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Wilmington is a port city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 as of the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in the state. [7] The county seat of New Hanover County, it is the principal city of the Wilmington metropolitan area, which includes New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties. [8]
1862 - Yellow fever epidemic empties out city, befalling over 1600 and killing 654. [9] 1864 - December: Wilmington Campaigns by Union forces begin in area during the American Civil War. 1865 - February 11–22: Battle of Wilmington fought; Union forces win. 1866 - City of Wilmington incorporated. [10] [2] 1867 Morning Star newspaper begins ...
Thalian Hall is a historic city hall and theatre located at Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, five-bay, stuccoed brick building with a combination of restrained Classical Revival and flamboyant Late Victorian design elements. The front facade features a tetrastyle Corinthian order portico.
In 2021, a study by Wilmington and New Hanover County's joint Workforce Housing Advisory Committee revealed that the county needs over 10,000 additional housing units over the next decade.
The city of Wilmington will begin the hunt for a new city manager.
To align city law with state law, the city of Wilmington recently approved updating its city code so that now a person unlawfully stopping or standing on medians less than 6 feet wide (on city ...
Wilmington City Hall building in North Carolina, United States, in 2017. Mayors. John Sampson, 1760 [1] Frederick Gregg, c. 1760s [1]
While there's a generational gap between the two city council newcomers, Salette Andrews and David Joyner plan to bring fresh ideas to the table. From development to housing, how Wilmington City ...