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Millsboro is a town in
Sussex County, Delaware Sussex County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378, making it the state's second most populated county behind New Castle and ahead of Ke ...
, United States. Millsboro is part of the Salisbury metropolitan area.


History

Millsboro's earliest European settlers were of English family origin; though most were second generation colonists who simply migrated north from the eastern shore of Virginia in order to join in the timber drive of the later 17th century, which brought many seeking to cut the vast mixed deciduous forests. The settlement itself was created in the second half of the 17th century when settlers from Accomack County, Virginia arrived to cut timber along the drainages. At one time no less than seven lumber mills were present, the largest employing over 70 laborers. These early years are well documented in the annals of Virginia history. The township during the first settlement period, although unincorporated, had several stores, churches, a bakery and various tack and blacksmith shops as well as and both Anglican and Presbyterian congregations. The area has many cemeteries dating from this original settlement period, which is considered the founding of the township, including the Lingo Family Cemetery and others. A second period of settlement occurred after Elisha Dickerson built a dam on the Indian River in the 1792. There had been a settlement there for nearly a century before this, but the building of the dam was considered the official town establishment. At the time it was called "Rock Hole". The town grew, and more mills were built. The official incorporation of the town was in 1893. Prior to the
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, the present-day Town of Millsboro was in the
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(Somerset and, later, Worcester County). Members of the
Nanticoke people The Nanticoke people are a Native American Algonquian-speaking people, whose traditional homelands are in Chesapeake Bay area, including Delaware. Today they continue to live in the Northeastern United States, especially Delaware, and in Okl ...
and related tribes lived, and live, in Millsboro. Ball Theatre, The
Robert Davis Farmhouse Robert Davis Farmhouse was a historic farmhouse located near Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built about 1900, as a two-story, five-bay, single pile, wood-frame building with asbestos siding. It had a gable roof, with a cross gable ...
, Harmon School, Isaac Harmon Farmhouse, Harmony Church, Ames Hitchens Chicken Farm,
Indian Mission Church Indian Mission Church is a historic Methodism, Methodist church (building), church located near Millsboro, Delaware, Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1921, and is a one-story, wood-frame building covered with clapboard siding ...
,
Indian Mission School Indian Mission School, also known as the Nanticoke Indian Center, is a historic school building located near Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in about 1948, after the original school was destroyed by fire. It is a one-story, st ...
,
Indian River Archeological Complex The Indian River Archeological Complex is a collection of archaeological sites near Millsboro, Delaware, encompassing what is the only known riverine settlement in Sussex County during the Middle Woodland Period (c. 500BCE to 1000CE). It cons ...
, Johnson School, Perry-Shockley House,
Warren's Mill Warren's Mill is a historic grist mill located near Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. The mill was built in 1910–18, and is a large two-story, large, rectangular, frame structure sheathed in clapboard and with a gambrel roof. It sits on a pou ...
, and Warren T. Wright Farmhouse Site at and near Millsboro are listed on the
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. On January 17, 1893, the temperature fell to in Millsboro, the coldest temperature experienced in the state. On July 21, 1930, the temperature in Millsboro rose to , the highest temperature ever recorded in
Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...
. Millsboro is one of only three cities in the United States to record both its
state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...
's extreme temperatures, the others being
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,
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and
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,
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. These are not official, however, as Millsboro does not have a weather station and the readings were recorded by amateur observers.


Geography

Millsboro is located at (38.5915023, –75.2913018). The town is approximately 20 miles from the Delaware and Maryland beaches - as well as
Salisbury, Maryland Salisbury ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Salisbury is the largest city in Eastern Shore of Maryland, the state's Eastern Shore region, with a population of 33,050 at the 2020 United States census ...
- and around 10 miles from the Maryland state line.


Economy

In 2020, Millsboro was ranked 2nd out of the 57 Delaware cities for number of residential building permits issued. In 2021, ''
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'' named Millsboro one of the top 50 cities in the United States and Canada for
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.


Government

The town government is run primarily by the mayor and a seven-member town council.


Demographics

At the 2000 United States Census, the population density was . There were 1,153 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 73.64% White, 19.41% African American, 0.76% Native American, 3.31% Asian, 1.61% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09%. Of the households in the Town, 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 36.9% of households were one person and 19.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.77. The age distribution was 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.6% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 71.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.9 males.


Transportation

Millsboro is directly served by the four-lane U.S. Route 113 and three other major highways - Delaware Route 20, Delaware Route 24, and Delaware Route 30. Located along the headwaters of the Indian River, there is direct access to the Indian River Bay and, in turn, the Atlantic Ocean. Freight rail service is provided by the
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.
DART First State The Delaware Transit Corporation, operating as DART First State, is the only public transportation system that operates throughout the U.S. state of Delaware. DART First State provides local and inter-county bus service throughout the state and al ...
provides bus service to Millsboro via the Route 215 bus to Rehoboth Beach and also operates a microtransit service called DART Connect that serves the Millsboro and Georgetown areas.


Education

It is in the Indian River School District. On March 8, 1883, the
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created Millsboro School District 23. That district merged into the Indian River district on July 1, 1969.


Notable people

* Huck Betts, a
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for the
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(1920–1925) and the
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(1932–1935) * George H. Burton, Inspector General of the United States Army * Richard S. Cordrey, businessman and politician * Dani Dennis-Sutton, Defensive End Penn State (2022–Present)


References


External links

* {{authority control * Towns in Sussex County, Delaware Towns in Delaware Salisbury metropolitan area