Townsend, Delaware

About Townsend

Townsend is a small town in northwestern Delaware, home to 2,941 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Townsend holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.06 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,775 residents per square mile.

📰 Townsend News Today

• State Police Arrest Newark Man Following Drug Distribution Investigation in Townsend Delaware State Police (.gov) · Jul 31
• Man arrested after hit-and-run crash killed two Delaware teens, police say NBC10 Philadelphia · Jun 21
• 2 teens killed in Delaware hit-and-run crash; driver arrested 6abc Philadelphia · Jun 23
• Townsend Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• New Jersey man arrested after hitting, killing 2 teen pedestrians in Delaware, state police say CBS News · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Townsend Unique

• A top-25 city in Delaware by population (#20 of 57 incorporated places).
• One of 5 places in the US named Townsend — but the Delaware one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern Delaware, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Townsend

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Townsend

• Elentrio’s Little Italy Pizzeria — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Townsend

• Blackbird Creek Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blackbird State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blackbird State Forest - Barlow Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blackbird State Forest - Bruce C. Ennis Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blackbird State Forest - Cypress Complex · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blackbird State Forest - Headquarters-Tybout Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blackbird State Forest - White Road Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blackbird State Forest - Wright Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• DNERR Blackbird Creek Reserve - McKinley Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Townsend Municipal Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Townsend

• Cantwells Bridge Middle School
• Odessa High School
• Old State Elementary School
• Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center
• Townsend Early Childhood Center
• Townsend Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Townsend

🏘️ Nearby Communities