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Seaford, DE 1 of 15 Active Retirement Communities Location
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Delaware City:
Seaford Seaford is a city located along
the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. According to
the 2007 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 7,185. It the
principal city of the Seaford Micropolitan Statistical
Area, which includes all of Sussex
County. It is the largest city in Sussex county and was voted the 28th Best Small Town in America. In 1939, materials science giant DuPont acquired 609 acres (2.46 km2) near Seaford for a
nylon production plant. The $8.5 million investment (and consequently the
1,400 construction-related jobs it brought) was welcomed by locals with an
impromptu parade. The Seaford plant went into production on December 12, 1939
and the first yarn produced by the plant can be viewed at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C. Bulked Continuous Filament nylon, a standard in the carpet
industry, was developed at the Seaford plant in 1958. The Seaford plant employed
over 4,600 employees at its peak in the late 1960s and early 1970s. By 2004,
this number had dropped to about 650. Dupont later spun off the nylon fibers
business (along with Lycra and other products such as Teflon) into a wholly owned subsidiary called Invista. Invista was later sold
to Koch Industries,
Inc. for $4.2 billion on April 30,
2004. Growth and
flourishing still continue today as Seaford adds more quality businesses and
people to its vibrant residence. The Downtown Seaford Association is an
organization formed by the Downtown Businesses. This group works together to
help the community. The Downtown Seaford Association sponsors such activities as
the Halloween Parade and the Christmas Parade. With more than 500 retail stores
and service-related businesses, a stable and respected local government, a
diversity of residential developments, a modern hospital and numerous support
clinics, elderly care, fine schools and churches, many youth and adult
extracurricular educational and recreational programs, numerous volunteer
service organizations, and Seaford's location near the most pristine river and
recreational beaches on the East Coast, it is little wonder Seaford is
considered such a desirable place to live, work and play. In 2005 Seaford was
featured in Relocate-America's Top 100 Places to
Live. Woodland Ferry - located west of Seaford, the ferry operates sunup to sundown, seven days a week with no fare charged; the 200-year-old cable-run ferry boat crossing the Nanticoke River, one of the last remaining ferries on the East Coast, was established circa 1793 by the Cannon family, and served as a major river crossing and trading center for travelers. Income & Housing Costs Numbers: Estimated median household income in 2008: $34,355 (it
was $28,402 in 2000)
Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Seaford: 89.5 (less
than average, U.S. average is 100) In-Depth Facts and Figures as listed below, plus other
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