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Around Viola
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)59 miles away
Closer regional airport
Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD58 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA71 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Viola; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Viola
U.S. Representative · Delaware at-largeSarah McBride (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Viola had 140 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 77th largest of 79 towns in Delaware by population.
Kent County grew from 32,762 residents in 1900 to 181,851 in 2020.
Kent County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 47.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dover, DE weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Kent County
61,078 jobs at 4,971 businesses in Kent County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Viola.
Nearest hospitals
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Dover8.0 miles
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Milford11.3 miles
Tidalhealth Nanticoke, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Seaford27.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Viola
Grocery stores
Aldi4.2 mi
Walmart Supercenter4.4 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens2.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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