Delaware
Delaware is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.[5] The state is named after Delaware Bay and River, which were named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman, (1577–1618).[6] Population estimates by the Census Bureau for 2005 place the population of Delaware at 843,524. Delaware is the seventh most densely populated state, with a population density of 320 more people per square mile than the national average, and ranking 45th in population.[7] Delaware is the second-smallest state in area, larger only than Rhode Island. Delaware was the first of the original thirteen American colonies to ratify the Constitution and become a state, hence giving it the nickname of "The First State".
