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Welcome to Bowers ...

The town of Bowers is located in Kent County<1>.


The location of Bowers has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bowers has a population of 376 people<3> (see below for details).

Bowers is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Bowers lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bowers: (302)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bowers had an population of 376 people. This is an increase of 12.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bowers had a population of 335 people. This makes Bowers the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Bowers represents 0.04% of the total population of Delaware (which has 897,934 people), making it the state's 44th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 335 people, the population of Bowers increased 9.84% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 305 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bowers.

Communities Also Named Bowers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Bowers - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bowers.

Communities near Bowers ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bowers.

  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Milford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
  • Harrington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Camden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheswold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
    • Cheswold is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <5>
  • Wyoming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Felton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Frederica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellendale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Ellendale is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bowers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowers.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bowers. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowers.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowers. See our Newspapers Page for Bowers.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowers ...

Looking for more information about Bowers? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bowers, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bowers.

Adding Bowers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowers in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bowers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bowers post office opened in 1880.

We also found Bowers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowers.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bowers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bowers.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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