Profile for Wilmington, North Carolina, NC

Wilmington is between Cape Fear and the Atlantic Ocean.

Former and merged names include:
· New Carthage
· New Liverpool
· New Town
· Newton

In one of the events leading to the Revolution, colonists demonstrated here against the Stamp Act in 1765.

Public transportation: Wave Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 819. The number of murders and homicides was 5. The violent crime rate was 8.9 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1986 movie, "Blue Velvet"
· 1994 movie, "The Hudsucker Proxy"
· TV series, "Dawson's Creek"
· 2002 movie, "A Walk to Remember"
· 2002 movie, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood"

Well-known residents have included:
· Michael Jordan, basketball player
· Charles Kuralt, TV journalist
· Sonny Jurgensen, football player
· David Brinkley, TV newsman

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• North Carolina Azalea Festival - April 11-15, 2007
• North Carolina Jazz Festival - Feb. 1-3, 2007
• Cape Fear Fair - Oct. 25-Nov. 3, 2007
• Cape Fear Blues Festival - July 27-29, 2007
• Riverfest - Oct. 5-7, 2007
• Shakespeare on the Green Festival - June 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 2007
• Oktoberfest - Oct. 19-20, 2007
• Orange Street Artsfest - May 26-27, 2007
• Festival Latino - Nov. 3, 2007
• Celebrate the Arts - Nov. 10-11, 2007
• Women in Blues Festival - Nov. 2-3, 2007

Performing arts: Wilmington Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Carolina Beach State Park, Lake Waccamaw State Park

Wilmington attractions: Henrietta III riverboat, Airlie Gardens

Sports teams: Wilmington Hammerheads (USL soccer)

Historic sites and museums: Cape Fear Museum, Bellamy Mansion Museum of History and Design Arts, Burgwin-Wright Museum House and Gardens, Latimer House, St. John's Museum of Art, USS North Carolina

Colleges and universities: University of North Carolina, Cape Fear Community College, Miller-Motte Business College, Mount Olive College-Wilmington

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 93

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Libraries (5)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Wilmington demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the New Hanover County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Wilmington area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 28403 ZIP code.

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11% of Wilmington residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Wilmington ancestry & family history guide.

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• New Hanover County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - NC data
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• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Cemetery record compendium
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Wilmington was $21,503, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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31% of Wilmington residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in North Carolina

Wilmington festival dates:

• North Carolina Azalea Festival - April 11-15, 2007
• Cape Fear Fair - Oct. 25-Nov. 3, 2007
• Cape Fear Blues Festival - July 27-29, 2007
• Riverfest - Oct. 5-7, 2007
• North Carolina Jazz Festival - Feb. 1-3, 2007
• Shakespeare on the Green Festival - June 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 2007
• Oktoberfest - Oct. 19-20, 2007
• Orange Street Artsfest - May 26-27, 2007
• Festival Latino - Nov. 3, 2007
• Celebrate the Arts - Nov. 10-11, 2007
• Women in Blues Festival - Nov. 2-3, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Wilmington festival web sites:

• Cape Fear Fair
• North Carolina Azalea Festival
• Riverfest
• Women in Blues Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• North Carolina county fairs
• North Carolina festivals (North Carolina tourism department)
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• Post history questions in New Hanover County genealogy forum

Median rent in Wilmington, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $507.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,032.

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Libraries in Wilmington include Law Library, Myrtle Grove Branch, New Hanover County Public Library, Northeast Regional ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Wilmington include Wilmington Star-News

TV stations in Wilmington include WECT, WSFX, WUNJ, WWAY.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WHQR.

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New Hanover County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Wilmington political report.

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Wilmington restaurants taking online reservations include Max's Prime Steakhouse ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Wilmington workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 24 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Wilmington between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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