Wilmington

About Wilmington

Population

109,922 in city
354,525 in metro

Size

107 km² (41 mi²)

Altitude

11.2658672333 m

Located on the Cape Fear River six miles from the Atlantic Ocean, Wilmington is North Carolina's chief deepwater port. It is also a center of tourism, agriculture, and manufacturing, as well as the seat of New Hanover County. It was the state's largest city and social center until 1910, and still has a legacy of beautiful homes, public and religious buidlings, and cultural institutions from that period, including one of the nation's oldest public libraries. Settlement dates to the early 1730s. In 1734 it was named for Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, patron of an early local governor. Cornwallis occupied the town in 1781 before his march to Yorktown; Confederate blockade runners docked here during the Civil War.

Metro Cities

Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Oak Island, Ocean Isle Beach, Shallotte, Southport, Topsail Beach, Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
80	All Buildings
63	existing
2	under construction
2	planned
6	unbuilt
7	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	PPD Corporate Headquarters	193 ft	2007
2	Trust Building	105 ft	1915
3	Embassy Suites Wilmington Riverfront	95 ft	2018
4	River Place South Tower	-	2020
5	Murchison Building	-	1914

Building types

No.	Type
52	low-rise building
9	mast (pole)
6	high-rise building
4	mast (framework)
3	church
3	open-air structure
1	fountain
1	bridge
1	building with towers

Other buildings

No.	Type
1	Famous buildings
0	Buildings with construction images