Delaware "The First State"

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Admitted to Union: December 7, 1787
Capital: Dover
Nickname: First State, Diamond State, Blue Hen State
Motto: Liberty and Independence
Total Area: 2,489 square miles
Total Land Area: 1,955 square miles
Total Water Area: 535 square miles
Length: 100 miles
Width: 30 miles
Highest Point: 442 feet (Ebright Road)
Lowest Point: Sea level (Atlantic Ocean)
Mean Elevation: 60 feet
Highest Temp: 110 degrees on July 21, 1930 at Millsboro
Lowest Temp: -17 degrees on January 17, 1893 at Millsboro
Highest Monthly Avg Temp: 85.6 degrees
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp: 23.2 degrees
Population: (U.S. Census, April, 2000) 783,600