Map of Bowers town, Delaware

Bowers (commonly known as Bowers Beach) is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2020 census, its population was 278.

Bowers town overview:
Name:	Bowers town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Delaware
County:	Kent County
Elevation:	3 ft (0.9 m)
Total Area:	0.32 sq mi (0.83 km²)
Land Area:	0.31 sq mi (0.81 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	278
Population Density:	893.89/sq mi (344.63/km²)
ZIP code:	19946
Area code:	302
FIPS code:	1007250
GNISfeature ID:	213692
Website:	bowersbeach.delaware.gov

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History

Bowers Beach was originally settled in the late 1600s and was named Whitwell’s Delight by Francis Whitwell. The land was acquired by William Frampton in 1685 and was called Dover Peers. After Frampton died, the land was sold to William Bassett. Eventually, 420 acres of Whitwell’s Delight belonged to Nathaniel and Mary Hunn. After Nathaniel Hunn died in 1734, his children sold the land to John Bowers and the land along the Delaware Bay between the St. Jones River and Murderkill River became known as Bowers Beach starting on August 16, 1734. The land later belonged to John Bowers’ son and then his granddaughter, with the latter being the last person in the Bowers family to own the land. Part of the land was acquired by John Booth in 1750, who sold it later in the year to Benjamin Chew. By the 1800s, the properties in Bowers Beach were owned by Joseph Wood. The properties were later sold to multiple owners.

Bowers’ population was 150 in 1890, and was 146 in 1900.

On March 9, 1907, Bowers was incorporated. In 1962, the settlement was reincorporated as the Town of Bowers.

Throughout its history, Bowers Beach was a major fishing town along the Delaware Bay and once saw an average of 300 boats at the docks. Today, people come to Bowers Beach for fishing, swimming, birdwatching, kayaking, sailing, and the beaches along the Delaware Bay.

The Fourteen Foot Bank Light and Saxton United Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km), of which 0.3 square miles (0.78 km) is land and 3.33% is water.

Bowers Beach is situated along the Delaware Bay between the St. Jones River to the north and the Murderkill River to the south.