Wilmington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It lies at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. The population was 70,898 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
Mid-Atlantic
Wilmington
New Castle County, DE
Population
71,034
Walk Score
95 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,157
Median home value
$203,600
Settled
1638
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- 200 Block of East Front Street
- Bancroft and Sons Cotton Mills · listed 1984
- Baynard Boulevard Historic District · listed 1979
- Brandywine Park and Kentmere Parkway (Boundary Increase) · listed 1981
- Brandywine Powder Mills District · listed 1984
- Brandywine Village Historic District · listed 1971
- Breck's Mill Area · listed 1971
- Breck's Mill Area-Henry Clay Village Historic District (Boundary Decrease) · listed 1988
- Breck's Mill Area-Henry Clay Village Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1988
- Church Street Historic District · listed 1987
- Cool Spring Park Historic District · listed 1983
- Cool Spring Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2007
- Delaware Avenue Historic District
- Delaware Avenue Historic District · listed 1976
- Delaware Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1987
- Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District · listed 2017
- East Brandywine Historic District · listed 1985
- Eastside Historic District
- Eighth Street Park Historic District · listed 1983
- Eighth Street Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1984
- Eleutherian Mills · listed 1966
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1984
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1984
- Fell Historic District · listed 1983
- Lower Market Street Historic District · listed 1980
- Lower Market Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1985
- Old Town Hall Commercial Historic District · listed 1985
- Quaker Hill Historic District · listed 1979
- Quaker Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1985
- Rock Manor
- Rockwood Estate Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1976
- Rockwood Estate Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1976
- Rockwood Estate Historic District (Boundary Decrease) · listed 2023
- Rodney Square Historic District · listed 2011
- Rodney Square Historic District
- Shipley Run Historic District · listed 1984
- Village of Arden · listed 1973
- Wawaset Park Historic District · listed 1986
- West 9th Street Commercial Historic District · listed 2008
- Wilmington Boulevard Historic District
- Wilmington Yards & Shops
- Winterthur Museum and Gardens · listed 1971
Notable landmarks
- American Vulcanized Fibre Company-Wilmington Plant · listed 2020
- Aquila Derrickson House
- Armor, James, House · listed 1992
- Augustine Paper Mill · listed 1978
- Beaver Valley Rock Shelter Site · listed 1978
- Bellevue Range Rear Light Station · listed 2006
- Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School · listed 1972
- Brandywine Park · listed 1976
- Braunstein's Building · listed 1985
- Brindley Farm · listed 1976
- Brown, Dr. John A., House · listed 1979
- Budovitch, Florence and Isaac, House · listed 2020
- Cloud, Abner, House · listed 1992
- Cloud-Reese House · listed 2001
- Compton Park Apartments · listed 2024
- Continental Army Encampment Site · listed 1973
- Crosby and Hill Building · listed 1985
- Curlett House
- Dauneport House · listed 2022
- Delaware Academy of Medicine · listed 2003
- Delaware Industrial School for Girls
- Delaware Trust Building · listed 2003
- Delmarva Power and Light Building · listed 1985
- Dingee, Jacob, House · listed 1970
- Dingee, Obadiah, House · listed 1970
- …and 87 more
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