Christiana, Delaware

Christiana is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, located on the Christina River, 12 miles southwest of Wilmington. It is home to the Christiana Hospital and the Christiana Mall and is the location of the northern terminus of Delaware Route 1 at an interchange with Interstate 95. Despite sharing a name with Christiana Hundred, the community of Christiana is located in White Clay Creek Hundred.

Christiana Mall

Christiana, Delaware
John Lewden House
John Lewden House
Christiana, Delaware is located in Delaware
Christiana, Delaware
Christiana, Delaware
Location within the state of Delaware
Christiana, Delaware is located in the United States
Christiana, Delaware
Christiana, Delaware
Christiana, Delaware (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°39′54″N 75°39′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19702
Area code302
GNIS feature ID213798[1]

History

It is named after the Christina River, which is in turn named after Christina, Queen of Sweden who oversaw the founding of New Sweden in 1638.

The Christiana Historic District, Charles Allen House, John Lewden House, Old Fort Church, Public School No. 111-C, and James Stewart Jr. House and George Hillis Sr. House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Christiana's population was 400 in 1890,[3] 381 in 1900,[4] 411 in 1925,[5] and 500 in 1960.[6]

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