Leipsic, Delaware

Leipsic, Delaware
Town
Location in Kent County and the state of Delaware. Location in Kent County and the state of Delaware.
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Government
• Mayor,	Craig Pugh
Area
• Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
• Land	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	183
• Density	722.0/sq mi (278.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19901
Area code(s)	302
FIPS code	10-41700
GNIS feature ID	0214213

Leipsic is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 183 at the 2010 census.

History

A post office called Leipsic was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1902. The name is a variation of Leipzig, one of the largest cities in eastern Germany.

Geography

Leipsic is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (6.67%) is water.

Leipsic River runs through the town on the southern edge of the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	407		—
1890	355		−12.8%
1900	305		−14.1%
1910	271		−11.1%
1920	244		−10.0%
1930	254		4.1%
1940	210		−17.3%
1950	253		20.5%
1960	281		11.1%
1970	247		−12.1%
1980	228		−7.7%
1990	236		3.5%
2000	203		−14.0%
2010	183		−9.9%
Est. 2014	195		6.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 203 people, 79 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was 722.0 people per square mile (279.9/km²). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 316.6 per square mile (122.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.10% White, 1.97% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.49% from other races, and 3.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population.

There were 79 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,656, and the median income for a family was $39,219. Males had a median income of $35,156 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,825. About 10.2% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty-five or over.

Notable residents

• William Jackson Palmer, Civil War general and railroad developer

External links

• Leipsic, Delaware is at coordinates .