Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 in the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the principal city of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties. Its metropolitan statistical area had an estimated population of 467,337 in 2023.
Image: Wilmington, North Carolina along the Cape Fear River panoramio
Image: City Hall Thalian Hall (Wilmington, NC)
Image: UNCW Clock 2020
Image: Basilica Shrine of St. Mary Wilmington, North Carolina 03
New Hanover County, North Carolina
New Hanover County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 225,702. Though the second-smallest county in North Carolina by land area, it is one of the most populous, as its county seat, Wilmington, is one of the state's largest communities. The county was created in 1729 as New Hanover Precinct and gained county status in 1739. New Hanover County is included in the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which also includes neighboring Pender and Brunswick counties.
New Hanover County Courthouse
Intersection of South College Road, South 17th Street, and Waltmoor Road from the air
The surf at Carolina Beach
W. Allen Cobb Judicial Annex in Wilmington