Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County | |
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Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown | |
Location within the U.S. state of Delaware | |
Delaware's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°41′N 75°20′W / 38.68°N 75.34°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| Founded | August 8, 1683 |
| Named after | Sussex, England |
| Seat | Georgetown |
| Largest city | Seaford |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,196 sq mi (3,100 km2) |
| • Land | 936 sq mi (2,420 km2) |
| • Water | 260 sq mi (700 km2) 21.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 237,378 |
• Estimate (2024) | 271,134 |
| • Density | 253.61/sq mi (97.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
Sussex County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378, making it the state's second most populated county behind New Castle and ahead of Kent. The county seat is Georgetown.
The first European settlement in the state of Delaware was founded by the Dutch in 1631 near the present-day town of Lewes on the Atlantic Coast. However, Sussex County was not organized until 1683 under English colonial rule.
Sussex County forms the Seaford, Delaware, Micropolitan Statistical Area.