The Cape Henlopen Region, or the Cape Region, is a region in Sussex County, in southern

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, on the

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. The region is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The region takes its name from

Cape Henlopen Cape Henlopen is the southern cape of the Delaware Bay along the Atlantic coast of the United States. It lies in the state of Delaware, near the town of Lewes, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. Off the coast on the bay side are t ...

, as does the Cape Henlopen School District and

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. Much of the region's populated areas are found along the

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Rehoboth Bay Rehoboth Bay is a body of water in Sussex County, Delaware. It is connected to the Broadkill River by the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. It is part of Delaware's inland bay system, along with Little Assawoman Bay and Indian River Bay. Of Delaware' ...

and the

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. Northern and western parts of the Cape Region are rural areas dominated by farmland and wetlands. The area is often referred to as the

Delaware Beaches The Delaware Beaches are located along the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern part of Sussex County, Delaware, which is in the southern part of the state. In addition to beaches along the ocean, the area offers many amenities, including restaurants, ...

Geography

The Cape Region is situated on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. A large portion of the region is low-lying Southern swamps and wetlands, notably found in

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, and along Delaware Route 1 within Delaware Seashore State Park. There are several navigable waterways that flow through the region: **Bald Eagle Creek **

Broadkill River The Broadkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is long and drains an area of on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Broadkill flows for its entire length in eastern Sussex County. It issues fr ...

**Herring Creek **

Lewes and Rehoboth Canal The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a canal in Sussex County, Delaware, which connects the Broadkill River and the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay. It forms a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway. History Originally proposed in 1803, the canal was fi ...

**Love Creek **Old Mill Creek **Red Mill Pond **Wagamons Pond **White Oak Creek

Climate

Situated on the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Rehoboth Beach's weather is moderated by the

and the

. Rehoboth Beach has a mild subtropical climate consisting of hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average daytime high in July is 87 °F (30.6 °C) and a low of 70 °F (21 °C); in January, the average high is 45 °F (7 °C) with an average low of 30 °F (-1 °C) Average Weather for Rehoboth Beach, DE - Temperature and Precipitation
/ref> The month of highest average rainfall is July with 4.78 inches of rain, while February is historically the driest month, receiving an average of only 3.23 inches (80.5 mm) of rain. The highest official temperature ever recorded in Rehoboth Beach was 102 °F (38.8 °C) in 1997. The lowest official temperature ever recorded in Rehoboth Beach was -11 °F (-28.8 °C) in 1982.

Communities

Cities

Rehoboth Beach boardwalk looking north toward Rehoboth Avenue

* Lewes (Principal city) *

Rehoboth Beach Rehoboth Beach ( ) is a city on the Atlantic Ocean along the Delaware Beaches in eastern Sussex County, Delaware. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the population was 1,327, reflecting a decline of 161 (11.2%) from the 1,488 counted in the 2000 ce ...

Towns

* Dewey Beach * Henlopen Acres * Milton

Unincorporated places

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* Belltown * Broadkill Beach * Cool Spring *Five Points * Hollymount * Hollyville * Jimtown * Midway * Nassau *

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* Quakertown

Demographics

Because the Cape Region is not a precisely defined political area, there is no demographic data for the region specifically. At the 2010 Census, the approximate total population of the Cape Region was 41,584 which is an increase of 10,998 (35%) from 30,856 in the 2000 Census. The Cape Region tends to be more affluent than western parts of Sussex County.

Politics

The majority of the area generally identified as the Cape Region is located in

Delaware's 6th Senate district Delaware's 6th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Russ Huxtable since 2023, succeeding Republican Ernesto López. Geography District 6 is based in the Cape Region in coastal Su ...

, with the sparsely populated southwestern communities of Hollyville and Hollymount located in

Delaware's 19th Senate district Delaware's 19th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Republican Brian Pettyjohn since 2012. Geography District 19 covers central Sussex County, including the communities of Georgetown, Br ...

. The region is split among five districts in the

Delaware House of Representatives The Delaware State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal number of constituencies, each of whom is ...

, those being the 4th, 14th, 27th, 36th, and 37th House of Representatives districts. Due to growth in the area outpacing growth in the rest of the state, the 4th House of Representatives district was moved in the 2021 redistricting from the Wilmington area to the Cape Region.https://delawarelive.com/proposed-house-redistricting-offers-more-changes-than-senate/ On the local level, the City of Lewes has a Mayor and City Council; Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, and Henlopen Acres have a Mayor and Board of Commissioners; and Milton has a Mayor and Town Council.

References

External links

Cape GazetteCape Henlopen Regional PlanCape Henlopen School District
* ttp://www.sussexcountyde.gov/ Sussex County Government* ttp://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/394a567f51eac30d852569d8005369f0/$FILE/Final-2012-Senate%20District%2006.pdf/ District 6 Map {{DEFAULTSORT:Cape Region (Delaware) Geography of Sussex County, Delaware