Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is a ceety o the U.S. state o Delaware an the coonty seat o New Castle Coonty. Wi a population o 70,851 at the 2010 census, it is the maist populous ceety in the state.
Wilmington, Delaware | |
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| City of Wilmington | |
 Wilmington ceety centre an the Christina River | |
 Banner | |
| Etymology: Named efter Spencer Compton, Yerl o Wilmington | |
| Eik-name(s): Corporate Caipital o the Warld, Chemical Caipital o the Warld | |
| Motto(s): In the middle of it all[1] | |
 Location within New Castle Coonty | |
  Wilmington Location within Delaware  Wilmington Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′45″N 75°32′48″W / 39.74583°N 75.54667°WCoordinates: 39°44′45″N 75°32′48″W / 39.74583°N 75.54667°W | |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| State | Delaware |
| Coonty | New Castle |
| Foondit | Mairch 1638 |
| Incorporatit | 1731 |
| Burgh Chairter | 1739 |
| Ceety Chairter | 7 Mairch 1832 |
| Named for | Spencer Compton, 1st Yerl o Wilmington |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Cooncil-mayor |
| • Mayor | Mike Purzycki (D) |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 43.88 km2 (16.943 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 28.24 km2 (10.904 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.64 km2 (6.039 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Ceety | 70,851 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 70,635 |
| • Rank | US: 483rd |
| • Density | 2529.68/km2 (6551.91/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 6,069,875 (US: 8t)[3] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 19801-19810, 19850, 19880, 19884-19886, 19890-19899 |
| Area code(s) | 302 |
| FIPS code | 10-77580 |
| GNIS featur ID | 214862[5] |
| Website | ci.wilmington.de.us |
References
eedit- ↑ Min, Shirley (7 December 2012). "New signs welcome folks to Delaware's largest city". WHYY-FM News. Archived frae the original on 5 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 17 Mairch 2016.
- ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 25 Julie 2017.
- ↑ "Estimates of Resident Population Change and Rankings: July 1, 2014 to July 1, 2015 - United States -- Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived frae the original on 9 Januar 2017. Retrieved 9 Januar 2017.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved 16 Julie 2019.
- ↑ "Wilmington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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