list counties delaware united_states state delaware counties new castle kent sussex united_states origin county boundaries goes court districts powers counties legislative bodies limited issues development politics government county legislative body known sussex counties counties able raise taxes borrow money control garbage disposal water supply development building codes functions handled county county basis states court law enforcement centralized delaware leading significant concentration power delaware state government counties historically divided hundreds tax reporting voting districts 1960s hundreds serve administrative role current official legal use real estate title descriptions history following english conquest land western delaware bay governed administered town new castle brief recapture colony dutch additional court districts created known town court new castle left central portion colony jurisdiction left court county seat remained new castle moved wilmington divided division county seat later renamed named settlement renamed located present boundaries pennsylvania lord baltimore proprietor maryland claimed present day delaware organized northern eastern portions maryland county existed paper southern western portions present day organized portions adjacent maryland counties recognized delaware mason survey run expansion south west county seat moved georgetown county seat renamed dover fourth county proposed carved motivation failed effort end restrictions unified development code undeveloped farmland proposed boundaries extended include land south proposed seat county information code united_states government uniquely identify counties provided entry code county links census data county
List of counties in Delaware