13 Facts About Newark Delaware

Newark Delaware was founded by Scots-Irish and Welsh settlers in 1694.

Two of these, Read and McKean, went on to have schools named after them in the state of Newark Delaware: George Read Middle School and Thomas McKean High School.

Newark Academy and Newark College joined together in the following year, becoming Delaware College.

Newark Delaware received a license from King George II to hold semi-annual fairs and weekly markets for agricultural exchange in 1758.

Originally surrounded by farmland, Newark Delaware is surrounded by housing developments in some directions, although farmland remains just over the state lines in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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Public education in Newark Delaware is managed by the Christina School District and, for regional vocational schools, the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District.

Newark Delaware Charter School is a state-chartered school offering grades K-12.

University of Delaware offers 21 varsity sports, which compete in the NCAA Division I The athletic teams at Delaware are known as the Fightin' Blue Hens, named after the Blue Hen of Delaware, the state bird of Delaware.

Newark Delaware 87ers were a professional basketball team that played in the NBA G League as the affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Major east–west highways through the Newark area include Delaware Route 273, which passes through the heart of Newark, Delaware Route 2, which heads east to Wilmington, Delaware Route 4, which bypasses Newark to the south on the Christiana Parkway, and Delaware Route 279, which heads southwest towards Elkton, Maryland.

The closest airport to Newark Delaware that provides full domestic and international service is Philadelphia International Airport.

The University of Newark Delaware operates the UD Shuttle bus system, available and free to all students and those associated with the university.

Natural gas service in Newark Delaware is provided by Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon.