Long Neck, Delaware facts for kids
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Long Neck, Delaware
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Location in Sussex County and the state of Delaware.
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 Long Neck, Delaware
Location in Delaware
Long Neck, Delaware
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.13 sq mi (8.12 km2) |
| • Land | 2.76 sq mi (7.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.38 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,017 |
| • Density | 1,093.51/sq mi (422.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
19966
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| Area code(s) | 302 |
| FIPS code | 10-43245 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867106 |
Long Neck is a special kind of community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It's called a census-designated place (CDP). This means it's an area that the government counts for population, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town.
In 2010, about 1,980 people lived in Long Neck. By 2020, the population grew to 3,017 people! Long Neck is also part of the larger Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware area.
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Where is Long Neck?
Long Neck is located in Sussex County, Delaware. It covers an area of about 8.12 square kilometers (about 3.13 square miles). Most of this area is land, but a small part is water. Being close to the coast, it's near bays and rivers.
Who Lives in Long Neck?
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1990 | 886 | — | |
| 2000 | 1,629 | 83.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,980 | 21.5% | |
| 2020 | 3,017 | 52.4% | |
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The number of people living in Long Neck has grown a lot over the years. In 1990, there were 886 people, and by 2020, it was 3,017!
In 2000, there were 1,629 people living in Long Neck. Most people lived in families, and many households had people aged 65 or older. The average age of people living in Long Neck was 62 years old.
History of Long Neck
Long Neck has a long history, dating back to a special document called a "patent." This patent, from the Georgetown Court House in Delaware, was given to a person named William Burton.
William Burton's Land Grant
The document, called "William Burton Patent for Long Neck," describes a piece of land on the west side of Delaware Bay. This land was named "the Long Neck." It was located on the south side of Rehoboth Bay and the north side of the Great River.
The patent described the land's boundaries using natural landmarks like a point of woods, a White Oak tree, and creeks. The land was about one thousand perches long and three hundred and fifty perches wide. This whole area was about one thousand acres of land.
The document states that William Burton and his family would own this land forever. In return, they had to improve the land and follow the laws of the government. They also had to pay a yearly rent of ten bushels of good winter wheat.
Long Neck's Growth Over Time
For much of the second half of the 1900s, Long Neck was not very crowded. Many people had mobile homes there, which they used as summer vacation spots. These visitors often came from bigger cities like Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland, Wilmington, Delaware, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
However, starting in the late 1990s, more and more people began to move to Long Neck permanently. New neighborhoods were built, including ones around golf courses like Baywood Greens. Another large development, The Peninsula, was started by famous golfer Jack Nicklaus. Today, Long Neck is seeing a lot of new homes and people moving in all year round.
Education
Students living in Long Neck attend schools within the Indian River School District.
See also
In Spanish: Long Neck para niños
