Mill Creek Hundred

Mill Creek Hundredis an unincorporated subdivision ofNew Castle County,Delaware.Hundredswere once used as a basis for representation in theDelaware General Assembly,and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or purpose except as a geographical point of reference.

Boundaries and formation

Mill Creek Hundred is that portion of New Castle County that lies north and east ofWhite Clay Creekand west ofRed Clay Creek.Its western boundary follows a portion of the 12 mile arc drawn around the town ofNew Castle.It was formed fromChristiana Hundredin 1710 and was named forMill Creekthat flows through its center.

Development

Excepting large areas along Red Clay Creek and White Clay Creek preserved in parks or large estates, this area is now mostly suburban with extensive commercial and residential development. The southern portion was developed in the mid-twentieth century, with the northern portion developed more in the later decades. A portion of the city ofNewark,theHockessin,North Star,andPike CreekCensus Designated Places (CDP) and the communities ofMarshallton,MilltownandStantonare in Mill Creek Hundred.

Geography

Important geographical features, in addition to Red Clay Creek, White Clay Creek and Mill Creek, include Pike Creek, Muddy Run, and Turkey Run. It is mostly in thepiedmontregion, but the southern portion is below the easternFall Lineand on thecoastal plain.

Transportation

Important roads include portions of the Kirkwood Highway (Delaware Route 2), the Old Capital Trail, Lancaster Pike (Delaware Route 48), Newport-Gap Pike (Delaware Route 41), the Old Wilmington Road, Limestone Road (Delaware Route 7), Paper Mill Road (Delaware Route 72), and the old main highway between Wilmington and Baltimore, now Newport-Stanton Pike and Christiana-Stanton Road (Delaware Route 7). A portion of the oldBaltimore and Ohio Railroad,nowCSX Transportation'sPhiladelphia Subdivisioncrosses through Stanton, theWilmington and Western Railroadruns along Red Clay Creek to Hockessin, and thePomeroy and Newark Railroadonce ran along White Clay Creek.