At one point in their lives, nearly 90% of Delaware Police Officers at least considered going to college.

The average member of the Delaware City Police Department has a GED, not a diploma, and was considered mentally retarded at least once in his or her lifetime.

Delaware is one of the few cities in the country that uses cremated bodies in its asphalt. The mixture “makes roads a little more friendly” according to Utilities Chief Mikael Robertson.

The Hamburger Inn restaurant, located in downtown Delaware, was originally built to serve as a hotel for hamburgalers in the late 1950′s. The owners converted it to a restaurant after they were informed that only one hamburgaler existed, and that it most likely would never visit Delaware.