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Wilmington

county seat city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
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Summary

Wilmington is a city in the United States[1]. Wilmington ranks in the top 1% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,259 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Coast Guard City[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: New Hanover County[4]
  • Country: United States[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Cape Fear River[6]
  • Head of government: Bill Saffo[7]
  • Instance of: county seat[8], city in North Carolina[9]
  • Shares border with: Burgaw[10]
  • Named after: Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington[11]
  • Twinned administrative body: Dandong[12], Bridgetown[13], Doncaster[14], San Pedro[15]
  • Postal code: 28401[16], 28402[17], 28403[18], 28410[19], 28404[20], 28405[21], 28406[22], 28407[23], 28408[24], 28409[25], 28411[26], 28412[27]
  • Commons category: Wilmington, North Carolina[28]
  • Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[29]
  • Local dialing code: 910[30]
  • Official website: http://www.wilmingtonnc.gov/[31]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Wilmington, North Carolina[32]
  • Population: 112,067[33], 75,838[34], 117,525[35], 106,476[36], 115,451[37], 107,000[38], 110,000[39]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina[40]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], The American Cyclopædia[44], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[45], The New Student's Reference Work[46], New International Encyclopedia[47]
  • Capital of: New Hanover County[48]
  • Official name: Wilmington[49]
  • Nickname: Port City[50]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Wilmington, North Carolina[51]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Wilmington[52]
  • Number of households: 53,830[53]
  • Native label: Wilmington[54]

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wilmington include Wilmington International Airport[55], an international airport[56], in United States[57].

Why It Matters

Wilmington has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Wilmington is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Entities named for Wilmington include Wilmington International Airport[55], an international airport[56], in United States[57].

FAQs

What awards did Wilmington receive?

Honors received include Coast Guard City[3].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wilmingtonnc.gov. Retrieved . wilmingtonnc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . nctreasurer.com. nctreasurer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [3] ↑ . starnewsonline.com. starnewsonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . 2000 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Q120475222. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaycities id → wilmingtonnc
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  2. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +4
    Instance of → city in the United States, county seat, city in North Carolina
    Head of government → Bill Saffo
    Instance of → —
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ Population: 110,000, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Q120475222 → Q113582703 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q120475222_Q11"
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