Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware | |
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Downtown Wilmington and the Christina River | |
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ZIP Codes | 19801-19810, 19850, 19880, 19884-19886, 19890-19899 |
Area code | 302 |
FIPS code | 10-77580 |
GNIS feature ID | 214862[3] |
Airport | Wilmington Airport |
Major highways | |
Commuter rail | |
Website | wilmingtonde.gov |
Wilmington (
As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 70,898.[5] Wilmington is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan statistical area (which also includes Philadelphia, Reading, Camden, and other urban areas), which had a 2020 core metropolitan statistical area population of 6,228,601, representing the seventh largest metropolitan region in the nation, and a combined statistical area population of 7.366 million.[6]
History
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Wilmington is built on the site of Fort Christina and the settlement Kristinehamn,[7] the first Swedish settlement in North America. The modern city also encompasses other Swedish settlements, such as Timmerön / Timber Island (along Brandywine Creek), Sidoland (South Wellington), Strandviken (along the Delaware River near Simonds Garden) and Översidolandet (along the Christina River, near Woodcrest and Ashley Heights).
The area now known as Wilmington was settled by the
The Dutch heard and spelled the river and the place as Minguannan. When settlers and traders from the
The most important Swedish governor was Colonel
Beginning in 1664,
Although during the American Revolutionary War only one small battle was fought in Delaware, British troops occupied Wilmington shortly after the nearby Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777. The British remained in the town until they vacated Philadelphia in 1778.
In 1800,
The greatest growth in the city occurred during the Civil War. Delaware, though officially remaining a member of the Union, was a border state and divided in its support of both the Confederate and the Union causes. The war created enormous demand for goods and materials supplied by Wilmington including ships, railroad cars, gunpowder, shoes, and other war-related goods.
By 1868, Wilmington was producing more iron ships than the rest of the country combined[citation needed] and it rated first in the production of gunpowder and second in carriages and leather. Due to the prosperity Wilmington enjoyed during the war, city merchants and manufacturers expanded Wilmington's residential boundaries westward in the form of large homes along tree-lined streets. This movement was spurred by the first horsecar line, which was initiated in 1864 along Delaware Avenue.
The late 19th century saw the development of the city's first comprehensive park system. William Poole Bancroft, a successful Wilmington businessman influenced by the work of Frederick Law Olmsted, led the effort to establish open parkland in Wilmington. Rockford Park and Brandywine Park were created due to Bancroft's efforts.
Both World Wars stimulated the city's industries. Industries vital to the war effort – shipyards, steel foundries, machinery, and chemical producers – operated around the clock. Other industries produced such goods as automobiles, leather products, and clothing. In desperate need of workers more and more minorities moved to the north and settled in places like Wilmington. This led to tensions that occasionally boiled over like the Wilmington, Delaware race riot of 1919.
The post-war prosperity again pushed residential development further out of the city. In the 1950s, more people began living in the suburbs of North Wilmington and commuting into the city to work. This was made possible by extensive upgrades to area roads and highways and through the construction of Interstate 95, which cut through several of Wilmington's neighborhoods and accelerated the city's population decline. Urban renewal projects in the 1950s and 1960s cleared entire blocks of housing in the Center City and East Side areas.
The
In the 1980s, job growth and office construction were spurred by the arrival of national banks and financial institutions in the wake of the 1981 Financial Center Development Act, which liberalized the laws governing banks operating within the state, and similar laws in 1986. Today, many national and international banks, including
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.0 square miles (44 km2), of which 10.9 square miles (28 km2) is land and 6.2 square miles (16 km2) is water. The total area is 36.25% water.
The city sits at the confluence of the
These transportation links and geographic proximity give Wilmington some of the characteristics of a satellite city to Philadelphia, but Wilmington's long history as Delaware's principal city, its urban core, and its independent value as a business destination makes it more properly considered a small but independent city in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
Wilmington lies along the
On the western side of Market Street, the Piedmont topography is rocky and hilly, rising to a point that marks the watershed between the Brandywine River and the Christina River. This watershed line runs along Delaware Avenue westward from 10th Street and Market Street.
These contrasting topography and soil conditions affected the industrial and residential development patterns within the city. The hilly west side was more attractive for the original residential areas, offering springs and sites for
Surrounding municipalities
Climate
Wilmington has a warm temperate climate or humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with hot and humid summers, cool to cold winters, and precipitation evenly spread throughout the year. In July, the daily average is 76.8 °F (24.9 °C), with an average 21 days of 90 °F (32 °C)+ highs annually. Summer thunderstorms are common in the hottest months. The January daily average is 32.4 °F (0.2 °C), although temperatures may occasionally reach 10 °F (−12 °C) or 55 °F (13 °C) as fronts move toward and past the area. Snowfall is light to moderate, and variable, with some winters bringing very little of it and others witnessing several major snowstorms; the average seasonal total is 20.2 inches (51 cm). Extremes in temperature have ranged from −15 °F (−26 °C) on February 9, 1934, up to 107 °F (42 °C) on August 7, 1918, though both 100 °F (38 °C)+ and 0 °F (−18 °C) readings are uncommon; the last occurrence of each was July 18, 2012 and February 5, 1996, respectively.
Climate data for Wilmington, Delaware ( New Castle County Airport ), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 75 (24) |
78 (26) |
86 (30) |
97 (36) |
98 (37) |
102 (39) |
103 (39) |
107 (42) |
100 (38) |
98 (37) |
85 (29) |
75 (24) |
107 (42) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 63.1 (17.3) |
63.8 (17.7) |
73.8 (23.2) |
83.3 (28.5) |
89.1 (31.7) |
93.5 (34.2) |
95.8 (35.4) |
93.8 (34.3) |
89.7 (32.1) |
82.6 (28.1) |
72.3 (22.4) |
64.2 (17.9) |
96.9 (36.1) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.4 (5.2) |
44.1 (6.7) |
52.5 (11.4) |
64.2 (17.9) |
73.5 (23.1) |
82.2 (27.9) |
86.8 (30.4) |
84.9 (29.4) |
78.5 (25.8) |
67.0 (19.4) |
55.9 (13.3) |
46.0 (7.8) |
64.8 (18.2) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 33.5 (0.8) |
35.5 (1.9) |
43.2 (6.2) |
53.9 (12.2) |
63.5 (17.5) |
72.6 (22.6) |
77.6 (25.3) |
75.8 (24.3) |
68.9 (20.5) |
57.2 (14.0) |
46.6 (8.1) |
38.2 (3.4) |
55.5 (13.1) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25.6 (−3.6) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
33.9 (1.1) |
43.5 (6.4) |
53.4 (11.9) |
63.0 (17.2) |
68.3 (20.2) |
66.6 (19.2) |
59.3 (15.2) |
47.3 (8.5) |
37.4 (3.0) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
46.3 (7.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 9.7 (−12.4) |
12.0 (−11.1) |
18.9 (−7.3) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
39.2 (4.0) |
49.9 (9.9) |
58.3 (14.6) |
56.0 (13.3) |
45.1 (7.3) |
33.4 (0.8) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
16.4 (−8.7) |
7.4 (−13.7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −14 (−26) |
−15 (−26) |
2 (−17) |
11 (−12) |
30 (−1) |
40 (4) |
48 (9) |
43 (6) |
32 (0) |
23 (−5) |
11 (−12) |
−7 (−22) |
−15 (−26) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.23 (82) |
2.83 (72) |
4.16 (106) |
3.51 (89) |
3.57 (91) |
4.67 (119) |
4.41 (112) |
3.98 (101) |
4.38 (111) |
3.68 (93) |
3.06 (78) |
3.85 (98) |
45.33 (1,151) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.1 (15) |
7.8 (20) |
3.1 (7.9) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2.9 (7.4) |
20.2 (51) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.8 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 121.8 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
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Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 5,268 | — | |
1830 | 6,628 | 25.8% | |
1840 | 8,367 | 26.2% | |
1850 | 13,979 | 67.1% | |
1860 | 21,258 | 52.1% | |
1870 | 30,841 | 45.1% | |
1880 | 42,478 | 37.7% | |
1890 | 61,431 | 44.6% | |
1900 | 76,508 | 24.5% | |
1910 | 87,411 | 14.3% | |
1920 | 110,168 | 26.0% | |
1930 | 106,597 | −3.2% | |
1940 | 112,504 | 5.5% | |
1950 | 110,356 | −1.9% | |
1960 | 95,827 | −13.2% | |
1970 | 80,386 | −16.1% | |
1980 | 70,195 | −12.7% | |
1990 | 71,529 | 1.9% | |
2000 | 72,664 | 1.6% | |
2010 | 70,851 | −2.5% | |
2020 | 70,898 | 0.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[20] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[21] | Pop 2010[22] | Pop 2020[23] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
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23,352 | 19,770 | 18,892 | 32.14% | 27.90% | 26.65% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
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40,545 | 40,170 | 38,627 | 55.80% | 56.70% | 54.48% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
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133 | 158 | 116 | 0.18% | 0.22% | 0.16% |
Asian alone (NH) | 468 | 648 | 907 | 0.64% | 0.91% | 1.28% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 14 | 4 | 21 | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.03% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 110 | 137 | 342 | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.48% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 894 | 1,176 | 2,570 | 1.23% | 1.66% | 3.62% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7,148 | 8,788 | 9,423 | 9.84% | 12.40% | 13.29% |
Total | 72,664 | 70,851 | 70,898 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 70,898 people, 31,754 households, and 13,572 families residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 70,851 people, 28,615 households, and 15,398 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,497.6 inhabitants per square mile (2,508.7/km2). There were 32,820 housing units at an average density of 3,009.9 per square mile (1,162.1/km2) and with an occupancy rate of 87.2%. The racial makeup of the city was 58.0%
There were 28,615 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.5% were married couples living together, 24.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.2% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
According to ACS one-year estimates for 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $32,884, and the median income for a family was $37,352. Males working full-time had a median income of $41,878 versus $36,587 for females working full-time. The per capita income for the city was $24,861. 27.6% of the population and 24.9% of families were below the poverty line. 45.7% of those under the age of 18 and 16.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.[27]
Government
The Wilmington City Council consists of thirteen members. The council consists of eight members who are elected from geographic districts, four elected at-large and the City Council President. The Council President is elected by the entire city. The
The current mayor of Wilmington is Mike Purzycki (D).[28] The current city council members are listed in the table below.[29]
District | Councilperson | Party | - |
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President | Ernest “Trippi” Congo II | Democratic | 2017 |
Treasurer | DaWayne Sims | Democratic | 2020 |
1 | Linda Gray | Democratic | 2020 |
2 | Shané Darby | Democratic | 2020 |
3 | Zanthia Oliver | Democratic | 2017 |
4 | Michelle Harlee | Democratic | 2017 |
5 | Bregetta Fields | Democratic | 2020 |
6 | Yolanda McCoy | Democratic | 2017 |
7 | Chris Johnson | Democratic | 2020 |
8 | Nathan Field | Democratic | 2020 |
At-Large | Maria Cabrera | Democratic | 2020 |
Rysheema Dixon | Democratic | 2020 | |
James Spadola | Republican | 2020 | |
Loretta Walsh | Democratic | 2017 |
The Delaware Department of Correction Howard R. Young Correctional Institution, renamed from Multi-Purpose Criminal Justice Facility in 2004 and housing both pretrial and posttrial male prisoners, is located in Wilmington. The prison is often referred to as the "Gander Hill Prison" after the neighborhood it is located in. The prison opened in 1982.[30]
Many Wilmington City workers belong to one of several Locals of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union.[31]
Neighborhoods
The city of Wilmington is made up of the following neighborhoods:[32]
North of the Brandywine River
- Baynard Village
- Brandywine Hills – This neighborhood of approximately 225 homes in northern Wilmington was started in the 1930s. The streets in the neighborhood are named after famous American and English authors, including Byron, Emerson, Hawthorne and Milton. It is bounded by Lea Boulevard, Rockwood Road, Miller Road, and Market Street[33]
- Brandywine Village[34]
- Eastlawn
- Eastlake
- Gander Hill - site of Howard R. Young Correctional Institution
- Harlan
- Ninth Ward – Originally a post-Civil War political creation, the city's Ninth Ward has long been an area with owner-occupied residences. The Ninth Ward was integrated as a result of population shifts in the 1960s and remains a stable, working-class neighborhood.
- Prices Run - west of Northern Boulevard
- Riverside–11th Street Bridge – in the northeastern part of the city between the Northeast Corridor and Northern Boulevard.
- Triangle – a group of homes built in the 1920s whose corresponding streets along I-95 and Baynard Boulevard and 18th Street and Concord Avenue loosely form a triangle.[35] It is bounded by W 18th St, Baynard Boulevard, Concord Ave, and Broom St.
East of I-95
- Center City (Downtown)
- East Side
- Justison Landing
- LOMA
- Midtown Brandywine – Located on the banks of the Brandywine River, Midtown Brandywine is bordered by North Washington Street, East 11th Street, North French Street and South Park Drive. Homes in the neighborhood were first established in the late 1800s as the Brandywine River became home to several mills and trading posts. Midtown Brandywine's boundaries include the Brandywine Park, Fletcher Brown Park, the Hercules building, a neighborhood adopted pocket park, and several notable restaurants and eateries. The neighborhood is also home to "The Little Church", previously known as The Old Presbyterian Church. Originally built on Market Street between 9th and 10th streets, the gambrel-roofed church was relocated to its current site on South Park Drive in 1917 and has since become synonymous with Midtown Brandywine.[36]
- Quaker Hill[37] – From a country hilltop in the 19th century to rows of city homes today, Quaker Hill (which surrounds the historical Quaker Friends Meeting House) has watched its neighborhood become much more modernized over the last three centuries. This city district was founded by Quakers William Shipley and Thomas West in the early 18th century. The nearby Meeting House keeps Quaker Hill closely tied to its rich history. The cemetery of the Wilmington Friends House is the burial site of the abolitionist Thomas Garrett and John Dickinson, signer of the U.S. Constitution.[38]
- Riverfront[39] – Formerly a hub for manufacturing and the city's shipbuilding industry, which began to see a rapid series of state-sponsored urban renewal and gentrification projects beginning in the late 1990s. The neighborhood is currently home to landmarks such as the Wilmington Blue Rocks' Baseball Stadium and the Shipyard Shops.
- Southbridge
- Trinity Vicinity – This neighborhood is located in the center of Wilmington, next to the Trinity Church and Interstate 95. A collection of row homes and detached houses, many of which were originally built in the late 19th century. The revitalization of the neighborhood was aided by the Urban Homesteading Act in the 1970s. The neighborhood was designated as a historic district in the 1990s.[40]
- Upper East Side (East Brandywine)
- West Center City
- 11th St. Bridge[41]
West of I-95
- Bayard Square
- Browntown – areas in the city that were originally populated by Polish immigrants. Today, the Polish community maintains a strong presence, while other ethnicities have moved in the neighborhood's borders.[42]
- Canby Park – About 1930 the Wilmington City Council renamed Southwest Park as Canby Park in honor of Henry and William Marriott Canby.[43] Canby Park Estates is on one side of the park.
- Cool Spring & Tilton Park – bounded loosely by Pennsylvania Avenue on the north, West 7th Street on the south, North Jackson Street on the east and North Rodney Street on the west. The neighborhood is home to two Catholic schools, Greek Orthodox Church, which hosts an annual Greek cultural festival.[46]
- Delaware Avenue
- The Flats – The Flats was founded by businessman William Bancroft who developed the neighborhood in 1901 under the Woodlawn Company, now known as the Woodlawn Trustees, with the intention of creating affordable homes for working class residents of Wilmington. The predominantly minority community is currently in the process of gaining authorization for a $100 million revitalization to be performed in seven phases over 12 years.[47]
- Forty Acres – This historically Irish neighborhood, rural until the mid-19th century, developed from the farmland of Joshua T. Heald. One of the city's first suburbs, the neighborhood is centered on the St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church. The name Forty Acres is taken from the fertility of the farmland. One acre of the land was said to be worth 40 acres (160,000 m2) one might find someplace else. The neighborhood exists northeast of Delaware Avenue, southwest of Riddle Avenue, east of Union Street and west of DuPont Street, with Lovering Avenue as its eastern boundary.[48]
- Greenhill
- Happy Valley – a small collection of late 19th-century row houses on the southeastern slope to Brandywine Park, between Adams Street, Van Buren Street (I-95), Wawaset Street and Gilpin Avenue. This neighborhood also includes a significant number of more modern townhouses (1970's) designed by architect Richard Chalfant.
- Hedgeville
- The Highlands – located between Pennsylvania Avenue and Delaware Avenue, the Highlands neighborhood, centered on 18th Street southeast of Rockford Park, was developed by Joshua Heald in the 19th century for affluent, middle-class residents. It contains detached and semi-detached houses of exuberant architectural detailing, representing numerous popular styles of the time.
- Hilltop – This area located along 4th Street and roughly bordered by Lancaster Avenue, Jackson Street, Clayton Street has remained one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city since the late 19th century. Today, this area is home to one of the city's fastest growing segments – the Hispanic community.[49] Historically, Westside/Hilltop was one of the two of city's most crime and drug plagued neighborhoods based on the number of service calls for police. In the Westside/Hilltop area, drug related calls was 285 in 1989 and 808 in 1990. "This increase in reported drug activity coincides with similar increases in other cities which were related to the growth of the crack cocaine trade."[50]
- Little Italy – this neighborhood consists of the area around Union Street and Lincoln streets, between Pennsylvania Avenue and Lancaster Avenue. Anchored by the immigration waves of the late 19th century and early 20th century, Little Italy has retained its roots, even as neighborhood remodeling projects update the scenery. A central feature of the neighborhood is the St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. The neighborhood hosts an annual Italian Festival in the summertime.[51]
- St. Elizabeth Area – The St. Elizabeth area is anchored by the St. Elizabeth Parish at 809 S. Broom St., considered the heart of the Catholic community. This historic church, built on the grounds of the Banning Estate, dates back to 1908.
- Trolley Square – settled in the 1860s after the city's trolley line had extended into farmland once owned by the Shallcross and Lovering families. The city's former trolley depot and bus barn was located on the spot where the Trolley Square shopping complex now sits. The neighborhood lies between Harrison Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovering Avenue and the CSX Transportation railroad track.[53] The depot and other buildings were demolished in 1974 and the mall opened in 1978.[54]
- Wawaset
- Wawaset Heights
- Wawaset Park – The neighborhood was constructed by the Dupont Company in 1918 to provide a residential community for their employees. Baltimore architect Edward L. Palmer, Jr. was chosen to design the community, which was to have a mix of single family homes and smaller attached Prior to the development of houses. The neighborhood was constructed on a 50-acre (200,000 m2) plot. Prior to its construction, the tract of land had been used as a horse racing track and a fairground. Wawaset Park was placed on the Register of Historic Places in 1986. The neighborhood is bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue, West 7th Street, Woodlawn Avenue and Greenhill Avenue.[55]
- West Hill
- Westmoreland – detached housing developed in the 1950s, as part of the suburban movement that followed the end of World War II. Its location is adjacent to the original Wilmington Country Club, bounded by Ogle Avenue, Dupont Road, the Wilmington High School property and the Ed "Porky" Oliver Golf Course.
- Union Park Gardens[56]
Historic districts and Conservation District
The City of Wilmington designates nine areas as historic districts and one area as a conservation district. The historic districts are the Baynard Boulevard, Kentmere Parkway, Rockford Park, Cool Spring/Tilton Park, the tri-part sections of the Eastside, St. Marys and Old Swedes Church, Quaker Hill, Delaware Avenue, Trinity Vicinity, and Upper/Lower Market Street.[57] The conservation district is Forty Acres.
Gallery
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The Brandywine Academy building
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Friends Meeting House in Quaker Hill
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Cathedral of Saint Peter in Quaker Hill
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Old Swedes Church depicted on the 1937 Delaware Tercentenary half dollar coin
Public safety
Crime
Wilmington | |
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Crime rates* (2014) | |
Violent crimes | |
Larceny-theft | 2,530 |
Motor vehicle theft | 335 |
Arson | 2 |
Total property crime | 3,765 |
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. 2014 population: 71,713 Source: 2015 FBI UCR Data |
Wilmington has recently overcome its safety woes and is "safer now than it's ever been" with crime at its lowest rate in recent history.[58] Prior to 2018, Wilmington was consistently ranked among the most dangerous cities in the United States, along with several other cities in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, such as Camden, Trenton, and Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Chester, Pennsylvania. In the 2000s, while most cities had seen a decrease in crime and murder, Wilmington had broken its record for homicides in a single year multiple times. In 2017, Wilmington saw an even steeper increase in crime. By August 2017, Wilmington had already eclipsed the homicide total of 2016 despite only being 2/3 through the year.[59] In 2014, Wilmington recorded 28 homicides, making for a rate of 39.5 per 100,000 residents, which is ten times the national average.[60] Wilmington frequently appears on NeighborhoodScout's "Top 100 Most Dangerous Cities in the United States" list. In 2017, Wilmington was ranked as the 5th most dangerous city in the US.[61] Nearby cities such as Camden, New Jersey, and Chester, Pennsylvania, also ranked in the top 15. In early 2017, the mayor's office as well as many public advocates called for comprehensive action to reduce astronomical crime rates in Wilmington, as the city saw a shooting almost every other day throughout the spring, and by May, the city had already seen 15 homicides. According to the WPD's 2018 Compstat report, shooting incidents have decreased to a level not seen in Wilmington in more than 15 years. When compared to the average number of shooting incidents from 2003 through 2017, which is 108, the 72 shooting incidents in 2018 represent a 33% decrease over the 15-year period average.[62]
Police
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The Wilmington Police Department (WPD), is authorized to deploy up to 289 officers in motor vehicles, on foot, and on bicycle. Its operations are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. As of 2023, its chief of police is Wilfredo Campos.[63]
In 2002, the Wilmington Police Department started a program known to some in the neighborhoods as jump-outs in which unmarked police vans would patrol crime-prone neighborhoods late at night, suddenly converge at street corners where people were
Also in 2002, the entire downtown business district was placed under video monitoring. Wilmington was the first city in the United States to monitor the entire business district using video monitoring. The city claims this has helped prevent and reduce crime.[65]
Fire department and EMS
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The Wilmington Fire Department (WFD) is led by Chief John Looney[66] and maintains five engine companies, two ladder companies, a rescue squad company, and a marine company (fireboat) fire fighting fleet.
Emergency medical services are provided through contract with the city's St. Francis Hospital, whose EMS division operates a minimum five BLS transport units at all times of the day. Advanced Life Support services in the City of Wilmington are provided by New Castle County's EMS Division with two city-based medic units. All Wilmington firefighters since 2002 are trained to the EMT-B level and serve as first responders for life-threatening emergencies.
Economy
Much of Wilmington's economy is based on its status as the most populous and readily accessible city in Delaware, a state that made itself attractive to corporations with business-friendly financial laws and a longstanding reputation for a fair and effective judicial system. Contributing to the economic health of the downtown and Wilmington Riverfront regions has been the presence of Wilmington Station, through which 665,000 people passed in 2009.[67]
Wilmington has become a national financial center for the credit card industry, largely due to regulations enacted by former
Wilmington's other notable industries include insurance (American Life Insurance Company [ALICO], Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Delaware),
Delaware chartered corporations rely on the state's Court of Chancery to decide legal disputes, which places legal decisions with a judge instead of a jury. The Court of Chancery, known both nationally and internationally for its speed, competence, and knowledgeable judiciary as a court of equity,[71] is empowered to grant broad relief in the form of injunctions and restraining orders, which is of particular importance when shareholders seek to block or enjoin corporate actions such as mergers or acquisitions. The Court of Chancery, as a statewide court, may hear cases in any of the state's three counties. A dedicated-use Chancery courthouse was constructed in 2003 in Georgetown, Sussex County.[72] It has hosted high-profile complex corporate trials such as the Disney shareholder litigation.
Because Delaware is the official state of incorporation for so many American companies, the
Delaware has among the strictest rules in the U.S. regarding out-of-state legal practice, allowing no reciprocity to lawyers who passed the bar in other states.[73]
Top employers
According to Wilmington's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[74] the top employers in the city are:
# | Employer | # of Employees |
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1 | State of Delaware | 14,199 |
2 | ChristianaCare | 11,308 |
3 | University of Delaware | 4,493 |
4 | Amazon (DE Fulfillment Centers) | 4,300 |
5 | Nemours (Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware) | 3,795 |
6 | DuPont Company | 3,500 |
7 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | 2,500 |
8 | YMCA of Delaware
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2,469 |
9 | Christina School District | 2,390 |
10 | Red Clay School District | 2,200 |
11 | Delaware Technical Community College | 2,100 |
12 | New Castle County Government | 2,000 |
13 | M&T Bank (Wilmington Trust Corp.) | 1,900 |
14 | Brandywine School District | 1,472 |
15 | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics | 1,410 |
16 | Connections Community Support | 1,200 |
17 | St. Francis Healthcare | 1,200 |
18 | Delaware State University | 1,009 |
19 | The Chemours Company | 1,000 |
20 | Wilmington VA Medical Center | 980 |
21 | Delmarva Power | 898 |
22 | AAA | 890 |
23 | Blackrock Capital Management, Inc. | 834 |
24 | WSFS Bank | 801 |
Departing from earlier practices, the 2014 Comprehensive Annual Report that is currently available declined to identify the city's top employers.[75] It is possible this information will be included, consistent with past reports, when a final version of the report is publicized as mandated by City Charter.[76]
In terms of growth, as of 2018 the city is seeing nearly $450M worth of private investments,[
Arts and culture
Wilmington has many museums, galleries, and gardens (see Points of Interest below), as well as many ethnic festivals and other events throughout the year. Notable among its museums is the Delaware Art Museum whose collection focuses on American art and illustration from the 19th to the 21st century, and on the English Pre-Raphaelite movement of the mid-19th century.
Ethnic festivals
Wilmington has an active and diverse ethnic population, which contributes to several ethnic festivals held every spring and summer in Wilmington, the most popular of which is the Italian Festival. This event, run by St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, closes down six blocks in the west side of the city the second week of June for traditional Italian music, food, and activities, along with carnival rides and games. Another, somewhat smaller festival that draws large crowds is the Greek Festival, which is organized by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. The event features traditional Greek (Hellenic) crafts, food, drink, and music. Another notable annual festival is the Polish festival organized by St. Hedwig's Catholic Church, which features Polish cuisine with carnival rides and entertainment. Haneef's African Festival celebrates the heritage of the African American majority in the city.[78] Wilmington is also home to the annual Big August Quarterly, which since 1814 has celebrated African American religious freedom. IndiaFest, another cultural festival, is hosted by the Indo American Association of Delaware.[79] Wilmington also celebrates Hispanic Week, which coincides with National Hispanic Month festivities, September 15 – October 15. The festival culminates with a pageant and desfile (parade) along 4th Street. Concerts featuring Latin music acts, Latin cuisine and a carnival are held on the Riverfront on the last weekend. Activities are also held at St. Paul's Catholic Church.
Music festivals
The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival is a week-long outdoor music festival held each summer in Wilmington's Rodney Square.
The Peoples' Festival is an annual tribute to
The Riverfront Blues Festival, a three-day music festival held each August in the Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, features prominent blues acts as well as artists from the local area.
Holiday events
- Annual tree-lighting ceremony related to the Christmas holiday at Rockwood Museum and Park[80]
- The Nutcracker performed by the Wilmington Ballet at the Playhouse at the Hotel DuPont
- Wilmington's memorial day parade is the oldest continuous parade in the country[81]
Wilmington Riverfront
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In the 1990s, the city launched a campaign to revitalize the former shipyard area known as the Wilmington Riverfront. Delaware Theatre Company was at the forefront of this movement, opening its current space on Water Street in 1985.[82] The efforts were bolstered early by The Big Kahuna also known as Kahunaville (a restaurant, bar and arcade which has also since closed and been rebuilt in 2010 as the Delaware Children's Museum) and Daniel S. Frawley Stadium, the Wilmington Blue Rocks minor league baseball stadium. The Chase Center on the Riverfront opened as the First USA Riverfront Arts Center in 1998 to hold traveling exhibitions, but was repurposed into the city's convention center in 2005. The Wilmington Rowing Center boathouse is located along the Christina River on the Riverfront. Development continues as the Wilmington Riverfront tries to establish its cultural, economical, and residential importance. Recent high-rise luxury apartment buildings along the Christina River have been cited as evidence of the Riverfront's continued revival. On June 7, 2006, the groundbreaking of Justison Landing signaled the beginning of Wilmington's largest residential project since Bancroft Park was built after World War II. Outlets shops, restaurants and a Riverfront Market have also opened along the 1.2-mile (1.9 km) Riverwalk.
Media
Radio and television
The Wilmington area is home to five FM radio stations and four AM radio stations. A sixth FM radio station is located in Southern New Jersey and is included in the Wilmington radio market surveys:
- 91.3-FM WVUD—Non-commercial radio (University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware)
- 91.7-FM WMPH—Non-commercial high school radio
- 93.7-FM WSTW—Pop contemporary hits
- 96.9-FM W245CJ—Hispanic format
- 99.5-FM WVCW—Christian
- 101.7-FM WDEL-FM—News Talk Information (Canton, New Jersey)
- 103.7-FM WXCY-FM—Country
- 1150-AM WDEL—News Talk Information
- 1290-AM Sports talk
- 1380-AM WTMC—Travel Information
- 1450-AM WILM—News Talk Information
Additionally, many radio stations from
.Newspaper
- The News Journal, founded as the Delaware Gazette in 1785. Daily circulation as of 2004 and 2007 exceeded 100,000, placing the newspaper among the top 100 in the United States, based on circulation.[83][84]
- Wilmington Sunday Star (1881–1954)[85]
- WilmToday, founded in 2016 to cover the latest news, posts, and all of the great things about the city of Wilmington.
Portrayal of Wilmington in popular culture
- Wilmington's skyline and other aerial shots of the city stood in for the fictional town of Arcadia in the television program Joan of Arcadia.[86]
- The 1999 film Fight Club (adapted from Chuck Palahniuk's novel of the same title) is set in Wilmington. City officials rejected the filmmakers' request to film in Delaware, so the movie's exterior shots were filmed in Los Angeles.[citation needed]
- Saturday Night Live (SNL) skits portraying Joe Biden often mention his residency in Wilmington. For example, in the cold opening of the May 12, 2012, episode, Biden pouts in his Washington, D.C., bedroom, which features an aerial picture of the downtown Wilmington skyline with "DELAWARE" printed along the bottom.[87]
- Wilmington is so well known for crime that in November 2015, ABC announced a pilot for a legal drama starring Jada Pinkett Smith set in the city. The show would have been called Murder Town. Mayor Dennis Williams reacted strongly, calling the actors in the show "has beens". The pilot was passed over by ABC in August 2016.[88][89]
Infrastructure
Transportation
Highways
In Wilmington, streets are laid out in a grid, with north–south streets named and east–west streets north of Lancaster Avenue/Front Street numbered from 2nd Street and increasing to the north, while east–west streets south of Lancaster Avenue/Front Street are named. Lancaster Avenue/Front Street serves as the divider between north and south while Market Street serves as the divider between east and west.
Railroads
Wilmington is served by the
Two freight railroads,
Buses
Airports
Wilmington Airport (ILG) is located a few miles south of downtown, and offers scheduled passenger service operated by Avelo Airlines. Wilmington Airport also serves as a base for both the Delaware Army National Guard and Delaware Air National Guard. The closest major international airport is Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).
Seaport
Wilmington is also served by the Port of Wilmington, a modern full-service deepwater port and marine terminal handling over 400 vessels per year with an annual import/export cargo tonnage of 5 million tons. The Port of Wilmington handles mostly international imports of fruits and vegetables, automobiles, steel, and bulk products.
Utilities
Health care
The city has one of the highest per capita rates of HIV infection in the United States, with disproportionate rates of infection among African-American males.
Sports and recreation
Sports
Club | Sport | League | Venue | Founded | Championships |
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Delaware Blue Coats | Basketball | NBA G League | Chase Fieldhouse | 2013 | (1) 2023 |
Wilmington Blue Rocks | Baseball | High-A East )
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Frawley Stadium
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1993 | (5) 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2019 |
Delaware Black Foxes | Rugby league | USARL | Eden Park Stadium | 2015 | None |
Bearfight FC of Wilmington | Soccer | United States Adult Soccer Association | Traveling Team | 2013 | None |
The Wilmington Blue Rocks, a Minor League Baseball team affiliated with the Washington Nationals, plays at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium.
The stadium is also the home of the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.
Since their founding in 2015, the USA Rugby League expansion club Delaware Black Foxes have been based in the city at Eden Park Stadium.
In 2013, Bearfight FC of Wilmington was founded as the only
Outdoor recreation
The Wilmington State Parks are a group of four parks in Wilmington operated by the Delaware State Park system. The four parks are Brandywine Park, including the Brandywine Zoo and Baynard Stadium, Alapocas Woods Natural Area, H. Fletcher Brown Park and Rockford Park. Admission to the parks is free, but a fee is charged for admittance to the zoo. The parks, within minutes of each other, are open year-round from sunrise to sunset. The zoo is open daily from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm, May through November. Rockford Tower and Rockford Park is open from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays, from May 1 until October 31. The parks are patrolled by Delaware State Park Rangers whose headquarters office is in Brandywine Park.[105]
The City of Wilmington also operates 55 parks and recreational facilities across the city.
Running events
The Delaware Distance Classic is a 15K road race held in October by the Pike Creek Valley Running Club (PCVRC). The course has rotated every few years based on sponsorship and is currently located in nearby Delaware City. The event began in 1983 as a fundraiser for the PCVRC, and the Mike Clark Legacy Foundation has been the beneficiary for the last few years.
The Caesar Rodney Half Marathon is a 21.0975-kilometre (13.1094 mi) road race held annually since 1964 on the second Sunday in March.[106] Billed by race organizers as the "granddaddy of Delaware road races", it generally draws more than 1,000 runners from 20 states and several countries. From the starting line at Wilmington's Rodney Square, runners flow past the scenic revitalized riverfront, through Rockford Park and back to Rodney Square at the Caesar Rodney statue. Proceeds benefit the American Lung Association of Delaware.[107]
The Run for the Buds 1/2 Marathon, 1/2 Marathon Relay, and 5K Run/Walk is held annually at Rockford Park in mid-October. Proceeds benefit people with intellectual disabilities through the
Cycling
The Wilmington Grand Prix is held annually and is considered one of the premier criterium-style bike races in the country. Now in its 11th year, it is part of USA Cycling's National Race Calendar, a collection of only the most elite races. Weekend festivities include a street festival, a time trial on Monkey Hill, criterium races in downtown Wilmington at both the amateur and pro level, a 50 km Media Fondo, a 100 km Gran Fondo, and a leisurely Governor's Ride.[109]
Additionally, the East Coast Greenway passes through Wilmington and its immediate suburbs for 10.4 miles as part of the scenic Northern Delaware Greenway, which includes steep hills, heavily forested sections and paved portions that lead through downtown.[110][111]
Golf
The Wilmington Country Club is a country club and golf course located just outside of the city in a suburb known as Greenville. .[112]
Ed "Porky" Oliver Golf Club is a public course located within the city limits.[113]
Rock Manor is a public course located just outside of the city limits.[114]
Tennis
The
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Wilmington is served by the Brandywine, Christina, Red Clay, and Colonial school districts for elementary, junior high, and high school public education.[116] Of those four, Colonial is the only one which has no schools located in the Wilmington city limits.[117] Cab Calloway School of the Arts of the Red Clay district is in the Wilmington city limits. The New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District operates Howard High School of Technology in the city of Wilmington.
As of 2020[update] there are no comprehensive traditional public high schools in the Wilmington city limits, and most high school-aged students in the city attend high schools in suburban areas away from the city. Cris Barrish and Mark Eichmann of WHYY wrote that these suburban comprehensive high schools "struggle academically".[118]
Wilmington also hosts several
Historically
In response to the segregation, the 1976 U.S. District Court decision
In 2015, Mark Murphy, Delaware's secretary for Education, expressed support for re-establishing a comprehensive high school in Wilmington.[120] In 2020, there were persons in Wilmington, including the mayor Mike Purzycki, advocating for this as well. Such a school would be majority African-American. Purzycki stated that fear of racial resegregation is the issue that causes community stakeholders to be reluctant to do so.[118]
Private schools
There are many private elementary and secondary schools in Wilmington:
Wilmington Friends School is located outside of the city limits.
Universities and colleges
There are several colleges operating in the city of Wilmington:
- Delaware College of Art & Design
- Delaware State University – Wilmington Campus
- Delaware Technical & Community College– Wilmington Campus
- Goldey-Beacom College
- University of Delaware – Wilmington Campus and Downtown Building
- Wilmington University – Wilmington Campus
- Widener University Delaware Law School
Points of interest
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Exploration |
Fortifications: |
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Settlements: |
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The Patroon System |
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People of New Netherland |
Flushing Remonstrance |
- Brandywine Zoo[124]
- Delaware Art Museum
- Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts[125]
- Delaware Center for Horticulture
- Delaware Children's Museum
- Delaware Children's Theatre
- Delaware Historical Society
- Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
- Delaware Theatre Company[126]
- DuPont Playhouse
- Frank Furness Railroad District, a collection of railroad buildings designed by Frank Furness
- Fort Christina State Park
- Grand Opera House
- Kalmar Nyckel Foundation & Tall Ship
- Holy Trinity (Old Swedes') Church
- Riverfront Market
- Rockford Tower
- Rodney Square
- Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery
- Wilmington Blue Rocks, South Atlantic League baseball
- Wilmington Drama League[127]
- The Wilmington Library[128]
- Wilmington Riverfront
- Wilmington State Parks, which includes Brandywine Park[129]
Sister cities
Wilmington has six sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:[130]
- Fulda, Germany
- Kalmar, Sweden
- Olevano sul Tusciano, Salerno, Campania, Italy
- Osogbo, Nigeria
- Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Partner city
- Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Notable people
See also
- List of Wilmington Mayors
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, Delaware
- Sunday Breakfast Mission
- List of tallest buildings in Wilmington, Delaware
- USS Wilmington, 3 ships
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Further reading
Published in the 18th and 19th centuries
- OL 23272543M.
- Charles P. Dare (1877), "Wilmington", Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad guide book, OL 23325294M
Published in the 20th century
- Carol Hoffecker: Corporate Capital: Wilmington in the Twentieth Century, Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983