Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States.
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Coordinates: 34°13′24″N 77°54′44″W / 34.22333°N 77.91222°WCoordinates: 34°13′24″N 77°54′44″W / 34.22333°N 77.91222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | New Hanover |
Incorporated | December 31, 1739 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bill Saffo |
Area | |
• City | 41.5 sq mi (107.4 km2) |
• Land | 41.0 sq mi (106.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
Population (2012) | |
• City | 112,067 |
• Density | 1,849.8/sq mi (714.2/km2) |
• Metro | 263,429 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 28401-28412 |
FIPS code | 37-74440[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1023269[2] |
Sister cities | Dandong, China Doncaster, United Kingdom Bridgetown, Barbados |
The population was around at 96,000 during 2006;.[3] It is the county seat of New Hanover County.[4] It was named in honor of Spencer Compton, the Earl of Wilmington, who was Prime Minister at the same time as George II was King of England.
It was the site of the 1898 insurrection where many white people killed African-American politicians in the city.[5] It is seen as the only coup d'état on American soil.[5]
Wilmington, North Carolina Media
The Bellamy Mansion draws many tourists annually to downtown
Alton Lennon Federal Building and Courthouse, the backdrop of Andy Griffith's Matlock television series
U. S. Post Office in downtown Wilmington
Cannon firing at a re-enactment of the Battle of Forks Road near the Cameron Art Museum
Wilmington National Cemetery has markers dating to the American Revolution and the American Civil War
References
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Census Bureau - North Carolina by place".[dead link]
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Lost History of an American Coup D'État". The Atlantic. August 12, 2017.
Other websites
- Official website of Wilmington, NC
- Wilmington travel guide from Wikivoyage
- The Insiders' Guide to Wilmington, NC Archived 2007-12-16 at the Wayback Machine