Woodside, Delaware

For other places with the same name, see Woodside (disambiguation).

Woodside, Delaware
Town
Location in Kent County and the state of Delaware.
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Kent
Area
• Total	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
• Land	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	56 ft (17 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	181
• Density	1,130.6/sq mi (436.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19980
Area code(s)	302
FIPS code	10-80830
GNIS feature ID	0214881

Woodside is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 181 at the 2010 census.

History

The Woodside Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Geography

Woodside is located at (39.070869, -75.567390).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	140		—
1930	140		0.0%
1940	189		35.0%
1950	157		−16.9%
1960	189		20.4%
1970	223		18.0%
1980	248		11.2%
1990	140		−43.5%
2000	184		31.4%
2010	181		−1.6%
Est. 2014	194		7.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 184 people, 70 households, and 52 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,130.6 people per square mile (444.0/km²). There were 72 housing units at an average density of 442.4 per square mile (173.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.20% White, 0.54% African American, 1.09% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 70 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $54,250, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,399. About 3.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 15.0% of those sixty five or over.