorgeous historic homes on idyllic, tree-lined sidewalks, a short walk to excellent schools, delightful green spaces, a grow downtown and one of the nation's premier small, private universities. Delaware's historic Northwest District, home to town/city founders and company doers in the 1800s, remains a time-tested, vibrant improve and a great place to live.
The Northwest Neighborhood incorporates the downtown company precinct and neighborhood Ohio Wesleyan University.
Politically the city's populace is moderate to conservative, with most of the Ohio Wesleyan University voting for liberal candidates, and a majority of the permanent populace being Republican.
The dominant small-town journal in Delaware is a morning daily, The Delaware Gazette, established in 1818.
Other small-town print publications include the Delaware News, owned by Columbus-based Suburban News Publications, This - Week in Delaware, owned by the Columbus Dispatch and the Transcript, the student paper at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Delaware is also served with a locally run and written daily news blog.
Downtown Delaware, Ohio on Winter Street The economic mix of the nation reveals a balance of the following chief economic activities: Manufacturing(18%), Trade (27%), Government (15%), and Service (23%) as stated to statistics presented by Delaware Area Chamber of Commerce in 2000.
Delaware County is a net importer of workers from throughout Ohio.
Delaware City Hall The town/city manager handles the day-to-day administration of the City.
The City Manager is appointed by the City Council.
Ohio Wesleyan is a private autonomous liberal arts college positioned in the heart of Delaware.
Ohio Wesleyan University enrolls approximately 1,950 students from 40 states and more than 50 countries.
There is a traditionally positive town-government relationship, with Wesleyan student volunteers in the Delaware improve and coordination of institutional and cultural interests with the City.
Due to high enrollment of minority and global students at the University, it has influenced the international, ethnic and theological range of Delaware.
The Methodist Theological School in Ohio is a graduate school seminary positioned between Delaware and Columbus, Ohio.
Delaware Joint Vocational School District Delaware Area Career Center Delaware City School District The Delaware City School District, which encompasses Delaware and the encircling area, enrolls about 5500 K-12 students.
Hayes High School (Delaware, Ohio) Delaware Christian School A sister town/city partnership was signed May 13, 2011, by the Cities of Delaware and Baumholder, Germany, highlighting a four-day stay in Delaware by a Baumholder delegation, in which the guests established relationships with small-town government, company and educational leaders.
Mayor Lang and Delaware Mayor Gary Milner, with their respective propel delegations looking on, signed a joint resolution, "holding the firm belief that this agreement will contribute toward the peace and prosperity of the world, and do hereby pledge to cooperate with each other as twin/sister cities." Baumholder and Delaware have had a relationship for more than 20 years, thanks to the Ohio Wesleyan University men's soccer team.
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"Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
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