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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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Ceety | |
City of Wilmington | |
Wilmington ceety centre an the Christina River | |
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 | |
Coordinates: 39°44′45″N 75°32′48″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)[3] | 70,635 |
• Rank | US: 483rd |
• Density | 2529.68/km2 (6551.91/sq mi) |
• Metro | 6,069,875 (US: 8t)[4] |
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 |
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