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Millsboro, Delaware
Town
Location of Millsboro in Sussex County, Delaware
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Coordinates: 38°35′29″N 75°17′29″W / 38.59139°N 75.29139°W / 38.59139; -75.29139
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Council President	Tim Hodges
• Town Manager	Jamie Burk
Area
• Total	5.43 sq mi (14.06 km)
• Land	5.20 sq mi (13.46 km)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.61 km)
Elevation	23 ft (7 m)
Population
• Total	6,863
• Density	1,321.08/sq mi (510.03/km)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19966
Area code	302
FIPS code	10-47940
GNIS feature ID	214319
Website	www.millsboro.org

Millsboro is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Millsboro is part of the Salisbury metropolitan area.

History

Millsboro's earliest European settlers were of English family origin; though most were second generation colonists who simply migrated north from the eastern shore of Virginia in order to join in the timber drive of the later 17th century, which brought many seeking to cut the vast mixed deciduous forests. The settlement itself was created in the second half of the 17th century when settlers from Accomack County, Virginia arrived to cut timber along the drainages. At one time no less than seven lumber mills were present, the largest employing over 70 laborers. These early years are well documented in the annals of Virginia history. The township during the first settlement period, although unincorporated, had several stores, churches, a bakery and various tack and blacksmith shops as well as and both Anglican and Presbyterian congregations. The area has many cemeteries dating from this original settlement period, which is considered the founding of the township, including the Lingo Family Cemetery and others.

A second period of settlement occurred after Elisha Dickerson built a dam on the Indian River in the 1792. There had been a settlement there for nearly a century before this, but the building of the dam was considered the official town establishment. At the time it was called "Rock Hole". The town grew, and more mills were built. The official incorporation of the town was in 1893.

Prior to the American Revolutionary War, the present-day Town of Millsboro was in the Province of Maryland (Somerset and, later, Worcester County). Members of the Nanticoke people and related tribes lived, and live, in Millsboro. Ball Theatre, The Robert Davis Farmhouse, Harmon School, Isaac Harmon Farmhouse, Harmony Church, Ames Hitchens Chicken Farm, Indian Mission Church, Indian Mission School, Indian River Archeological Complex, Johnson School, Perry-Shockley House, Warren's Mill, and Warren T. Wright Farmhouse Site at and near Millsboro are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

On January 17, 1893, the temperature fell to −17 °F (−27 °C) in Millsboro, the coldest temperature experienced in the state. On July 21, 1930, the temperature in Millsboro rose to 110 °F (43 °C), the highest temperature ever recorded in Delaware. Millsboro is one of only three cities in the United States to record both its state's extreme temperatures, the others being Chester, Massachusetts and Warsaw, Missouri. These are not official, however, as Millsboro does not have a weather station and the readings were recorded by amateur observers.

Geography

Millsboro is located at 38°35′29″N 75°17′29″W / 38.59139°N 75.29139°W / 38.59139; -75.29139 (38.5915023, –75.2913018). The town is approximately 20 miles from the Delaware and Maryland beaches - as well as Salisbury, Maryland - and around 10 miles from the Maryland state line.

Economy

In 2020, Millsboro was ranked 2nd out of the 57 Delaware cities for number of residential building permits issued.

In 2021, PC Magazine named Millsboro one of the top 50 cities in the United States and Canada for remote work.

Government

The town government is run primarily by the mayor and a seven-member town council.

Demographics

At the 2000 United States Census, the population density was 1,367.9 inhabitants per square mile (528.1/km). There were 1,153 housing units at an average density of 668.3 units per square mile (258.0 units/km). The racial makeup of the town was 73.64% White, 19.41% African American, 0.76% Native American, 3.31% Asian, 1.61% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09%.

Of the households in the Town, 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 36.9% of households were one person and 19.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.77.

The age distribution was 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.6% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 71.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.9 males.

Transportation

Millsboro is directly served by the four-lane U.S. Route 113 and three other major highways - Delaware Route 20, Delaware Route 24, and Delaware Route 30. Located along the headwaters of the Indian River, there is direct access to the Indian River Bay and, in turn, the Atlantic Ocean. Freight rail service is provided by the Delmarva Central Railroad. DART First State provides bus service to Millsboro via the Route 215 bus to Rehoboth Beach and also operates a microtransit service called DART Connect that serves the Millsboro and Georgetown areas.

Education

It is in the Indian River School District.

Notable people

• Huck Betts, a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1920–1925) and the Boston Braves (1932–1935)
• Richard S. Cordrey, businessman and politician
• Dani Dennis-Sutton, Defensive End Penn State (2022-Present)

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millsboro, Delaware
3. ^ "HISTORY OF MILLSBORO". christopher companies.
4. "History of Millsboro - Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce".
5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. Magaraci, Kim (September 2, 2021). "Millsboro Is A Tiny Town In Delaware With A Bizarre Weather History". onlyinyourstate.com.
7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
8. "2020 Report on State Planning Issues" (PDF). Delaware.
9. "THE BEST WORK-FROM-HOME CITIES FOR 2021". PC Magazine.
10. "Town Officials & Staff" (PDF).
11. "Census of Population and Housing". United States census.
12. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
13. "Routes and Schedules". DART First State. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
14. "DART Connect" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
15. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sussex County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

External links

• Official website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Sussex County, Delaware, United States
County seat: Georgetown
Cities	Lewes Milford‡ Rehoboth Beach Seaford
Towns	Bethany Beach Bethel Blades Bridgeville Dagsboro Delmar Dewey Beach Ellendale Fenwick Island Frankford Georgetown Greenwood Henlopen Acres Laurel Millsboro Millville Milton Ocean View Selbyville Slaughter Beach South Bethany
CDPs	Lincoln Long Neck
Former towns	Nanticoke City North Laurel Roxana
Unincorporated communities	Adams Crossroads Adamsville‡ Angola Argos Corner Atlanta Bacons Bayard Belltown Blanchard Broad Creek Broadkill Beach Bunting Cannon Carpenters Corner Cedar Beach Cedar Creek Clarksville Concord Cool Spring Cross Keys Fairmount Federalsburg Flea Hill Gravel Hill Gumboro Harbeson Hollymount Hollyville Indian Beach Jimtown Johnson Lowe Middleford Midway Mission Nassau North Shores Oakley Oak Orchard Old Furnace Omar Overbrook Pepperbox Phillips Hill Pinetown Portsville Primehook Beach Quakertown Redden Reliance‡ Scotts Corner Shortly Staytonville Stockley Sussex Shores Sycamore Ward Warwick Wescoats Corner Westwoods Whaleys Corners Whitesville Williamsville Wood Branch Woodland Zoar
Hundreds	Baltimore Broad Creek Broadkill Cedar Creek Dagsboro Georgetown Gumboro Indian River Lewes & Rehoboth Little Creek Nanticoke Northwest Fork Seaford
Ghost towns	Banning New Market Owens Station Saint Johnstown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Salisbury metropolitan area
Counties	Dorchester Somerset Sussex Wicomico Worcester
Principal city	Salisbury
Places 5k–20k	Cambridge Georgetown Milford Ocean City Ocean Pines Seaford
Places 1k–5k	Algonquin Berlin Bethany Beach Blades Bridgeville Crisfield Delmar, DE Delmar, MD Fruitland Hurlock Laurel Lewes Long Neck Millsboro Milton Ocean View Pittsville Pocomoke City Princess Anne Rehoboth Beach Selbyville Snow Hill West Ocean City

• Millsboro, Delaware
• Towns in Sussex County, Delaware
• Towns in Delaware
• Salisbury metropolitan area