Bridgeville, Delaware
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As of the census
of 2000, there were 1,436 people, 570 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density
was 1,768.6 people per square mile (684.5/km²). There were 636 housing units at an average density of 783.3 per square mile (303.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 55.85% White, 31.55% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 8.91% from other races
, and 2.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.64% of the population.
There were 570 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples
living together, 20.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,579, and the median income for a family was $30,083. Males had a median income of $25,536 versus $20,298 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $14,965. About 24.9% of families and 27.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.5% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.
and the World Championship Punkin Chunkin .
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 1,436 people, 570 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,768.6 people per square mile (684.5/km²). There were 636 housing units at an average density of 783.3 per square mile (303.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 55.85% White, 31.55% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 8.91% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.64% of the population.
There were 570 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 20.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,579, and the median income for a family was $30,083. Males had a median income of $25,536 versus $20,298 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $14,965. About 24.9% of families and 27.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.5% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.
Festivals
Bridgeville is home to the Apple Scrapple FestivalApple Scrapple Festival
The Apple Scrapple Festival is an event held annually during the second weekend in October in Bridgeville, Delaware, a small town in Sussex County. Events start on Thursday with local's night and the Miss/Little Miss Apple Scrapple Pageant held at Woodbridge High School...
and the World Championship Punkin Chunkin .
Notable Bridgeville people
- Thurman Adams, Jr.Thurman Adams, Jr.Thurman G. Adams, Jr. was a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate, representing the 19th District.Adams was born in 1928 in Bridgeville, Delaware. He was elected to the Delaware Senate in 1972 and served as the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate from 2003 until his death...
-Delaware State Senate - William F. AllenWilliam F. AllenWilliam Franklin "Lovebird" Allen was an American businessman and politician from Seaford, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U. S...
-Former Congressman for Delaware.(The family moved to Seaford, DelawareSeaford, DelawareSeaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census...
when he was six) - William CannonWilliam CannonWilliam Cannon was an American merchant and politician from Bridgeville, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and later the Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware during much of the Civil War.-Early life and...
-A governor of Delaware during the Civil War. - Peter F. CauseyPeter F. CauseyPeter Foster Causey was an American merchant and politician from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the American Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware....
-Governor of Delaware from 1855-1869. - Edward Willis RedfieldEdward Willis RedfieldEdward Willis Redfield was an American Impressionist landscape painter and member of the art colony at New Hope, Pennsylvania. He is best known today for his impressionist scenes of the New Hope area, often depicting the snow-covered countryside.Redfield was born in 1869 in Bridgeville, Delaware...
-Impressionist painter.