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Wilmington, Delaware
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City of Wilmington
City
Name origin: named after Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington
Motto: A Place to Be Somebody
Nickname: Corporate Capital of the World
Chemical Capital of the World
Country
United States
State
Delaware
County
New Castle
Elevation
92 ft (28 m)
Coordinates
39°44'45?N 75°32'48?W? / ?39.74583°N 75.54667°W? / 39.74583; -75.54667
Area
17.0 sq mi (44 km2)
- land
10.9 sq mi (28 km2)
- water
6.2 sq mi (16 km2), 36.47%
Population
70,851 (2010)
- metro
5,826,742 (5th)
Density
6,500.1 / sq mi (2,509.7 / km2)
Founded
March 1638
- Incorporated
1731
- Borough Charter
1739
- City Charter
7 March 1832
Government
Council-Mayor
Mayor
James M. Baker (D)
Norman D. Griffiths - Council President
Charles Potter, Jr.
Ernest Congo II
Stephanie T. Bolden
Hanifa G.N. Shabazz
Samuel Prado
Kevin F. Kelley, Sr.
Paul F. Ignudo, Jr.
Stephen L. Martelli
Martin A. Brown, Sr.
Charles "Bud" Freel
Loretta Walsh
Justin A. Wright
Timezone
EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)
EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Codes
19801-19810, 19850, 19880, 19884-19887, 19889-19899
Area code
302
Website: www.ci.wilmington.de.us
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn for his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister in the reign of George II of Great Britain.According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 70,851, a decrease of 2.4% from 2000. The metropolitan area which includes the cities of Philadelphia, and Camden, New Jersey had a 2006 population of 5,826,742, and a combined statistical area of 6,398,896.
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