Wilmington, Ohio

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Wilmington is a city in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,921 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clinton County^GR6. It is served by the Wilmington Public Library of Clinton County.

Wilmington was featured in Time magazine on December 8, 1997 as a small town that is attractive to suburban families. James W. Denver, for whom Denver, Colorado is named, is buried in Wilmington. Home to Wilmington College, founded in 1870 by the Society of Friends, the city and the surrounding area include more than a dozen Quaker meeting houses.

1 Economy
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Economy

In the early 1950s the city became home to a number of U.S. Department of Defense facilities, most notably the Clinton County Air Force Base. Following its closure in 1971, the economy of the city hovered in recession for more than a decade. Following a number of small attempts to reuse the abandoned air force base, Airborne Express purchased the facility in 1979 for $850,000, a fraction of the estimated $100 million spent to construct it. During the next 24 years, Airborne invested more than $250 million to build a hub for its national delivery network, including new sort centers, a 9000 foot runway, aircraft hangers, machine shops, flight simulators, a state of art control tower, and a modern administration building to accomodate an estimated 6,000 employees and its fleet of 125 DC-8, DC-9 and Boeing 767 aircraft.

In 2003, facing insurmountable competition from UPS and FedEX, Airborne was purchased by DHL, one of the world's largest international shipping firms. Owned by the Deutsche WorldNet,a german holding company, DHL consolidated its flight and sorting hub operations in Wilmington in 2005.

Wilmington is also home to CMH Regional Health System, a growing regional health provider. From its base of operations at Clinton Memorial Hospital, which just underwent a $50 million renovation, the non-profit corporation has extablished health clinics almost a dozen satellite locations in Southwestern Ohio. In 2007, the CMH will open it new $20 million cancer treatment center in Wilimington.

[edit] Geography

Wilmington is located at 39°26′45″N, 83°49′45″W (39.445913, -83.829128)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.3 km² (7.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ^GR2 of 2000, there were 11,921 people, 4,867 households, and 2,929 families residing in the city. The population density was 617.8/km² (1,599.9/mi²). There were 5,284 housing units at an average density of 273.8/km² (709.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.66% White, 6.72% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 4,867 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 15.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,880, and the median income for a family was $43,619. Males had a median income of $31,645 versus $22,627 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,346. About 8.9% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.