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Abstract:"Hundreds" are a geographic division, smaller than counties and roughly equivalent to "townships" in Pennsylvania and New Jeresey. Delaware is the only state which currently uses this division. There are thirty-three hundreds today. The most recent changes to hundreds were in the 1870s when the last two were established: Gumboro in 1873 and Blackbird in 1875. Prior to the 1960s, hundreds were used as voting districts and as units for reporting taxes. The sole use of hundreds today is in property tax assessments (tax parcel numbers are assigned by hundreds).
Purpose:Cultural resource inventory datasets are mapped by hundreds. This dataset provides reference for agencies or individuals managing federally funded projects for which cultural resources must be taken into consideration during project planning. (National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Section 106) Also useful for other kinds of project planning.
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Content Keywords
Theme Keywords:None, hundred, geographic division, township, place name, boundaries
Place Keywords:State, Delaware, New Castle, Kent, Sussex