Del. Code tit. 9 § 1164
The boundaries of the 7 councilmanic districts shall be as follows:
The boundaries of the first councilmanic district shall comprise all that portion of the City of Wilmington, Christiana Hundred and New Castle Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of the northerly boundary of the City of Wilmington with the center line of the boundary line of the States of Delaware and New Jersey; thence in a generally westerly direction along the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington to its point of intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its point of intersection with the center line of Todds Lane extended; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Todds Lane extended and Todds Lane to its point of intersection with the center line of Bowers Street; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Bowers Street to its point of intersection with the center line of 27th Street; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of 27th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Claymont Street; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Claymont Street to its point of intersection with the center line of 26th Street; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of 26th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of North East Boulevard; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of North East Boulevard to its point of intersection with the center line of 30th Street; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of 30th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Market Street; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Market Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Concord Avenue; thence in a northerly direction along the center line of Concord Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Washington Street; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Washington Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Baynard Boulevard; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Baynard Boulevard to its point of intersection with the center line of the Brandywine Creek; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of the Brandywine Creek to its intersection with the center line of Adams Street extended; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Adams Street extended and Adams Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Delaware Avenue; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Delaware Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Adams Street; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Adams Street to its point of intersection with the center line of 10th Street; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of 10th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Jackson Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Jackson Street to its point of intersection with Delaware Avenue; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Delaware Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue; thence in a westerly direction along the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Broom Street; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Broom Street to its point of intersection with the center line of 6th Street; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of 6th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of duPont Street; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of duPont Street to its point of intersection with the center line of 4th Street; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of 4th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Union Street; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Union Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Linden Street; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Linden Street and Linden Street extended to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington; thence in a southwesterly and southeasterly direction along the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington and the boundary of the City of Elsmere to its point of intersection with the most eastern point of the center line of the boundary of the City of Elsmere; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of the boundary of the City of Elsmere to its point of intersection with the center line of duPont Road; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of duPont Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Howard Street; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Howard Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Matthes Avenue; thence in an easterly direction along the center line of Matthes Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Maryland Avenue; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Maryland Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Middleboro Road; thence in an easterly direction along the center line of Middleboro Road and Middleboro Road extended to its point of intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way (extended) to its intersection with the center line of the Christina River; thence in an easterly and northerly direction along the center line of the Christina River to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington to its point of intersection with the center line of South Heald Street (Heald Street Cut-Off); thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of South Heald Street (Heald Street Cut-Off) to its intersection with the center line of Rogers Road; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Rogers Road to its point of intersection with the center line of New Castle Avenue; thence southwesterly along the center line of New Castle Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Lambson Lane; thence in an easterly direction along the center line of Lambson Lane to its intersection with the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the States of Delaware and New Jersey; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of the boundary of the States of Delaware and New Jersey to its intersection with the center line of the northern boundary of the City of Wilmington, the point and place of beginning.
The boundaries of the second councilmanic district shall comprise all that portion of Brandywine Hundred and the City of Wilmington bounded by a line beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of the most eastern point of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and New Jersey; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and New Jersey to the point of its intersection with the center line of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania; thence in a westerly direction along the center line of the state boundary of the State of Delaware and Pennsylvania to its point of intersection with the center line of Dartmouth Woods Road extended; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Dartmouth Woods Road extended and Dartmouth Woods Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Naamans Road; thence in a westerly direction along the center line of Naamans Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Grubb Road; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Grubb Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Weatherton Drive; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Weatherton Drive to its point of intersection with the center line of Raven Road; thence in a westerly direction along the center line of Raven Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Kingman Drive; thence in a generally southerly direction along the center line of Kingman Drive to its point of intersection with the center line of Silverside Road; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Silverside Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Graylyn Road; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Graylyn Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Graywell Road; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Graywell Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Wilson Road; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Wilson Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Shipley Road; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Shipley Road to its point of intersection with the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington; thence in a southerly, easterly and northerly direction along the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington to its intersection with the center line of Lea Boulevard; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Lea Boulevard to its intersection with the center line of Washington Street; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Washington Street to its intersection with the center line of 33rd Street; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of 33rd Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Market Street; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Market Street to its point of intersection with the center line of 30th Street; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of 30th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of North East Boulevard; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of North East Boulevard to its point of intersection with the center line of 26th Street; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of 26th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Claymont Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Claymont Street to its point of intersection with the center line of 27th Street; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of 27th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Bowers Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Bowers Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Todds Lane; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Todds Lane and Todds Lane extended to its point of intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington; thence in a generally easterly direction along the center line of the northern boundary of the City of Wilmington to its point of intersection with the center line of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and New Jersey; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and New Jersey to the most eastern point of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and New Jersey, the point and place of beginning.
The boundaries of the third councilmanic district shall comprise all that portion of Brandywine Hundred, Christiana Hundred, Mill Creek Hundred, and the City of Wilmington bounded by a line beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania and the center line of Dartmouth Woods Road extended; thence in a generally westerly direction along the center line of the boundaries of the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania to its point of intersection with the center line of Old Wilmington Road; thence in a generally southeasterly direction along the center line of Old Wilmington Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Loveville Road; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Loveville Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Lancaster Pike (Route 48); thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Lancaster Pike (Route 48) to its point of intersection with the center line of Center Road (Route 141); thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Center Road (Route 141) to its point of intersection with the center line of Faulkland Road; thence in an easterly direction along the center line of Faulkland Road to its point of intersection with the center line of duPont Road; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of duPont Road to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the City of Elsmere; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of the boundary of the City of Elsmere to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington to its point of intersection with the center line of Linden Street extended; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Linden Street extended and Linden Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Union Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Union Street to its point of intersection with the center line of 4th Street; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of 4th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of duPont Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of duPont Street to its intersection with the center line of 6th Street; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of 6th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Broom Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Broom Street to its intersection with the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue; thence in an easterly direction along the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Delaware Avenue; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Delaware Avenue to its second point of intersection with the center line of Jackson Street; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Jackson Street to its point of intersection with the center line of 10th Street; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of 10th Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Adams Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Adams Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Delaware Avenue; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Delaware Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Adams Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Adams Street and Adams Street extended to its point of intersection with the center line of the Brandywine Creek; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of the Brandywine Creek to its point of intersection with the center line of Baynard Boulevard; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Baynard Boulevard to its point of intersection with the center line of Washington Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Washington Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Concord Avenue; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Concord Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Market Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Market Street to its point of intersection with the center line of 33rd Street; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of 33rd Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Washington Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Washington Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Lea Boulevard; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Lea Boulevard to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington; thence in a westerly, southerly and northerly direction along the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington to its point of intersection with the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its point of intersection with the center line of Shipley Road; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Shipley Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Wilson Road; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Wilson Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Graywell Road; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Graywell Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Graylyn Road; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Graylyn Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Silverside Road; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Silverside Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Kingman Drive; thence in a generally northerly direction along the center line of Kingman Drive to its point of intersection with the center line of Raven Road; thence in an easterly direction along the center line of Raven Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Weatherton Drive; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Weatherton Drive to its point of intersection with the center line of Grubb Road; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Grubb Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Naamans Road; thence in an easterly direction along the center line of Naamans Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Dartmouth Woods Road; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Dartmouth Woods Road and Dartmouth Woods Road extended to its point of intersection with the center line of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, the point and place of beginning.
The boundaries of the fourth councilmanic district shall comprise all that portion of Christiana Hundred, Mill Creek Hundred, the City of Elsmere and the City of Newport bounded by a line beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Center Road (Route 141) and the center line of Lancaster Pike (Route 48); thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Lancaster Pike (Route 48) to its point of intersection with the center line of Loveville Road; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Loveville Road and McKennans Church Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Milltown Road; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Milltown Road to its point of intersection with the center line of the Kirkwood Highway (Route 2); thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Kirkwood Highway (Route 2) to its point of intersection with the center line of the entrance road to Delaware Park; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of the entrance road to Delaware Park to its point of intersection with the center line of Old Capitol Trail; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Old Capitol Trail to its point of intersection with the center line of Oak Street; thence in a southeasterly and southwesterly direction along the center line of Oak Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Marta Drive; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Marta Drive to its point of intersection with the center line of a stream connecting Marta Drive with White Clay Creek; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of a stream connecting Marta Drive with White Clay Creek to its point of intersection with the center line of the White Clay Creek; thence in a generally northeasterly, southerly and easterly direction along the center line of the White Clay Creek to its point of intersection with the Christina River; thence generally northeasterly along the center line of the Christina River to its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way extended; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way extended to its point of intersection with the center line of Middleboro Road extended; thence in a westerly direction along the center line of Middleboro Road extended and Middleboro Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Maryland Avenue; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Maryland Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Matthes Avenue; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Matthes Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Howard Street; thence in a northerly direction along the center line of Howard Street to its point of intersection with the center line of duPont Road; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of duPont Road to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the City of Elsmere; thence in a northeasterly and generally northwesterly direction along the center line of the boundary of the City of Elsmere to its point of intersection with the center line of duPont Road; thence in a northerly direction along the center line of duPont Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Faulkland Road; thence in a westerly direction along the center line of Faulkland Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Center Road (Route 141); thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Center Road (Route 141) to its point of intersection with the center line of Lancaster Pike (Route 48), the point and place of beginning.
The boundaries of the fifth councilmanic district shall comprise all that portion of Mill Creek Hundred, White Clay Creek Hundred, Pencader Hundred and the City of Newark bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of Old Wilmington Road and the center line of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of the state boundary line of the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania to its intersection with the center line of the boundaries of the States of Maryland and Delaware; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of the boundary of the States of Maryland and Delaware to its point of intersection with the center line of U.S. Route 40; thence in a generally easterly direction along the center line of U.S. Route 40 to its point of intersection with the center line of Salem Church Road; thence in a generally northwesterly direction along the center line of Salem Church Road to its point of intersection with the center line of the Christina Creek; thence in a generally northeasterly direction along the center line of the Christina Creek to its point of intersection with the center line of Ogleman Road (Route 7); thence in a generally northwesterly direction along the center line of Ogleman Road (Route 7) to its point of intersection with the center line of Christina Road (Route 273); thence northwesterly along the center line of the Christina Road (Route 273) to its intersection with the center line of Harmony Road; thence in a generally northerly direction along the center line of Harmony Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Ogletown-Stanton Road; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of the Ogletown-Stanton Road to its point of intersection with the center line of the Wilmington-Christiana Turnpike (Route 7); thence in a northerly direction along the center line of the Wilmington-Christiana Turnpike (Route 7) to its point of intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its point of intersection with the center line of White Clay Creek; thence in a northerly and generally westerly direction along the center line of White Clay Creek to its point of intersection with the center line of the stream connecting White Clay Creek with Marta Drive; thence in a northerly direction along the center line of the stream connecting White Clay Creek with Marta Drive to its point of intersection with the center line of Marta Drive; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Marta Drive to its point of intersection with the center line of Oak Street; thence in a northeasterly and northwesterly direction along the center line of Oak Street to its point of intersection with the center line of Old Capitol Trail; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Old Capitol Trail to its point of intersection with the center line of the entrance road to Delaware Park; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of the entrance road to Delaware Park to its point of intersection with the center line of the Kirkwood Highway (Route 2); thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of the Kirkwood Highway (Route 2) to its point of intersection with the center line of Milltown Road; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Milltown Road to its point of intersection with the center line of McKennans Church Road; thence in a generally northerly direction along the center line of McKennans Church-Loveville Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Old Wilmington Road; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Old Wilmington Road to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, the point and place of beginning.
The boundaries of the sixth councilmanic district shall comprise all that portion of New Castle Hundred, Pencader Hundred, Red Lion Hundred, St. Georges Hundred, Appoquinimink Hundred and Blackbird Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of the southerly boundary of the City of Wilmington and the center line of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and New Jersey; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of the southerly boundary of the City of Wilmington to its point of intersection with the center line of Lambson Lane; thence in a generally westerly direction along the center line of Lambson Lane to its point of intersection with the center line of New Castle Avenue; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of New Castle Avenue to its point of intersection with the center line of Rogers Road; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Rogers Road to its point of intersection with the center line of South Heald Street (Heald Street Cut-Off); thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of South Heald Street (Heald Street Cut-Off) to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of the boundary of the City of Wilmington to its point of intersection with the center line of the Christina River; thence in a generally southwesterly direction along the center line of the Christina River to its point of intersection with the center line of the White Clay Creek; thence in a generally westerly direction along the center line of the White Clay Creek to its point of intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its point of intersection with the center line of Wilmington Christiana Turnpike (Route 7); thence in a southerly direction along the center line of the Wilmington Christiana Turnpike (Route 7) to its point of intersection with the center line of Ogletown-Stanton Road; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Ogletown-Stanton Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Harmony Road; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Harmony Road to its point of intersection with the center line of Christiana-Ogletown Road (Route 273); thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Christiana-Ogletown Road (Route 273) to its point of intersection with the center line of the Christina Creek; thence in a generally southwesterly direction along the center line of the Christina Creek to its point of intersection with the center line of Salem Church Road; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Salem Church Road to its point of intersection with the center line of U.S. Route 40; thence in a generally westerly direction along the center line of U.S. Route 40 to its point of intersection with the center line of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and Maryland; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of the state boundary of the States of Delaware and Maryland to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary line between the Counties of Kent and New Castle; thence in a generally easterly and northeasterly direction along the center line of the boundary between the Counties of Kent and New Castle to its point of intersection with the center line of the boundary of the States of Delaware and New Jersey; thence in a generally northerly direction along the center line of the boundary of the States of Delaware and New Jersey to its point of intersection with the center line of the southerly boundary of the City of Wilmington, the point and place of beginning.
The boundaries of the seventh councilmanic district shall comprise all of New Castle County.
9 Del. C. § 1164