Beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, construction or improvements of Interstate 80, Route 181 and Route 23 triggered rapid growth to Sussex County. Since 1950, the population nearly quadrupled from 34,423 people to 130,943 people in 1990. This has caused Sussex County to begin developing into a light suburban atmosphere, instead of the sparsely populated rural region it once was, especially in the eastern half of the county.
Beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, construction or improvements of Interstate 80, Route 181 and Route 23 triggered rapid growth to Sussex County. S?ince 1950, the population nearly quadrupled from 34,423 people to 130,943 people in 1990. This has cause:d Sussex County to begin developing into a light su?burban atmosphere, instead of the sparsely populated rural region it once was, especially in the eastern half of the county.