Wilmington, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°26′10″N 83°48′50″W / 39.43611°N 83.81389°W / 39.43611; -83.81389
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Wilmington, Ohio
FIPS code
39-85792
GNIS feature ID2397327[2]
Websitewilmingtonoh.org

Wilmington is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Ohio, United States.[3] The population was 12,664 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Wilmington micropolitan area, which includes all of Clinton County and is part of the greater Cincinnati–Wilmington–Maysville combined statistical area.

Home to

Society of Friends, the city and the surrounding area include more than one dozen Quaker meeting houses. The city features a weather forecast office of the National Weather Service, which serves all of Southwestern Ohio and portions of Kentucky and Indiana
.

History

Wilmington Carnegie Public Library

The town of Clinton was founded in 1810 as seat of the newly formed Clinton County; the name was changed to Wilmington in 1811. The village was incorporated in 1828.[4]

In 1833, Wilmington contained a brick courthouse, a jail, fourteen stores, two taverns, two groceries, four churches, and 100 residential houses.[5]

Wilmington was featured in Time magazine on December 8, 1997, as a small town that is attractive to suburban families. The city was also showcased in a 1995 publication titled The 100 Best Small Towns in America.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.93 square miles (28.31 km2), of which 10.89 square miles (28.20 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.[7]

Climate

Climate data for Wilmington, OH (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1917–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 79
(26) 		76
(24) 		88
(31) 		92
(33) 		97
(36) 		104
(40) 		111
(44) 		105
(41) 		104
(40) 		92
(33) 		82
(28) 		73
(23) 		111
(44)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 36.8
(2.7) 		40.7
(4.8) 		50.7
(10.4) 		63.6
(17.6) 		72.9
(22.7) 		81.5
(27.5) 		84.1
(28.9) 		82.9
(28.3) 		77.3
(25.2) 		65.1
(18.4) 		52.0
(11.1) 		41.3
(5.2) 		62.4
(16.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 29.1
(−1.6) 		32.3
(0.2) 		41.2
(5.1) 		52.7
(11.5) 		62.5
(16.9) 		70.9
(21.6) 		73.6
(23.1) 		72.0
(22.2) 		65.6
(18.7) 		54.5
(12.5) 		42.9
(6.1) 		34.0
(1.1) 		52.6
(11.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 21.4
(−5.9) 		23.7
(−4.6) 		31.7
(−0.2) 		41.7
(5.4) 		52.2
(11.2) 		60.3
(15.7) 		63.2
(17.3) 		61.1
(16.2) 		54.0
(12.2) 		43.8
(6.6) 		33.8
(1.0) 		26.8
(−2.9) 		42.8
(6.0)
Record low °F (°C) −25
(−32) 		−20
(−29) 		−10
(−23) 		10
(−12) 		24
(−4) 		36
(2) 		40
(4) 		37
(3) 		26
(−3) 		12
(−11) 		−6
(−21) 		−24
(−31) 		−25
(−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.91
(74) 		2.73
(69) 		3.63
(92) 		4.46
(113) 		4.63
(118) 		4.64
(118) 		3.88
(99) 		3.16
(80) 		2.93
(74) 		3.20
(81) 		3.05
(77) 		3.18
(81) 		42.40
(1,077)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 13.3 11.6 12.2 13.4 14.1 12.5 11.7 10.5 10.6 11.1 10.6 12.9 144.5
Source:
NOAA[8][9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1820235—
1830616162.1%
184078427.3%
18501,23857.9%
1860915−26.1%
18702,023121.1%
18802,74535.7%
18903,07912.2%
19003,61317.3%
19104,49124.3%
19205,03712.2%
19305,3325.9%
19405,97112.0%
19507,38723.7%
19608,91520.7%
197010,05112.7%
198010,4423.9%
199011,1997.2%
200011,9216.4%
201012,5205.0%
202012,6641.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.6% of the population.

There were 5,072 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.0% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 33.7 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 14.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 23% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 4,867 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 15.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,880, and the median income for a family was $43,619. Males had a median income of $31,645 versus $22,627 for females. The

poverty line
, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

In the early 1950s, the city became home to a number of

DC-9 and Boeing 767
aircraft.

In 2003, Airborne Express reorganized and

DHL, one of the world's largest international shipping firms. ABX's parent company, Air Transport Services Group, is based in Wilmington. Owned by the Deutsche Post WorldNet, a German holding company, DHL consolidated its US flight and sorting hub operations in Wilmington in 2005. Restructuring in May 2008 resulted in eight thousand layoffs,[11] and six months later the Wilmington hub was closed, resulting in another eight thousand layoffs.[12]

The facility closed in July 2009, and DHL moved to a much smaller sorting operation at the

Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport. Wilmington's airport hosts a comparatively smaller Maintenance Repair and Overhaul venture, along with Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, employing several hundred employees under the auspices of the ABX Air parent company, ATSG (Air Transport Services Group).[13]

On July 16, 2009, the Wilmington City Council voted unanimously to establish Wilmington as a "Green Enterprise Zone". The legislation will facilitate green economic development by creating financial incentives for the creation of green collar jobs. The City Council passed the measure in response to an economic grassroots movement initiated in October 2008 by two Wilmington High School graduates, Mark Rembert and Taylor Stuckert, aided by Pure Blue Energy, LLC a consulting firm out of North Carolina. Wilmington is the first city in the United States to pass such a law.

The AZEK Company has main flagship manufacturing plant located in Wilmington, which produces composite decking and railing systems under brand TimberTech & AZEK. With this Green Enterprise Zone initiative in place, AZEK company in 2018 opened state-of-the-art Polyethylene recycling plant in Wilmington Airpark which recycles post-industrial and post-consumer polyethylene and makes it into raw material for TimberTech decking.

Wilmington is also home to CMH Regional Health System,[14] a regional health provider. From its base of operations at Clinton Memorial Hospital, the non-profit corporation has established health clinics in almost a dozen satellite locations in Southwestern Ohio. In 2007, CMH opened the Foster J. Boyd, MD, Regional Cancer Center in Wilmington, providing cancer treatment services for patients throughout Southwest Ohio. The hospital in Wilmington has 95 staffed beds, and employed nearly 1000 people as of fiscal year 2006.[15] The hospital also offers a six-bed Intensive Care Unit, a dedicated Emergency Room (with an average of over 30,000 visits from 2004–2006), an Obstetrics Unit (with 725 births in FY 2006), Surgical services (6,356 surgical procedures and 1,184 endoscopies FY 2006), Medical-Telemetry care, Medical-Surgical and Pediatric care, Physical Rehabilitation, Nuclear Medicine and CT services, and a Sleep Study center, amongst other various professional services at the hospital. RegionalCare Hospital Partners of Brentwood, Tennessee, purchased Clinton Memorial Hospital on November 30, 2010. The total sale price after adjustments was $82,137,477.[16]

In addition to air freight services and medical services, the city of Wilmington also competes in the truck freight industry, serving as corporate home to

I-71 north of Wilmington.[17]

Arts and culture

Murphy Theatre first opened in 1918

Wilmington is situated within one hour driving distance to Dayton, Cincinnati, and Columbus. In the mid 1990s, the annual Banana Split Festival[18] was started to commemorate the town's alleged creation of the famous treat in Wilmington in 1907. In addition, each year the city hosts the Clinton County Corn Festival, which pays homage to the agricultural tradition of the county.[19] In 2007, a new festival, the Hometown Holidazzle, was started, taking place in the late fall.[20] Aside from the annual events, Wilmington played host to a festival each year that a new Harry Potter book was released. Thousands would gather in downtown Wilmington at the Books 'N' More bookstore and surrounding businesses to celebrate each release.[21]

Located in the downtown business district is the historic

Denver, Colorado
. General James Denver is also buried in Wilmington.

Sports

Wilmington is home to

NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship, the most prestigious national title won by a Wilmington sport team. In the summer of 2008, the Quakers football home, Williams Stadium
, underwent a major renovation, with new stadium lights and artificial playing field installed.

Education

College Hall, the main building at Wilmington College

The Wilmington City Schools system includes Roy E. Holmes Elementary, Denver Place Elementary, East End Elementary, as well as Rodger O. Borror Middle School (formerly known as Wilmington Middle School) and Wilmington High School. The school district includes 166 square miles (430 km2), and is the largest in the county. ACT scores are above both the state and national averages, and over three-quarters of students go on to attend college, which is far above the state average of 40% although both are the lowest among the four high schools within the county.[25]

In addition, two college campuses are located in the city. Most notable is the campus of

Practical Nursing.[27]

The city is served by one of two branches of the

Wilmington Public Library system.[28][29]

Media

The city and surrounding areas are served by a

daily newspaper published in Wilmington, the News Journal
, and by two radio stations.

  • WALH-LP 106.7 FM (local programming, information and oldies music)
  • WKFI 1090 AM (simulcast of WBZI)

Transportation

The city lies approximately 35 miles southeast of

Interstate 71
via US Route 68 and State Route 73.

Airborne Airpark
serves as the city's airport. The airport sees substantial domestic and international cargo service but is not currently served by any commercial passenger services.

Freight railroad service is provided by the Indiana and Ohio Railway on a line owned by CSX Transportation between Cincinnati and Columbus.

The City of Wilmington operates its own publicly funded Rural Public Transportation Service through WTS (Wilmington Transit Systems). WTS is funded by the City of Wilmington, ODOT (Ohio Department of Transportation), and the FTA (Federal Transportation Administration).

Notable people

References

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  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilmington, Ohio
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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  5. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 496. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
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  8. ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Station: Wilmington, OH". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  11. ^ "DHL plan could cost 6,000 jobs at ABX". Dayton Daily News. May 29, 2008. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008.
  12. ^ "DHL Job Cuts Devastate Ohio Community". CNN. November 10, 2008.
  13. ^ Kuhn, Megan (February 24, 2009). "ABX parents moves forward with MRO unit". Flight Global. Air Transport Intelligence news. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  14. ^ "Clinton Memorial Hospital". Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  15. ^ "CMH REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM FACT SHEET 2006" (PDF). Clinton Memorial Hospital. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
  16. ^ Cooper, Rose (November 30, 2010). "Sale of Clinton Memorial Hospital completed". Wilmington News Journal. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  17. ^ "R&L; Carriers". Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
  18. ^ "Banana Split Festival". Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  19. ^ "Attractions". Clinton County Ohio. Retrieved March 8, 2022. Clinton County honors agriculture, the area's biggest industry, with a three-day extravaganza the weekend after Labor Day. Antique farm machinery, all types of food made from corn, antiques, crafts and the Corn Olympics.
  20. ^ "Wilmington's Hometown Holidazzle". Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  21. ^ "DEATHLY HALLOWS RELEASE PARTY IN THE WORKS!". Wizarding Wilmington Ohio. Archived from the original on February 22, 2007.
  22. ^ "Lost in Yonkers filming locations". IMDB. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  23. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (October 19, 2016). "Review: 'Michael Moore in TrumpLand' Isn't About Donald Trump". New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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  25. ^ "About Wilmington City Schools". Wilmington City Schools. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
  26. ^ "Wilmington College". Retrieved April 18, 2009.
  27. ^ "Southern State Community College". Retrieved April 18, 2009.
  28. ^ "Home". Wilmington Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  29. ^ Huffenberger, Gary (June 14, 2019). "A library's proud history - Wilmington News Journal". www.wnewsj.com. Wilmington News Journal. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

Further reading

  • Newberry, Patricia Gallagher (November 2013). "Down Town".
    Emmis Communications
    . Retrieved November 7, 2013.

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