Sussex County is located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378, making it the state's second most populated county only behind New Castle and ahead of Kent. The county seat is Georgetown. The first European settlement in the state of Delaware was founded by the Dutch in 1631 near the present-day town of Lewes on the Atlantic Coast. However, Sussex County was not organized until 1683 under English colonial rule. Sussex County is included in the Salisbury, MD-DE metropolitan statistical area which encompasses much of central Delmarva.

Founded: August 8, 1683
Named for: Sussex, England
Seat: Georgetown
Largest city: Seaford
Total: 1,196 sq mi (3,097.63 km²)
Land: 936 sq mi (2,424.23 km²)
Water: 260 sq mi (673.4 km²), 21.7
Time zone: Eastern: UTC-5-4
Website: [www.sussexcountyde.gov]
Twitter profile: sussexde_govt
Official Website: http://www.sussexcountyde.gov
Wikidata description: county in Delaware, United States
Wikidata id: Q156213
Wikidata label: Sussex County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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