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Milton, Delaware

Milton is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is located on the Broadkill River, which empties into Delaware Bay. The population was 3,291 at the 2020 census.

It is part of the rapidly growing Cape Region and lies within the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Delaware Route 5 passes through Milton.

Located at the head of the Broadkill River, which enters Delaware Bay, the Milton area was first settled in 1672 by English colonists and founded as Head of Broadkiln in 1763. It became important for shipbuilding. The town was renamed by the Delaware Legislature in 1807, in honor of the English poet John Milton. The Delaware General Assembly passed a charter on March 17, 1865, that recognized the Town of Milton as a municipality.

History and Milton's shipbuilding heritage remain very important to the town, which is home to some of the finest Victorian and Colonial architecture in Delaware. Many of the homes have been restored to their original form, particularly those on Union and Federal streets.

Milton is located along the Broadkill River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (8.62%) is water.

In Milton, the summers are warm and muggy; the winters are very cold, wet, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 28 °F to 86 °F and is rarely below 15 °F or above 93 °F. Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Milton for warm-weather activities are for the entire month of June and from mid August to early October.

The hot season lasts for 3.5 months, from June 1 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 77 °F. The hottest month of the year in Milton is July, with an average high of 86 °F and low of 70 °F. The cold season lasts for 3.2 months, from December 5 to March 10, with an average daily high temperature below 52 °F. The coldest month of the year in Milton is January, with an average low of 29 °F and high of 44 °F.

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