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Elsmere, Delaware
Population: 5,935
Located in New Castle County
The town was incorporated in the first third of the 20th century to keep the City of Wilmington from annexing the area, which abuts Wilmington on that city's southwest. New Castle County is the northernmost county in the State of Delaware and the most populated with an estimated 500,265 people, 188,935 households and 127,153 families. (2000 Census) Part of the Philadelphia , Pa. CMSA, New Castle County is a major employment center with a diverse economy. With a land area of 494 square miles, the County?s landscapes vary from the rolling hills and forest covered ?Chateau Country? in the north, to farmland and tidal marshes in the south. With it?s strategic location in the Mid-Atlantic section of the east coast, New Castle County offers easy access to the region?s major metropolitan centers.
New Castle County is home to a diverse business community with all types and sizes of businesses. Here you will find everything from one-person, home-based enterprises to large multinational corporations in the banking, financial services, technology, chemical, and pharmaceutical arenas.
Some of New Castle County¹s largest employers include AIG Marketing, Inc., Agilent Technologies, Inc., AstraZeneca, AstroPower, Avon Products, Inc., Christiana Care Health System, Ciba-Geigy, Delaware Racing Association, DuPont, First USA, Greenwood Trust Company, Household International, Motiva Enterprises, LLC, PFPC, Inc., PNC Bank, St. Francis Healthcare Services, Verizon of Delaware, Inc., W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company and the Wilmington Savings Fund Society
We're mid-way between New York City and Washington, DC - ideally located for great getaways, meetings, conferences, reunions and weddings. Many of our attractions are within 10 minutes of I-95. World-class museums, mansions and gardens, fabulous art and antique collections, gorgeous countryside, exciting attractions, award-winning hotels and restaurants, Thoroughbred racing, a slots casino, championship golf courses, tennis, canoeing - even Motocross and BMX racing . . . these and more are here for you to experience and explore.
Take in outstanding professional entertainment at the Grand Opera House, Delaware Theatre Company, DuPont Theatre, Three Little Bakers Dinner Theatre, and The New Candlelight Theatre.
Save with Delaware's Tax-Free Shopping, Dining and Entertainment - and our low lodging tax.
http://www.wilmcvb.org/ & http://www.nccedc.com/index.htm
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