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Wilmington (Lenape: Paxahakink, Pakehakink) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It is at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine River, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister in the reign of George II of Great Britain.
As of the 2017 United States Census estimate, the city's population is 72,846. It is the fifth least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous in its state. The Wilmington Metropolitan Division, comprising New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD and Salem County, NJ, had an estimated 2016 population of 719,876. And the Delaware Valley metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey, had a 2016 population of 6,070,500, and a combined statistical area of 7,179,357.

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It's a very quiet neighborhood. You barely see any one on the streets but when the weather is nice neighbors take time to talk to you and get to know you irrespective of age and race.

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Most of the people living here are retirees.

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Great City

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Within a 5 block radius of the center there are many restaurants, bars, a grocery store, 2 pharmacies , banks, 2 specialty wine stores, an organic food store, an entrance to a river park, etc.

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There is a lot of elderly people who live in my community also community centers for all ages. Paratransit and public transportation theres also schools and parks.

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