Carpenter, Delaware facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Carpenter, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Carpenter, Delaware Location in Delaware Show map of Delaware Carpenter, Delaware Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Elevation	151 ft (46 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	302
GNIS feature ID	213760

Carpenter is a small, quiet place in New Castle County, Delaware, in the United States. It's called an "unincorporated community," which means it's a neighborhood or area that doesn't have its own local government like a city or town does. Instead, it's part of the larger county.

Carpenter is located where Delaware Route 92 crosses an old railroad line. This railroad used to be part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad but is now used by CSX Transportation. Carpenter is about 6.5 miles (10.5 kilometers) northeast of a bigger city called Wilmington.

A Look Back: Carpenter's History

Carpenter has always been a small community. We can see how its population has slowly grown over the years:

• In 1900, only 18 people lived in Carpenter.
• By 1925, the population had grown to 52 people.
• In 1960, the community had 100 residents.

This shows that Carpenter has remained a small, close-knit place throughout its history.