Hundred
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to des ...
s are unincorporated subdivisions of counties, equivalent to
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in some other states, and were once used as a basis for representation in the
Delaware General Assembly
The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 representatives. It meets at Legisl ...
. While their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they currently have no meaningful use or purpose except that non-renewable rental agreements for 120 days or less for dwellings located in Broadkill Hundred, Lewes-Rehoboth Hundred, Indian River Hundred and Baltimore Hundred are not subject to the Delaware Landlord-Tenant Code.
[25 Del. C. § 5102] The divisions, or "hundreds" as they are called, come from the times when
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
and
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
were colonial holdings of Great Britain. While Delaware alone retains the use of "hundreds," the origin of most place names in both states can be traced back to the times of British rule.
New Castle County
Kent County
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St. Jones Hundred was created in 1682 and was renamed
Dover Hundred
Dover Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States
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in 1823.
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Dover Hundred
Dover Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States
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was divided into
East Dover Hundred
East Dover Hundred in the U.S. state of Delaware was originally part of St. Jones Hundred, which was renamed Dover Hundred
Dover Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA) ...
and
West Dover Hundred in 1859.
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Murderkill Hundred was created in 1682 and was divided into
North Murderkill Hundred and
South Murderkill Hundred in 1855.
Sussex County
See also
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List of counties in Delaware
The U.S. state of Delaware is divided into three counties, the fewest of any state in the United States: New Castle, Kent and Sussex. The origin of the county boundaries goes back to their former court districts. The powers of the counties' le ...
References
*The
University of Delaware
The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 ma ...
Library (2001).
The Hundreds of Delaware. Retrieved August 17, 2005.
*The Delaware Genealogical research Guide (1997).
Delaware Counties and Hundreds Retrieved August 17, 2005.
*The
Historical Society of Delaware.
Delaware Counties Retrieved August 17, 2005.
*The
Historical Society of Delaware.
Delaware's Hundreds Retrieved August 17, 2005.
Delaware State Archives/Historical Markers* 25 Del. C. § 5102.
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Administrative divisions of the United States by state
Hundreds