Frederica, Delaware

Frederica, Delaware
Town Hall
Town Hall
Nickname: 
Frogtown
Location of Frederica in Kent County, Delaware.
Location of Frederica in Kent County, Delaware.
Frederica is located in Delaware
Frederica
Frederica
Location within the state of Delaware
Frederica is located in the United States
Frederica
Frederica
Frederica (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°00′32″N 75°27′57″W / 39.00889°N 75.46583°W / 39.00889; -75.46583
Country United States
State Delaware
County Kent
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • MayorWilliam Glanden
Area
 • Total1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)
 • Land1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,073
 • Density616.31/sq mi (237.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19946
Area code302
FIPS code10-28440
GNIS feature ID213981[2]
WebsiteFrederica, Delaware

Frederica is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,073 in 2020.[3] ILC Dover, the company which manufactured the spacesuits for the Apollo and Skylab astronauts of the 1960s and 1970s, along with fabricating the suit component of the Space Shuttle's Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), is located nearby.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frederica, Delaware
  3. ^ The Delaware Census State Data Center Archived December 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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