Community Assessment

Demographic Data

General Description

Georgetown is the county seat of Sussex County in Delaware. Georgetown is considered part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware metropolitan statistical area. It shares no boundaries with any major metropolitan area, as Georgetown is located in a rural region. It is known as the Deep South of Delaware because it is historically and culturally connected with the south (Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Business Directory, 2013). Georgetown is technically a town, not a city. According to the United States Census Bureau (2012), Georgetown has a total area of 4.1 square miles of land bring a total of 11 km2. As of the 2012 census, the population of Georgetown is 6,628.

Georgetown is divided into seven administrative departments that work in conjunction with the town manager to serve the needs of the community (Town of Georgetown, 2013). These seven departments include finance, administration, planning, police, public works,...
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