North Star is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...

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, United States. The population was 7,980 at the 2010 census.

Geography

North Star is located at (39.7612226, -75.7191006). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 8,277 people, 2,629 households, and 2,408 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,651 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the CDP was 89.60% White, 2.50% African American, 0.07% Native American, 6.68% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17%. Of the 2,629 households 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 87.3% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.4% were non-families. 6.8% of households were one person and 1.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.30. The age distribution was 31.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males. The median household income was $110,616 and the median family income was $113,621. Males had a median income of $81,175 versus $46,603 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $39,677. About 2.2% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the

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, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

North Star is divided between the

Red Clay Consolidated School District Red Clay Consolidated School District (abbreviated Red Clay or RCCSD) is a public school district in northern New Castle County, Delaware. Founded in 1981, Red Clay serves a portion of the city of Wilmington, as well as its northwestern suburbs. I ...

and the

Christina School District The Christina School District is a Delaware public school district located primarily in the Newark area and a non-contiguous portion of Wilmington. The district office is located in the Drew Educational Support Center in Wilmington, with Dan ...

. In all of the Red Clay area, North Star Elementary is the zoned elementary school, and H. B. duPont Middle School is the zoned middle school. In portions of the Red Clay area zoned high schools include

John Dickinson High School The John Dickinson School, previously known as John Dickinson High School, is a public high school in the Pike Creek, Delaware, Pike Creek area of Wilmington, Delaware. It is one of five high schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District an ...

, and

Alexis I. duPont High School Alexis I. duPont High School (AI) is a public high school located in Greenville, Delaware with a Wilmington postal address. It is one of the four schools offering grades 9–12 in the Red Clay Consolidated School District. 807 students were enro ...

. The Christina portion is zoned to Maclary Elementary School, Shue/Medill Middle School, and Newark High School. Previously Grades 5-6 were assigned to Bancroft Intermediate School in Wilmington.

Notable Places

North Star contains Woodside Farm Creamery and the Chinese American Community Center.

References

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