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Wilmington (Del.)

LC control no.n 78081234
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Geographic headingWilmington (Del.)
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Geographic subdivision usageDelaware--Wilmington
Variant(s)City of Wilmington (Del.)
See alsoBrandywine Village (Del.)
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Beginning date1638
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedDelaware
Special noteOld catalog heading: Wilmington, Del.
Founded in 1638 by Swedish colonists
Found inU.S. GNIS: (Wilmington, Delaware. New Castle County; popl.: 39°44ʹ45ʺN, 07°53ʹ249ʺW, Wilmington South; 39°45ʹ22ʺN, 07°53ʹ338ʺW, Wilmington North)
NUCMC data from Historical Society of Delaware for Brandywine Fire Company records, 1840-1851 (Brandywine Village became part of Wilmington, Del., in 1869)
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 39°44ʹ45ʺN 075°32ʹ48ʺW)
Wikipedia, June 30, 2019 (Wilmington, Delaware; City of Wilmington; largest and most populous city in the state of Delaware; county seat of New Castle County; 39°44ʹ45ʺN 75°32ʹ48ʺW)
Geographic area coden-us-de