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In 2000 approximately 19% of the population were African-American and 5% of the population is Hispanic mostly of Puerto Rican or Mexican ancestry.

Some of the more notable festivals are the Riverfest held in , the World Championship formerly held at various locations throughout the state since 1986, the Rehoboth Beach Chocolate Festival, the Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral to mark the end of summer, the Apple Scrapple Festival held in , the Jazz Festival in Wilmington, the Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival, the Sea Witch Halloween Festival and Parade in Rehoboth Beach, the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, the Nanticoke Indian Pow Wow in , , and the Return Day Parade held after every election in.

Representatives are elected to two-year terms, while senators are elected to four-year terms.

However, by 1704 the Province of Pennsylvania had grown so large their representatives wanted to make decisions without the assent of the Lower Counties, and the two groups of representatives began meeting on their own, one at , and the other at New Castle.