Gumboro is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2006, legislation to establish Gumboro as an incorporated town was passed by the Delaware General Assembly, and was vetoed by Governor Ruth Ann Minner[2] as no civic government was to be immediately convened, leaving a gap in government from when the town was incorporated and left county control, until the election of a government.[3]

Gumboro, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Millsboro Highway in Gumboro
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Coordinates: 38°28′39″N 75°21′55″W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Elevation	43 ft (13 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19966
Area code	302
GNIS feature ID	216106[1]

Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) was first discovered in Gumboro in 1962 and thus has been known as Gumboro disease. This virus causes an immuno-suppressive disease in chickens. The disease is usually sub-clinical in birds less than two weeks of age and clinical disease is generally observed in birds over two weeks of age.

The town has a community center along Millsboro Highway that previously was used as a school house. The town is also home to Bayshore Community Church, a large church compared to others in the area.

The West Woods Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[4]

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External links

• Media related to Gumboro, Delaware at Wikimedia Commons

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