<h2>Decennial Census Data -- Delaware</h2>

Population of Counties -- Delaware: 1890-1990
County	1990	1980	1970	1960	1950	1940	1930	1920	1910	1900	1890
DELAWARE	666,168	594,338	548,104	446,292	318,085	266,505	238,380	223,003	202,322	184,735	168,493
Kent	110,993	98,219	81,892	65,651	37,870	34,441	31,841	31,023	32,721	32,762	32,664
New Castle	441,946	398,115	385,856	307,446	218,879	179,562	161,032	148,239	123,188	109,697	97,182
Sussex	113,229	98,004	80,356	73,195	61,336	52,502	45,507	43,741	46,413	42,276	38,647

Population of Counties -- Delaware: 1790-1880

County 1880 1870 1860 1850 1840 1830 1820 1810 1800 1790

DELAWARE 146,608 125,015 112,216 91,532 78,085 76,748 72,749 72,674 64,273 59,096

Kent 32,874 29,804 27,804 22,816 19,872 19,913 20,793 20,495 19,554 18,920

New Castle 77,716 63,515 54,797 42,780 33,120 29,720 27,899 24,429 25,361 19,688

Sussex 36,018 31,696 29,615 25,936 25,093 27,115 24,057 27,750 19,358 20,488

Population of Counties -- Delaware: 1790-1880
County	1880	1870	1860	1850	1840	1830	1820	1810	1800	1790
DELAWARE	146,608	125,015	112,216	91,532	78,085	76,748	72,749	72,674	64,273	59,096
Kent	32,874	29,804	27,804	22,816	19,872	19,913	20,793	20,495	19,554	18,920
New Castle	77,716	63,515	54,797	42,780	33,120	29,720	27,899	24,429	25,361	19,688
Sussex	36,018	31,696	29,615	25,936	25,093	27,115	24,057	27,750	19,358	20,488

Delaware Notes

Delaware was one of the 13 original States, and has had essentially its current boundaries since Colonial times.