New Castle County, Delaware

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administrative division county

New Castle County, Delaware is the northernmost and most populous county in Delaware, encompassing the city of Wilmington and serving as a major economic and transportation hub for the state.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative division → county →
borderedBy	Kent County, Delaware →
borders	Maryland → New Jersey → Pennsylvania →
capital	Wilmington, Delaware →
contains	Bear, Delaware → Claymont, Delaware → Elsmere, Delaware → Hockessin, Delaware → Middletown, Delaware → New Castle, Delaware → Newark, Delaware → Wilmington, Delaware →
containsInstitution	Delaware Law School → University of Delaware →
containsLandmark	Fort Delaware State Park → Old New Castle Historic District →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America →
crossedBy	Brandywine Creek → Christina River → Delaware River →
governingBody	New Castle County Council →
hasGovernmentType	county council–executive government →
hasMajorIndustry	chemical industry → finance → logistics → manufacturing →
isMostPopulousCountyOf	Delaware →
isNorthernmostCountyOf	Delaware →
largestCity	Wilmington, Delaware →
locatedIn	Delaware →
majorEconomicHubOf	Delaware →
majorTransportationHubOf	Delaware →
namedAfter	New Castle, Delaware → New Castle, England →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Philadelphia metropolitan area →
seatOfGovernment	Wilmington, Delaware →
servedBy	Amtrak Northeast Corridor → Interstate 295 NERFINISHED → Interstate 495 → Interstate 95 → U.S. Route 13 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 40 → Wilmington Airport →
state	Delaware →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alfred I. du Pont ("Brandywine Hundred, Delaware") → Alfred I. du Pont → Thomas Macdonough →	birthPlace
Chester County, Pennsylvania → Delaware County, Pennsylvania → Delaware County, Pennsylvania →	borders
Newark, Delaware → Wilmington, Delaware ("New Castle County") →	locatedIn
SEPTA bus routes →	alsoServes
Delaware Colony ("New Castle County") →	composedOf
Wilmington/Newark Line ("Northern Delaware") →	connectsRegion
Province of Delaware ("New Castle County") →	contains
Delaware Valley ("Northern Delaware") →	hasSubregion
Wilmington, Delaware ("New Castle County") →	isCountySeatOf
University of Delaware →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
SEPTA Regional Rail →	serves