The word photograph competed against other contenders before its acceptance, including heliograph, photogene and sunprint. It was Sir Herschel's lecture on photography to the Royal Society in London in March of 1839 that appears to have solidified the use of the term. Learn more about Photography
Delaware is one of 20 states where Census County Divisions (CCDs) are used for statistical tracking of subdivisions within each county. The Town of Townsend is located within Middletown-Odessa Division of New Castle County.
The population of Jefferson County was 30,228 in 2014. It grew 1.2 percent since 2010 when the population figure stood at 29,872, less than the stateâs rate of 5.0 percent. Jefferson Countyâs largest city, Port Townsend, had a population of 9,255 in 2014, up from 9,113 in 2010, an increase of 1.6 percent.