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What county is wilmington delaware in?

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In 1791, with the expansion of Sussex County to the south and west, the county seat was moved to Georgetown. The county seat of St. Jones (renamed Kent County in 1681) is at Dover. After 2000, a fourth "Appoquinimink County" was proposed to be carved out of New Castle County. read more

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. read more

Wilmington. Wilmington is Delaware's largest city, but it was originally known as Willington, in honor of Thomas Willing, the first developer of the land. The original colony was founded by Sweden and Finland in 1638, and later fell in to the hands of the Dutch in 1655. read more

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