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Ocean View, DE has a population of 1,006 and that will double within the next decade. Ocean View is developing the Bear Trap golf course and developments that will include of 700 plus homes on the southwest side of the community. Ocean View is fast and booming town next to the resort town Bethany Beach and retirees and vacationers building and buying homes in town.
Ocean View was founded in 1688 as a 500-acre tract of land given to Matthew Scarborough by Lord Baltimore. Legend has it that a young man climbed a tree in the area and saw the ocean -- hence, the name Ocean View. Ocean View was incorporated in 1889 and became the birthplace of the broiler chicken industry in 1923.
Ocean View today, has a business community that is largely comprised of business that relies on services on Route 26. Ocean View has a park with a picnic pavilion and modern playground equipment and is home to Lord Baltimore Elementary School that was rated one of the best elementary schools in the state of Delaware.
Ocean View, DE
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