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Founded 1808 | Population 42,000 | Peak 42,000 (2024) | County Delaware County

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1842 OWU: Ohio Wesleyan.
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Latest News in Delaware

Mar 29, 2016
Students Trump Movement Spreads Across Us
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Back in March 2016, a wave of student support for Donald Trump’s presidential bid was picking up steam,…
Dec 11, 2015
Woman Fired Banned Mall Posting Sign Photo
A woman in suburban Ohio found herself out of a job and barred from her local mall last week after a seemingly innocuous social me…
Oct 19, 2015
Child Rapists Prison Experience Gets Very Ugly Very Fast
In the harsh world of American prisons, life for convicted child rapists often turns brutal almost immediately, as a case from Oct…

Complete Historical Timeline

1808 Culture
Founded

Did You Know?

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Hayes born here.
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Ohio Wesleyan.
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Fastest-growing OH county.

Famous People from Delaware, Ohio

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Rutherford B. Hayes
Lawyer, Military Officer · Born Oct 4, 1822 · Died Jan 17, 1893 (age 70)
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F. Sherwood Rowland
Author, Chemist · Born Jun 28, 1927 · Died Mar 10, 2012 (age 84)
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Ezra Vogel
Writer, Historian · Born Jul 11, 1930 · Died Dec 20, 2020 (age 90)
HA
Horace Newton Allen
Physician, Diplomat · Born Apr 23, 1858 · Died Dec 11, 1932 (age 74)
EK
Edwin C. Kemble
Physicist, University Teacher · Born Jan 28, 1889 · Died Mar 12, 1984 (age 95)

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