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 in Australia, local government area, north of the state capital, Adelaide. ...

, a town and locality ** District Council of Wilmington, 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. Th ...

, a former railway line

United Kingdom

* Wilmington, Devon *

Wilmington, East Sussex Long Man is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Wealden District, 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 ...

Wilmington, Kent Wilmington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England. It is located 2.7 miles south of Dartford, 3.5 miles north of Swanley and 4.3 miles south east of Bexleyheath, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London. ...

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 the ...

, East Riding of Yorkshire * Wilmington, Somerset * Lordship of Wilmington, an ancient manor in Kent in the parish of Sellindge

United States

Wilmington, Los Angeles Wilmington is a neighborhood in the South Bay and 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 p ...

, California, a neighborhood *

Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington is the List of municipalities in Delaware, most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish colonization of the Americas, Swedish settlement in North America. It lie ...

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 ...

, New Castle County, Delaware *

Wilmington, Greene County, Illinois Wilmington (Patterson) is a village in Greene County, Illinois, United States. The population was 91 at the 2020 census. Geography Wilmington (Patterson) is located in northwestern Greene County at (39.482514, -90.489683). It is northwest of ...

Wilmington, Will County, Illinois Wilmington is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States. Located on Illinois Route 53 and Historic U.S. Route 66 along the east bank of the Kankakee River, it is approximately south-west from downtown Chicago. The population was 5,664 at t ...

* Wilmington, Indiana * Wilmington, Kansas *

Wilmington, Massachusetts Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population was 23,349 at the 2020 United States census. History Wilmington was first settled in 1665 and was officially incorporated in 1730, from parts of Woburn, Re ...

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 sta ...

, commuter rail station **

Wilmington High School (Massachusetts) Wilmington High School is the public high school for the town of Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to the Wilmington Wildcats. Ryan Gendron is the principal. Jonathan Merenda and Mark Staffier both serve as vice principals. Ne ...

* Wilmington Township, Minnesota *

Wilmington, Minnesota Wilmington is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the nor ...

Wilmington, New York Wilmington is a town in northern Essex County, New York, United States located within the Adirondack Park. The population was 1,253 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the town of Wilmington, Vermont. Wilmington is on the county's nort ...

, 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 843 at the 2020 census, out of a total town population of 880. Geography The Wilmington ...

, the main hamlet in the town *

Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, eighth-most populous city in the st ...

Wilmington, Ohio Wilmington is a city in Clinton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 12,664 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Micropolitan statistical area, Wilmington micropolitan area ...

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, 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 Bure ...

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

, a New England town **

Wilmington (CDP), Vermont Wilmington is the primary village and a census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDP ...

, 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 U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United ...

Wilmington Island, Georgia Wilmington Island is an unincorporated community and 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 Wilmi ...

Wilmington River (Georgia) The Wilmington River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 26, 2011 tidal river in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was originally called St. Augustine's Creek.

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 northwe ...

New Wilmington, Pennsylvania New Wilmington is a borough in northern 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 ...

, in Lawrence County * South Wilmington, Illinois, in Grundy County

People

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673 – 2 July 1743) was a British Whigs (British political party), Whig statesman who served continuously in government from 1715 until his death in 1743. He sat in the House of Commons of England, En ...

(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 ...

, 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 College is a private college in Wilmington, Ohio, United States. It was established by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1870 and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college is still Quaker-affiliated a ...

, Wilmington, Ohio *

Wilmington University Wilmington University (WilmU) is a private university with its main campus in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States. - It was established in 1968 by educator Donald E. Ross as Wilmington College and was renamed Wilmington ...

, New Castle, Delaware *

University of North Carolina at Wilmington The University of North Carolina Wilmington, or University of North Carolina at Wilmington, (UNC Wilmington or UNCW) is a public research university in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system and enrol ...

, Wilmington, North Carolina

Other uses

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

Wilmington insurrection of 1898 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 *Wi ...

Wilmington plc Wilmington plc is a publishing firm and provider of information and training, specialising in compliance, legal and healthcare publications. The company was established in 1995 and has its headquarters Whitechapel High Street, London. It publish ...

, a British publishing and business information company *

Wilmington Subdivision The Carolina Central Railroad, was a railway company in the United States. It was incorporated in 1855 as the Wilmington and Charlotte Railroad and was renamed the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad shortly after. It was reorganized a ...

, a railroad line in North Carolina