Census-designated place in Delaware, United States
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Hockessin, is a small, rapidly growing town in northern New Castle County, right on the border with Pennsylvania. Centered between two major highways, Route 7, or Limestone Road, and Route 41, Lancaster Pike, Hockessin offers a quiet reprieve for travelers and residents alike. The center of town is based mostly around small businesses; locally owned restaurants, salons, boutiques, and a smattering of other commercial establishments. A laid-back atmosphere, peaceful neighborhoods, and picturesque scenery all make Hockessin an extremely desirable place to live: its population grew by more than a third, to 13,500, between 1990 and 2010.
Hockessin is only accessible by car or bus, due to the fact that it has no airport or train stations.
Read in the guideHockessin, being a small town, is easy to get around on foot. It doesn't have a main street, but Old Lancaster Pike is seen that way; it is usually one of the busier roads in town.
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