Census Data for Shorts Landing
As far as we can tell, Shorts Landing<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Shorts Landing, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Smyrna is located in Kent County
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- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Kent County
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- Leipsic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Leipsic is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <3>
- Townsend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Townsend is located in New Castle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <3>
- Cheswold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <3>
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
- Odessa is located in New Castle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
- Kenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Kenton is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <3>
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
- Little Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Creek is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Creek <3>
- Delaware City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware City
- Delaware City is located in New Castle County
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- Hartly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartly
- Hartly is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartly <3>
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- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
- Wyoming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <3>
- Salem
Kent County ...
Shorts Landing is located in Kent County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Kent County.
Miscellaneous Information for Shorts Landing ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Kent County or the community of Shorts Landing:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Shorts Landing is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Shorts Landing.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shorts Landing. 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/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Shorts Landing may originally have been Short's Landing. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shorts Landing might be written as Short Landing. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Shorts Landing. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |