The true origin of canonization and beatification must be sought in the Catholic doctrine of the worship (cultus), invocation, and intercession of the saints. As was taught by St. Augustine (Quaest. in Heptateuch., lib.
Some of the Lenape lived in large villages of two to three hundred people, but most of them lived in small bands of 25 to 50 people. 1  Families were important to the Lenape Indians. 2  The Lenape had three clans (or phratries) â Wolf, Turtle and Turkey â which traced their descent through the female line.
The population was 1,684 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 kmÂ²), of which, 2.1 square miles (5.4 kmÂ²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 kmÂ²) of it (4.11%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,684 people, 647 households, and 447 families residing in the village. The population density was 802.8 per square mile (309.6/kmÂ²). There were 685 housing units at an average density of 326.6 per square mile (125.9/kmÂ²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.62% White, 0.59% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races.