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Department of State : Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs

THE HUNDREDS OF DELAWARE:  1700 - 1800

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Term "hundred" denotes a political sub-division. It is an archaic method of dividing an area into administrative units.

About 1682, each Delaware county was subdivided into "hundreds."

Represents an assessment or tax district which became the basis of the electorial districts which were created in Delaware's 1897 constitution.

Similar to a township which serves as a county's administrative district.

Original connotation is uncertain though the following explanations have been offered:>- An Anglo-Saxon term that denoted an area in which 100 men resided who could be easily mustered for service to the King.- Denoted an area in which 10 families with 10 members resided.

View or download a printable version of a Delaware Map of Hundreds between 1700 and 1800s.

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 18-Dec-2007 12:57:12 EST
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