Wilmington Hundred
Wilmington Hundred is an unincorporated subdivision of
Boundaries and Formation
Wilmington Hundred is that portion of New Castle County that surrounds the confluence of the
Development
Wilmington Hundred has been a fully urbanized area since the late 19th century, including residential, commercial, and industrial areas.
Geography
The important geographical features are the Christiana River, Brandywine Creek, and the Delaware River, which forms its eastern boundary. It is in the
Transportation
Important roads include portions of Interstate 95, Interstate 495, U.S. Route 202, Market Street (U.S. Route 13), which is the old main highway between Philadelphia, Wilmington and Dover, Concord Avenue (Delaware Route 202), and the old main highway between Wilmington and Baltimore, now Maryland Avenue (Delaware Route 4). A portion of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, subsequently the main north–south line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, now Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, and a portion of the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, now CSX Transportation's Philadelphia Subdivision, both cross through Wilmington.