Brandywine Hundred

Brandywine Hundred
Unincorporated community
Brandywine Hundred
Coordinates:39°47′30.84″N75°28′43.68″W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
Founded	1682

Brandywine Hundred(also known asNorth Wilmington) is an unincorporated subdivision ofNew Castle County, Delaware,United States. It is located to the north and northeast of the city ofWilmington.Hundredswere once used as a basis for representation in theDelaware General Assembly.Brandywine Hundred and North Wilmington are commonly used colloquial names for this area. However, while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, all other hundreds in Delaware presently have no meaningful use or purpose except as a geographical point of reference. In the 2010 census, Brandywine had 77,182 people.

Grubb's Landing

Brandywine Hundred, also known as Grubb's Landing, was settled by two sons ofJohn Grubb:Emanuel Grubb and John Grubb II.

Boundaries and formation

Brandywine Hundred is that portion of New Castle County that lies north of theChristina Riverand east ofBrandywine Creek,excepting that portion in the south included inWilmington Hundred.Its northern boundary follows a portion of the12 mile arcdrawn around the town ofNew Castle.It was one of the original hundreds in Delaware created in 1682 and was named for Brandywine Creek that flows along its western boundary. When created it included some of the area now in the Wilmington Hundred, which was split off in 1833.

Development

Excepting a still wooded area along Brandywine Creek, the area is completely suburban with almost continuous industrial, commercial and residential development. The eastern portion was built out early in the twentieth century with the remainder in the decades followingWorld War II.The town ofBellefonte,the villages ofArden,Ardencroft,andArdentown,theClaymontandEdgemoorCensus Designated Places (CDP), and the community ofTalleyvilleare in Brandywine Hundred. In recent decades the Hundred has become a majoredge cityofPhiladelphiadue in part toDelaware General Corporation Law.

Geography

Important geographical features, in addition to the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, include theDelaware River,which forms its eastern boundary,Naaman's Creek,Stoney Creek (Delaware)andShellpot Creek.It is mostly in thepiedmontregion with one of the more dramatic sections of theFall Linebeing close enough to the Delaware River to allow many scenic views.Ebright Azimuth,the highest natural elevation in the state at 448 feet (137 m), is located along the northern edge of Brandywine Hundred, very close to thePennsylvanialine. The Hundred has ahumid subtropical climate(Cfa) except in higher northern areas where a hot-summerhumid continental climate(Dfa) exists because January averages below freezing. Average monthly temperatures in Talleyville range from 31.1 °F in January to 75.4 °F in July, while at the interchange of Interstate 95/495 and Naamans Road they range from 32.8 °F in January to 77.4 °F in July.PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State UThehardiness zoneis 7a except near the Delaware River where it is 7b.

Transportation

Important roads include portions ofInterstate 95,Interstate 495,Concord Pike (U.S. Route 202), Powder Mill Road (Delaware Route 141), Naamans Road and Thompson Bridge Road (Delaware Route 92), Marsh Road (Delaware Route 3), Foulk Road (Delaware Route 261),Delaware Route 491,and the old main highway between Wilmington and Philadelphia, now Philadelphia Pike (U.S. Route 13). A portion of thePhiladelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad,subsequently the main north–south line of thePennsylvania Railroad,and nowAmtrak'sNortheast Corridor,follows the Delaware River, and a portion of the oldBaltimore and Ohio Railroad,nowCSX Transportation'sPhiladelphia Subdivision,approximately follows the Fall Line.

In media

Mitchell Hundred, the fictional mayor of New York City and central protagonist ofBrian K. Vaughn's comic book seriesEx Machina,notes that his surname was derived from Brandywine Hundred, where his ancestors originally settled.

Education

Brandywine School Districtserves Brandywine Hundred.

Famous residents

• Joe Biden,President of the United States,lived a large part of his life inClaymont
• John Carney,Governor of Delaware, Claymont

See also

• Ebright Azimuth
• John Grubb (Delaware settler)
• Valentine Hollingsworth

References

• "The Hundreds of Delaware".TheUniversity of DelawareLibrary. 2001. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-05-19.Retrieved2012-12-15.