International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Utilities The Town of Middletown Electric Department provides electricity to the town. The electric department is a member of the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation. The town maintains an electric substation, with electricity supplied to the substation by a 138,000 kV line from Delmarva Power's Mt. Pleasant Substation. A second 138,000 kV line to the town's substation is being constructed from Delmarva Power's Townsend Substation to increase the reliability of electricity in Middletown. The Water/Wasterwater Department provides water and sewer service to Middletown. Trash Tech provides trash collection and recycling to Middletown. Natural gas service in Middletown is provided by Chesapeake Utilities. Health care Christiana Care Health System operates the Middletown Free-standing Emergency Department in Middletown, offering 24-hour emergency care with 18 treatment rooms. It opened in April 2013 at a cost of $34 million. Education Public education in Middletown is provided by the Appoquinimink School District, which has recently built a new elementary school, Old State Elementary, to accommodate the population growth of the area and overcrowding at the other elementary schools. Even more recently, a new middle school, Cantwells Bridge, and a new high school, Odessa High School were built. Overcrowding at Middletown High School, which was over-capacity by 400 students during the 2005–2006 school year, resulted in the construction of a second high school, Appoquinimink High School, which opened in Fall 2008, as well as a third high school, Odessa High School, which opened in 2020. The St. Georges Technical High School is located to the northeast of the town. MOT Charter School has two buildings, a high school to the northeast, and a K8 building in the southwest. Two private schools are located on the side of the town: St. Anne's Episcopal School, which offers grades K-8, and St. Andrew's School, a coed boarding school affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware. Wilmington University had a location in town. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 6,161 people, 2,298 households, and 1,631 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 2,514 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 94.42% White, 1.30% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.93% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.29% of the population. Population in 2012: 19,483 White