Profile for Wilmington, Delaware, DE

Wilmington is at the junction of the Delaware and Christina rivers.

Swedish settlers led by Peter Minuit landed here in 1638.

The E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company built its first powder mill on Brandywine Creek in 1802.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 1,088. The number of murders and homicides was 7. The violent crime rate was 14.8 per 1,000 people.

Ranked top home town in the state, February 2001 in the ePodunk Home Towns Index

Well-known residents have included:
· du Pont family, industrialists
· Judge Reinhold, actor
· Elisabeth Shue, actress
· George Thorogood, singer, guitarist
· Henry Jay Heimlich, creator of the Heimlich maneuver

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

Local festivals include:

• Clifford Brown Jazz Festival - June 17-23, 2007
• Riverfront Blues Festival - Aug. 10-12, 2007
• Hispanic Festival - Sept. 7-9, 2007
• Delaware Day - Dec. 7, 2007
• Worker's Heritage Fest - April 22, 2007
• Tribute to Bob Marley People's Festival - Aug. 4, 2007
• Italian Festival - June 10-17, 2007

Performing arts: Delaware Symphony Orchestra, First State Ballet Theatre, City Theater Company, Delaware Children's Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Opera Delaware, Wilmington Drama League

Nearby parks & recreation: Brandywine Creek State Park, Wilmington State Park

Wilmington attractions: Brandywine Zoo

Sports teams: Blue Rocks (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Delaware History Museum, Delaware Museum of Natural History, Rockwood Mansion Park, Hagley Museum and Library, Nemours Mansion & Garden

Colleges and universities: Wilmington College, Goldey-Beacom College

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

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 134

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6% of Wilmington residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Wilmington ancestry & family history guide.

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Dance

• First State Ballet Theatre

Music

• Delaware Symphony Orchestra
• Opera Delaware

Theater

• City Theater Company
• Delaware Children's Theatre
• Delaware Theatre Company
• Wilmington Drama League

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Wilmington was $20,236, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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21% of Wilmington residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Wilmington festival dates:

• Clifford Brown Jazz Festival - June 17-23, 2007
• Riverfront Blues Festival - Aug. 10-12, 2007
• Hispanic Festival - Sept. 7-9, 2007
• Delaware Day - Dec. 7, 2007
• Worker's Heritage Fest - April 22, 2007
• Tribute to Bob Marley People's Festival - Aug. 4, 2007
• Italian Festival - June 10-17, 2007

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

Wilmington festival web sites:

• Clifford Brown Jazz Festival
• Hispanic Festival
• Riverfront Blues Festival

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Historic districts in Wilmington include Bancroft and Sons Cotton Mills, Baynard Boulevard Historic District, Brandywine Park and Kentmere Parkway, Brandywine Powder Mills District, Breck's Mill Area, Church Street Historic District, Cool Spring Park Historic District, Delaware Avenue Historic District, East Brandywine Historic District, Eighth Street Park Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Wilmington, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $507.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $940.

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Libraries in Wilmington include Concord Pike Public Library, Elsmere Public Library, Kirkwood Highway Public Library, Labiblioteca Del Pueblo Library, North Wilmington Library, Wilmington Institute Library, Woodlawn Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Wilmington include Wilmington News Journal

TV stations in Wilmington include WHYY, WPPX.

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New Castle County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Wilmington political report.

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Wilmington restaurants taking online reservations include 821, Conley Ward Steakhouse, Costa's Grill & Wine Bar, Deep Blue Bar and Grill, Domaine Hudson wine bar & eatery, Harry's Savoy Grill, Harry's Seafood Grill, Jasmine Asian Cuisine, Moro, The Melting Pot - Wilmington DE ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Wilmington workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 15 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 2.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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