Leipsic is a town in
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a County (United States), county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 181,851, making it the least populous county in Delaware. The county ...
, United States. It is part of the
Dover metropolitan area. The population was 178 in 2020.
History
A post office called Leipsic was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1902. The name is a variation of
Leipzig
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, one of the largest cities in eastern
Germany
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.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (6.67%) is water.
The
Leipsic River flows through the town on the southern edge of the
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 203 people, 79 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 89 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.10%
White
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, 1.97%
Native American, 0.99%
Asian, 0.49% from
other races, and 3.45% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population.
There were 79 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were
married couples
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living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the town the age demographic was as follows: 29.1% of the residents were under the age of 18, 8.4% ranged in age from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,656, and the median income for a family was $39,219. Males had a median income of $35,156 versus $22,500 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the town was $13,825. About 10.2% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 20.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty-five or over.
Education
Portions south of the Leipsic River are in the
Capital School District
Capital School District is a public school district in Kent County, Delaware in the United States. It serves the greater Dover
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. Portions north of the river are in the
Smyrna School District
The Smyrna School District is a public school district in northern Kent County and extreme southern New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The district is based in Smyrna.
History
The Smyrna Special School District and Kenton Schoo ...
.
Dover High School is the comprehensive high school of the Capital school district.
Smyrna High School is the comprehensive high school of the Smyrna school district.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Delaware Route 9
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, a scenic route running near the
Delaware Bay
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, passes north–south through Leipsic along Denny Street, heading north toward the
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge and south toward
Little Creek.
Delaware Route 42
Delaware Route 42 (DE 42) is a state highway in Kent County, Delaware, Kent County, Delaware. It runs from Delaware Route 6, DE 6 in Blackiston, Delaware, Blackiston east to Delaware Route 9, DE 9 in Leipsic, Delaware, Leip ...
begins at DE 9 in Leipsic and heads west along Fast Landing Road toward
Cheswold and an intersection with
U.S. Route 13
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. Smyrna-Leipsic Road splits northwest from DE 9 north of Leipsic and heads toward
Smyrna
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. Leipsic Road begins at DE 9 south of Leipsic and heads southwest toward
Dover
Dover ( ) is a town and major ferry port in Kent, southeast England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies southeast of Canterbury and east of Maidstone. ...
.
Utilities
Delmarva Power
Delmarva Power is an energy company that provides electricity and natural gas to customers on portions of the Delmarva Peninsula in the states of Delaware and Maryland. The company is a subsidiary of Exelon.
Electricity and natural gas
Delmarva P ...
, a subsidiary of
Exelon
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, provides electricity to Leipsic.
Chesapeake Utilities provides natural gas to the town.
Notable people
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William Jackson Palmer
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,
Civil War
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general and
railroad
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developer
References
External links
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Official website
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Towns in Kent County, Delaware
Towns in Delaware