Is Delaware a Northeastern State? (New Castle, Delmar: castle, counties, place)

[muppethammer26]

Nobody has asked this question yet. But I heard a few people not calling Delaware a northeastern state. Why is that despite Delaware being geographically a northeastern state on the US map? I have always considered Delaware a northeastern state, being that Delaware used to be part of Pennsylvania, an another northeastern state and Delaware has strong connections to Philadelphia and New Jersey.

[Chriscross309]

People often want to confuse culture with geography. I don't look at states and say they are southern or northern based on civil war history or economic ties. Delaware is in the NE because that is where it is on the map, no explanation needed! But also it is more similar to other NE states like PA and NJ. IMO Maryland is also a NE state.

[Mary2014]

Part of PA and another state? No, I think before there were states the dispute was part of which British colony. See the info regarding the Mason Dixon line.

Mason

[Babe_Ruth]

M26, good topic.

To me, as an occasional visitor, Delaware still resembles a true Border State. Top of the state is more physically & culturally North, bottom of the state (Sussex County) still feels more linked to the South (Delmarva/Eastern Shore identity).
During the Civil War, Delaware's three counties basically (politically) resembled their geographic arrangement- New Castle (North), Kent (middle-Border), Sussex (South)..

[nuts2uiam]

Delaware is included in the Mid-Atlantic states.

[chris410]

Definitely NOT a northeastern state. Mid-Atlantic yes.

[beasley106]

I would say Delaware is a Northeastern state along with Maryland, that is if the term "Mid-Atlantic" is considered to be a sub-category of the Northeast just like "New England".

[chris410]

Originally Posted by beasley106

I would say Delaware is a Northeastern state along with Maryland, that is if the term "Mid-Atlantic" is considered to be a sub-category of the Northeast just like "New England".

I wouldn't consider the mid-Atlantic to be a subcategory of "north-east" almost everyone would consider Virginia to be mid-Atlantic. no way I would consider Virginia to be north east.

Im going with everything below the mason Dixon line is NOT the north east. And to me life/culture seems to change when driving south of that line.

[muppethammer26]

Originally Posted by chris410

I wouldn't consider the mid-Atlantic to be a subcategory of "north-east" almost everyone would consider Virginia to be mid-Atlantic. no way I would consider Virginia to be north east.

Im going with everything below the mason Dixon line is NOT the north east. And to me life/culture seems to change when driving south of that line.

If the Mason-Dixon Line is used as a line between the Northeast and the Southeast, then Delaware and New Jersey would be northeastern states, but Maryland, an another state similar to New Jersey and Delaware would be placed in the Southeast instead.

http://www.exploretheline.com/images/linemap.jpg

[Pine to Vine]

Originally Posted by chris410

Im going with everything below the mason Dixon line is NOT the north east. And to me life/culture seems to change when driving south of that line.

Suggest you look at a map. Never in your life have you crossed the Mason-Dixon Line heading south into Delaware.