Carpenter, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Carpenter is located in Delaware
Carpenter
Carpenter
Carpenter is located in the United States
Carpenter
Carpenter
Coordinates: 39°49′06″N 75°27′52″W / 39.81833°N 75.46444°W / 39.81833; -75.46444
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
151 ft (46 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID213760[1]

Carpenter is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.[1] Carpenter is located where Delaware Route 92 crosses the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (now CSX Transportation's Philadelphia Subdivision), 6.5 miles northeast of Wilmington.[2][3]

History

Carpenter's population was 18 in 1900,[4] 52 in 1925,[5] and 100 in 1960.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Carpenter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ L. W. Heck, A. J. Wraight, D. J. Orth, J. R. Carter, L. G. Van Winkle, and Janet Hazen: Delaware Place Names, National Geological Survey Bulletin 1245, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1966, p. 25.
  3. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
  5. ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 175.
  6. ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.

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