City of Wilmington

Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware, though still small by U.S. standards with a population of only 70,000. Due to the state's business-friendly laws, Wilmington is something of a center for businesses, with an incredible number of American corporations incorporated in the city.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Christina and Pennsylvania Station.

Park
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, also called Fort Altena, was the first settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. Built in 1638 and named after Christina, Queen of Sweden, it was located approximately 1 mi east of the…

Railway station
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Wilmington station, also known as the Joseph R. Biden, Jr, Railroad Station, is a passenger rail station in . It serves nine Amtrak train routes and is part of the Northeast Corridor.

Museum
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, also known as Old Swedes, is a historic church at East 7th and Church Street in . It was consecrated on Trinity Sunday, June 4, 1699, by a predominantly Swedish congregation formerly of the colony of New Sweden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penns Grove and Carneys Point.

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is in , in the of . Carney's Point borders Penn's Grove on three sides and they are essentially the same town.

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Township is a township in , in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,637, an increase of 588 from the 2010 census count of 8,049, which in turn reflected an increase of 365 from the 7,684 counted in the 2000 census.

City of Wilmington

Latitude
39.7349° or 39° 44′ 6″ north
Longitude
-75.5284° or 75° 31′ 42″ west
Population
70,900
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87F6PFMC+WJ
Geo­Names ID
7161473
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