Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Delaware
- County
- New Castle
- Total
- 5.78 sq mi (14.98 km )
- Land
- 5.78 sq mi (14.98 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 69 ft (21 m)
- Density
- 3,986.6/sq mi (1,539.25/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 10-04130
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Encyclopedic overview
Bear is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bear had a population of 23,060.
Originally a small crossroads in a rural area, approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of Wilmington, the area supported small farms growing mainly corn and cattle. In the late 1980s and 1990s Bear became a popular location for the construction of sprawling housing developments and shopping centers along U.S. Route 40. Much of Bear runs along the highway, and extends to approximately Delaware Route 896.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bear” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.