Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and the county seat of New Castle County. It had 70,898 people in 2020.

City
City of Wilmington
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Etymology: Named after Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington
Location of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. Location of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware.
Coordinates: 39°44′45″N 75°32′48″W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Founded	March 1638
Incorporated	1731
Borough Charter	1739
City Charter	March 7, 1832
Named for	Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
Government
• Mayor	John C. Carney Jr. (D)
Area
• Total	17.19 sq mi (44.52 km2)
• Land	10.89 sq mi (28.22 km2)
• Water	6.29 sq mi (16.30 km2)
Elevation	92 ft (28 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	70,898
• Density	4,124.4/sq mi (1,592.50/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	19801-19810, 19850, 19880, 19884-19886, 19890-19899
FIPS code	10-77580
GNIS feature ID	214862
Website	ci.wilmington.de.us

Wilmington has an area of about 17 sq mi (44.0 km²) and is 92 ft (28.0 m) above sea level, at the place where the Christina River and Brandywine Creek meet.

U.S. President Joe Biden is from Wilmington and owns a home here.^+{{{1}}}_−{{{2}}}

Wilmington, Delaware Media

• FORT CHRISTIANA, WILMINGTON, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE.jpg

  Fort Christina monument, location of the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony

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  Founding of Wilmington stamp. (See New Sweden.)

• Old Town Hall, late-Georgian / early-Federal style

• Original DuPont powder wagon

• Map of Wilmington, Delaware, 1874

• Wilmington close up.

• Typical sign on major thoroughfares entering Wilmington

• Brandywine Village

• Quaker Hill

• House on Baynard Boulevard