Wilmington may refer to:

Places

Australia

Wilmington, South Australia Wilmington is a town and locality in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia.The town is located in the District Council of Mount Remarkable local government area, north of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2016 census, the localit ...

, a town and locality **

District Council of Wilmington The District Council of Wilmington was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Wilmington from 1888 to 1980. History The council was gazetted on 5 January 1888 under the provisions of the ''District Councils Act 1887 ...

, a former local government area **

Wilmington railway line The Wilmington railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. It opened from Gladstone to Laura on 2 June 1884. It was extended from Laura to Booleroo Centre on 13 April 1910, and to Wilmington on 20 July 1915. The ...

, a former railway line

United Kingdom

Wilmington, Devon Wilmington is a village between Axminster and Honiton in East Devon on the A35 road. The village is now in the parish of Widworthy although this is a recent change. Prior to 1989 houses on the north side of the A35 were in Offwell Parish and o ...

Wilmington, East Sussex __NOTOC__ Long Man is a civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England, which includes the villages of Wilmington, Milton Street and Folkington. The parish is named after the Long Man of Wilmington, a chalk figure in the parish. ...

* Wilmington, Kent *

Wilmington, Kingston upon Hull Wilmington is an industrial area east of the River Hull in Kingston upon Hull, England. Geography Wilmington is bounded by the River Hull to the west, with Wincolmlee and Sculcoates beyond; Stoneferry is to the north; and to the south is th ...

, East Riding of Yorkshire *

Wilmington, Somerset Wilmington is a hamlet in the civil parish of Priston within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset, England. It is nestled in the hilly countryside between the villages of Marksbury, Newton St Loe, Stanton Prior and Priston, 5 mile ...

Lordship of Wilmington Wilmington is the name of a lordship or manor or reputed lordship or manor in Sellindge, in the Folkestone and Hythe borough of Kent, to which the vestigial title Lord of Wilmington relates, which has some of the earliest examples of surviving ...

, an ancient manor in Kent in the parish of Sellindge

United States

Wilmington, Los Angeles Wilmington is a neighborhood in the Harbor region of Los Angeles, California, covering . Featuring a heavy concentration of industry and the third-largest oil field in the continental United States, this neighborhood has a high percentage of La ...

, California, a neighborhood *

Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington ( Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...

Wilmington Hundred Wilmington Hundred is an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they p ...

, New Castle County, Delaware * Wilmington, Greene County, Illinois * Wilmington, Will County, Illinois *

Wilmington, Indiana Wilmington is an unincorporated community in Hogan Township, Dearborn County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital an ...

Wilmington, Kansas Wilmington is an unincorporated community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. History A post office was opened in Wilmington in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906. Education The community is served by Missi ...

* Wilmington, Massachusetts **

Wilmington station (MBTA) Wilmington station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Wilmington, Massachusetts served by the Lowell Line. It is located near the intersection of Main Street (Routes 38/ 129) and Church Street ( Route 62) in Wilmington's town center. The statio ...

, commuter rail station ** Wilmington High School (Massachusetts) *

Wilmington Township, Minnesota Wilmington Township is a township in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 472 at the 2000 census. History Wilmington Township was organized in 1858. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township h ...

Wilmington, Minnesota Wilmington is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 mi ...

Wilmington, New York Wilmington is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,253 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the nearby town of Wilmington, Vermont. Wilmington is on the county's northern border and is southwest of Platt ...

, a town **

Wilmington (CDP), New York Wilmington is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wilmington in Essex County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 937 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 1,253. Geography The Wilming ...

, the main hamlet in the town *

Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 at the 2020 census, it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the ...

, the largest US city, based on population, with the name *

Wilmington, Ohio Wilmington is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,660 at the 2020 census. At city entrances from state routes, county roads, and U.S. highways, the city slogan of "We Honor Our Champions" is ...

Wilmington Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Wilmington Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,662 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 2,715 tabulated in 2010. Wilmington was established as a township in February 1846 by ...

Wilmington Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Wilmington Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,416 at the 2020 census, an increase from 1,415 in 2010 . Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total a ...

Wilmington, Vermont Wilmington is a town in Windham County, Vermont, Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,255 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History The town was chartered in 1751 by Benning Wentworth, colonial governor of New ...

, a New England town **

Wilmington (CDP), Vermont Wilmington is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 439, compared to 2,255 in the entire town. The center of the ...

, the main village in the town *

Wilmington, Virginia Wilmington is an unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the At ...

Wilmington Island, Georgia Wilmington Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia. The population was 15,129 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. It is part of the Savannah metropolitan area. The communities of Wilmington Island form a large and aff ...

** Wilmington River (Georgia) *

Wilmington Manor, Delaware Wilmington Manor is a census-designated place (CDP) in north-eastern New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 7,889 at the 2010 census. Geography Wilmington Manor is located at (39.6867795, -75.5843695). It is just northwes ...

New Wilmington, Pennsylvania New Wilmington is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, first platted in 1824 and established as a borough on April 9, 1863. The population was 2,097 at the 2020 census. It is home to Westminster College and serves the Old O ...

, in Lawrence County *

South Wilmington, Illinois South Wilmington is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 702 at the 2020 census. Although the name might indicate proximity to the city of Wilmington, South Wilmington is approximately 11 miles southwest of W ...

, in Grundy County

People

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, (2 July 1743) was a British Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1698 and 1728, and was then raised ...

(1673–1743), British Prime Minister, 1742–1743, who gave his name to many of the places called Wilmington *

Earl of Wilmington Earl of Wilmington was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1730 for the politician Spencer Compton, 1st Baron Wilmington, who later served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1742 to 1743, during the reign of George I ...

, a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created in 1730 for Spencer Compton * Lord of Wilmington, an abbreviation of Lord of the Manor of Wilmington, a feudal dignity relating to land originally granted under an Anglo-Saxon charter of 700 C.E.

Educational institutions

* Wilmington College (Ohio), Wilmington, Ohio * Wilmington University, New Castle, Delaware * University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina

Other uses

* , any of several ships in the United States fleet *

Wilmington insurrection of 1898 The Wilmington insurrection of 1898, also known as the Wilmington massacre of 1898 or the Wilmington coup of 1898, was a coup d'état and massacre carried out by white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, on Thursday, Novem ...

* Wilmington plc, a British publishing and business information company *

Wilmington Subdivision Wilmington may refer to: Places Australia *Wilmington, South Australia, a town and locality **District Council of Wilmington, a former local government area ** Wilmington railway line, a former railway line United Kingdom * Wilmington, Devon * ...

, a railroad line in North Carolina