Town of Townsend
City
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Area	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- land	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	39°23′39″N 75°41′34″W / 39.39417, -75.69278Coordinates: 39°23′39″N 75°41′34″W / 39.39417, -75.69278
- elevation	66 ft (20.1 m)
Population	346 (2000)
Density	582.3 /sq mi (225 /km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19734
Area code	302
Location of Townsend in Delaware
Location of Delaware in the United States

Townsend is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 346 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Delaware is located in Townsend [1].

Geography

Townsend is located at 39°23′39″N, 75°41′34″W (39.394200, -75.692670)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 346 people, 132 households, and 95 families residing in the town. The population density was 582.3 people per square mile (226.4/km²). There were 151 housing units at an average density of 254.1/sq mi (98.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 84.10% White, 11.56% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 2.60% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.60% of the population.

There were 132 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $48,875. Males had a median income of $27,250 versus $28,409 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,671. About 2.1% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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