Where Is Georgetown Delaware?

Georgetown is located in southern Delaware and is the capital of Sussex County, which is the southernmost county in Delaware.

The first county seat of Sussex County was Lewes, which was the first settlement in Delaware, founded by Dutch colonists.
Because it was on the coast, the Delaware General Assembly decided to move the county seat to a more convenient location.
It was moved officially on October 26, 1791, and was named after Commissioner George Mitchell who was instrumental in getting the county seat moved.

Demographics and Location of Georgetown Delaware

If you want to be very exact about where Georgetown Delaware is located, Georgetown is located at 38° 41′ 25″ N, 75° 23′ 12″ W.

It has a land area of 4.1 square miles and a population of 4643.
The racial makeup is 56% white, 20% African American, 2% Native American, and the rest is Hispanic, Latino, Asian, and other races.
21.6% of the residents of Georgetown, Delaware are of Guatemalan descent, which is the highest percentage of any place in the country.

If you want to know where Georgetown Delaware is, you may also want to know some interesting facts.

Georgetown has an interesting holiday called Return Day, celebrated two days after Election Day.
In the old days, it would take two days for news of an election to get to all the cities, seeing it had to come by horseback. So people would gather around the center of the town two days after the election to get the results.
The winners would be in a parade and the losers would ceremoniously bury the hatchet. The afternoon is a holiday for all county and state workers in Sussex County.

You may also wish to know some facts about the state where Georgetown Delaware is located.

Delaware is known as the first state because it was the first to ratify the United States Constitution on December 7, 1787.
Delaware’s name comes from its first colonial governor, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr.
Delaware is the second smallest state with Rhode Island being smaller. It has an area of 1,954 square miles.
It has three counties: in the north is New Castle, in the middle is Kent, and Sussex is in the south.
Before Europeans came, Delaware was home to several bands of Native Americans, including the Lenape and the Nanticoke.
The Dutch were the first to settle there in 1631. The next year, all the settlers were killed in a dispute with the Indians.
In 1638, New Sweden was formed by people from Holland, Finland, and Sweden.
Later, New Sweden was incorporated into the Dutch New Netherland.
In 1664, the Dutch were conquered by the English.
Delaware is one of the original 13 colonies and was a border state during the Civil War. By the start of the war, almost 92% of its slaves had been freed so it stayed in the Union.

You may also wish to know some symbols of the state when asking about where Georgetown Delaware is.

Delaware’s nickname is "The First State" and its colors are colonial blue and buff.
Its motto is “Liberty and Independence.”
The state seal has a wheat sheaf, corn, and a farmer to show the agriculture of Delaware.
It has a ship to stand for the shipbuilding industry and coastal commerce, water to symbolize the Delaware River, and an ox to represent the importance of animal husbandry to the economy.
There is also a militiaman with a musket to show the maintenance of American liberties. The images from the seal are also on the flag.
The state bird of Delaware is the blue hen.
The state fish is the weakfish.
The state marine animal is the horseshoe crab.
The state bug is the lady bug, the state butterfly is the tiger swallowtail, and the state's macro invertebrate is the stonefly.
The state flower is the peach blossom, the herb is the sweet golden rod, and the tree is the American holly.
The state beverage is milk, the dessert is peach pie, and the star is the Delaware diamond, which is located in Ursa Major.

So, now you know where Georgetown Delaware is, as well as many other fun Delaware facts.