Dan,
I'm not 100% sure what the origin of the term is, but it is my understanding
that a "hundred" in Delaware is loosely (maybe very loosely) equivalent to
"townships" in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and "districts" in Maryland.
All of the aforementioned are just different ways of subdividing a county
for political or whatever purposes.
My organization provides service in Delaware, and I can tell you from
experience that even most people who live there don't know what a "hundred"
is. I grew up in PA only ten miles from Delaware, and I never heard of a
"hundred" until I started doing GIS work for that state.
If anyone has as better explanation, I'd like to hear it too!
Regards,
Mike Walsh
Systems Administrator, Member Services
AAA Mid-Atlantic
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Subject: MI Question about Delaware & "Hundreds"
We're doing some geographic work, and it refers to something named
"hundreds".
For example:
hundreds of Broadkill - Sussex County
hundreds of Dagsboro - Sussex County
Thanks is advance...
Dan
Dan Munson
Director of Sales & Marketing
CDS Business Mapping
800-746-7797
Mapping for the Next Millennium
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