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St. Georges Hundred is rural and agricultural in places, but there has been considerable residential and commercial development in the 1980s and 1990s which continues to this day. This area is among the fastest growing parts of Delaware.
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created in 1682 and was named for St. Georges Creek that once flowed along its northern boundary. Today most of the bed of St. Georges Creek has been used by the route of the
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and the small remaining portion of St. Georges Creek, and north of Appoquinimink Creek, extended generally westward from its headwaters to the
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was established in its present location and became a portion of St. Georges Hundred's western boundary. The towns of
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Important roads include portions of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway (
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and St. Georges Hundred extended only to that point. With the running of the
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and the community of Port Penn are in St. Georges Hundred.
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Important geographical features, in addition to the
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were once used as a basis for representation in the
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