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() is an incorporated city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States of the Delmarva Peninsula. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,116. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Because Lewes was the earliest town founded in the state, and because Delaware was the first state to ratify the constitution, the town refers to itself as "The first town in the first state." Lewes is named after the town of Lewes in England, which also is situated in a county named Sussex (from which Sussex County, Delaware takes its name). Lewes, Sussex, England also shares the same seal.
Lewes, together with the towns of Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, South Bethany, and Fenwick Island, comprises Delaware's beach resort area and is Sussex County's most densely-populated and fastest-growing area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (14.69%) is water.