Newark

New Castle County, DE

Population

30,655

Walk Score

82 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,482

Median home value

$334,400

Founded

1694

Newark is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Home to the University of Delaware, it is located 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of Wilmington and 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Philadelphia. According to the 2020 census, the town's population is 30,601. It constitutes part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Aiken's Tavern Historic District · listed 1977
Cooch's Bridge Historic District · listed 1973
Cooch's Bridge Historic District (Boundary Decrease) · listed 1999
Eastburn-Jeanes Lime Kilns Historic District · listed 1977
Old College Historic District · listed 1973

Notable landmarks

Academy of Newark · listed 1976
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 2 · listed 1982
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 1 · listed 1982
African Union Church and Cemetery of Iron Hill · listed 2021
Anderson House · listed 1983
Armstrong, A., Farm · listed 1986
Baily House · listed 1982
Bank of Newark Building · listed 1983
Bartley-Tweed Farm · listed 1986
Bell Farmhouse · listed 1983
Belmont Hall · listed 1983
Blue Hen Farm · listed 1983
Building at 134-138 New London Road
Building at 140 W. Main Street · listed 1982
Building at 28-34 1/2 Academy Street · listed 1982
Building at 34 Choate Street · listed 1983
Carswell, Stuart Randall & Pricilla Kellogg, House · listed 2011
Chambers House · listed 1983
Chambers House · listed 1988
Curtis Mansion · listed 1982
Curtis Paper Mill Workers' Houses · listed 1982
Dean, Joseph, & Son Woolen Mill · listed 1978
Deer Park Farm · listed 1983
Deer Park Hotel · listed 1982
Dixon, S. P., Farm · listed 1986
…and 55 more

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