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How Wilmington began
Wilmington was laid out in 1810 as the seat of the newly formed Clinton County under the name Clinton, then renamed Wilmington in 1811. By 1833 it was already a substantial county seat with a brick courthouse, stores, taverns and churches, and in 1870 it became a Quaker college town when the Religious Society of Friends bought the failed Franklin College building at auction and founded Wilmington College. The city built its own municipal water system in the early 1900s and later ran an Air Force base and, after 1978, one of the country's largest cargo air hubs, whose 2009 loss cost the town roughly 8,000 jobs. Wilmington is the Clinton County seat and remains its largest city.
Settled 1810, platted 1810, incorporated 1828 (village), by Founded as the seat of newly formed Clinton County in 1810 under the name Clinton; renamed Wilmington in 1811.
Where the name comes from
The town was platted in 1810 as 'Clinton,' for Clinton County (itself named for DeWitt/George Clinton family of New York). The name was changed to Wilmington in 1811; the Wikipedia article on the town does not give the reason for the change, and no source consulted here explains it further. Clinton County itself was named after George Clinton, a soldier, politician, Governor of New York, and Vice President of the United States.
Before the town
No source consulted names a specific historic Native village, camp, or trail at the town site of Wilmington itself. The strongest documented Native presence in the immediate area is prehistoric: the Cowan Creek Circular Enclosure, an approximately 90-foot-wide earthwork just southwest of Wilmington (now inside Cowan Lake State Park), associated with the Adena culture; a nearby mound at the same site, the Cowan Creek Mound, was excavated in 1949 and found to date to about AD 500, near the end of the Adena period. More than twenty additional burial mounds once stood in the surrounding area but now lie beneath the waters of Cowan Lake, submerged when the reservoir dam was built. Clinton County lies south of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville line (which ran from Fort Recovery east through Fort Laurens to the Cuyahoga River mouth), meaning the land that became Wilmington was inside the territory ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Greenville rather than land that stayed under Native sovereignty afterward; no source we found gives a Wilmington-specific treaty boundary marker or later encounter. Historic nations in Clinton County included the Shawnee, Myaamia/Miami, Wyandot and Lenape, but none of the sources consulted names a historic Native settlement within the present city limits.
Nations recorded here: Adena culture.
- Cowan Creek Circular Enclosure (earthwork) — Southwest of Wilmington, Clinton County, now within Cowan Lake State Park, about 1 mile south of State Route 730, Adena culture (mound builder era; associated Cowan Creek Mound dated to c. AD 500) (en.wikipedia.org)
Timeline
- — Clinton County is formed (effective March 1, 1810) from parts of Highland and Warren counties, and a new town named Clinton is platted as its seat.
- — The town of Clinton is renamed Wilmington.
- — Wilmington is incorporated as a village.
- — Robert Wickersham builds the Greek Revival house at 149 E. Locust Street that later becomes known as Rombach Place; it is later home to Congressman and Kansas Territory Governor James W. Denver, whose son Matthew Denver (a later U.S. Representative) was born there in 1870.
- — The town has a brick courthouse, a jail, 14 stores, two taverns, two groceries, four churches, and about 100 houses.
- — James Wilson, superintendent of the Clinton County Infirmary, builds the Federal-style house at 822 Fife Avenue later known as the Doan House.
- — The Garvin brothers (Hugh, James, and Thomas) found Franklin College in Albany, Ohio, which later relocates to Wilmington.
- — The cornerstone of College Hall is laid on July 4 for the relocated Franklin College campus in Wilmington.
- — Franklin College closes after the Civil War, leaving College Hall unfinished.
- — Azariah Doan, a Wilmington lawyer and Civil War veteran, buys the Doan House and remodels it with Italianate features; the same year the Main Building School opens on Sugartree Street, designed by W.M. Cleveland in the High Victorian Italianate style.
- — The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) buys the unfinished College Hall building and 33 acres at an August 11 auction for $11,334 and founds Wilmington College under first president Lewis Estes.
- — College Hall is completed and ready for classes on April 11.
- — Wilmington College graduates its first class of four students.
- — Wilmington builds its first municipal water system: a mixed vote after 1899 was followed by a successful 1901 vote, and construction was completed by 1906.
- — Dayton Power and Light takes over Wilmington's water and electric utility system.
- — The first Burtonville reservoir (100 million gallons) and the Wall Street treatment plant are built; the Wall Street plant operates until 2000.
- — A second Burtonville reservoir (350 million gallons) is added, bringing combined storage to about 450 million gallons.
- — The City of Wilmington takes back its water system from Dayton Power and Light.
- — Clinton County Air Force Base closes, beginning a period of economic stagnation for the city.
- — Midwest Air Charter purchases the former Air Force base; Airborne Express (later ABX Air) develops it into a major air-freight hub.
- — The Doan House and Rombach Place are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 20.
- — Wilmington's current water treatment plant is built.
- — Time magazine features Wilmington as a small town attractive to suburban families.
- — DHL closes its Wilmington Air Park cargo hub, costing the area roughly 8,000 jobs.
Stories
An unfinished college building becomes a Quaker campus
Franklin College, founded by the Garvin brothers in Albany, Ohio in 1863, moved to Wilmington and laid the cornerstone of a grand new building, College Hall, on July 4, 1866. The Civil War's aftermath proved too much for the young college, and it closed in 1868 with the building still unfinished. Rather than stand empty, the half-built hall went to auction on August 11, 1870, where the Religious Society of Friends bought it, along with 33 surrounding acres, for $11,334. Quakers converted the shell into a working college under founding president Lewis Estes, and had it ready for its first classes by April 11, 1871. Wilmington College graduated its first class of four students in 1875 and has kept its Quaker affiliation ever since, making College Hall both the oldest building on campus and a monument to a failed college's second life.
From Air Force base to freight hub to mass layoff
Clinton County Air Force Base sat outside Wilmington through the Cold War, then closed in 1971, dragging the local economy down with it. The turnaround came in 1978 when Midwest Air Charter bought the old base; Airborne Express, and later its successor ABX Air, built it into one of the country's larger overnight cargo hubs, employing thousands of Wilmington-area residents for three decades. DHL's acquisition of the operation kept the boom going until 2009, when DHL abruptly closed the hub and cut roughly 8,000 jobs from a small city that had come to depend on it — a collapse sharp enough that Wilmington was later used nationally as a case study in single-employer-town economic shock.
An Adena earthwork under the lake
Southwest of town, along Cowan Creek, early surveyors found a nearly flat circular enclosure about 90 feet across, along with more than twenty burial mounds scattered through the surrounding fields. A 1949 excavation of one of them, the Cowan Creek Mound, dated it to roughly AD 500, placing it near the end of the Adena culture's long occupation of the region. Most of those two dozen-plus mounds never got that close a look: when the Cowan Creek dam went in to create Cowan Lake State Park, the reservoir rose over them, and they remain submerged today. The circular enclosure itself survived, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 15, 1974, and deliberately left untested by archaeologists to keep it intact.
Photographs
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Historic places
4 places in Wilmington on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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College Hall, Wilmington CollegeBuilding · Wilmington · listed 1973
- Address
- E of College St. between Douglas St. and Fife Ave. on Wilmington
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County · ZIP 45177
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1973
- NRIS reference number
- 73001399
- Coordinates
- 39.44485, -83.81832
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Doan HouseBuilding · Wilmington · listed 1979
- Address
- 822 Fife Ave
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County · ZIP 45177
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79001792
- Coordinates
- 39.44445, -83.81238
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Main Building SchoolBuilding · Wilmington · listed 1980
- Address
- Sugartree St.
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County · ZIP 45177
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1980
- NRIS reference number
- 80002960
- Coordinates
- 39.44338, -83.83430
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Rombach PlaceBuilding · Wilmington · listed 1979
- Address
- 149 E. Locust St
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County · ZIP 45177
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79001793
- Coordinates
- 39.44657, -83.82560
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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
Caesar Creek Lake (about 14 miles northwest of Wilmington) is a source, treated at a surface-water lime-softening plant. Two reservoirs near Burtonville, about 3 miles south of Wilmington, are kept as an alternative source and can be filled from Cowan Creek OR Caesar Creek Lake; often used when Caesar Creek Lake water is poor quality. There is also an auxiliary connection to Western Water Company for outlying customers during main-break repairs. The water here
- Wilmington City76% of residentsCaesar Creek Lake (with Burtonville reservoirs/Cowan Creek as backup)
- Western Water Company24% of residentsLittle Miami River valley wells (51%) plus Cincinnati Ohio River water (49%)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Wilmington's boundary: 2 hospitals, 1 health center, 2 dialysis centers, 2 nursing homes, 1 fire or EMS station, 1 college, 3 high-hazard dams, 5 public schools, 1 library, 2 museums, 2 police stations, 8 public charging sites, 8 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 15 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Hospitals (2)
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Assurance Health Cincinnati, LlcPsychiatric hospital · Wilmington
- What it is
- Psychiatric hospital
- Address
- 610 W Main Street, Wilmington, OH 45177
- County
- Clinton County
- Beds
- 14
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Phone
- (317) 870-1396
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Clinton Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · Wilmington
- What it is
- General hospital
- Address
- 610 West Main Street, Wilmington, OH 45177
- County
- Clinton County
- Beds
- 165
- Helipad
- Yes
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Medicare overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Emergency department (Medicare)
- No
- Medicare reports it as
- Trihealth Clinton Regional Hospital
- Phone
- (937) 382-6611
- Medicare ID
- 360175
Medicare Care Compare ↗ Hospital's website ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.
Community health centers (1)
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HealthSource WilmingtonHealth center · Wilmington
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Wilmington
- Coordinates
- 39.44537, -83.83109
Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.
Dialysis centers (2)
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Davita Willow Dialysis CenterDialysis · Wilmington
- Address
- 1675 Alex Drive, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Dialysis stations
- 18
- Medicare star rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Services
- in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
- Shift starting after 5 pm
- Yes
- Ownership
- for profit
- Chain
- DaVita
- Medicare certified since
- 1995-04-10
- Phone
- (937) 383-3338
- Medicare ID
- 362551
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fresenius Kidney Care Wilmington HomeDialysis · Wilmington
- Address
- 164 Holiday Drive, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Dialysis stations
- 13
- Medicare star rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Services
- in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
- Ownership
- for profit
- Chain
- Fresenius Medical Care
- Medicare certified since
- 2012-11-28
- Phone
- (937) 382-3379
- Medicare ID
- 362787
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).
Nursing homes (2)
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Ohio Living Cape May5 of 5 stars · Wilmington
- Address
- 175 Cape May Drive, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Certified beds
- 23
- Residents on an average day
- 22
- Medicare overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 4 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 5 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 5 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- OHIO LIVING COMMUNITIES
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (937) 382-2995
- Medicare ID
- 366415
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Wilmington Nursing & Rehab3 of 5 stars · Wilmington
- Address
- 75 Hale Street, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Certified beds
- 76
- Residents on an average day
- 61
- Medicare overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 3 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 2 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 4 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (937) 382-1621
- Medicare ID
- 365228
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Wilmington Fire Department Station 1Wilmington
- Address
- 46 East Sugartree Street, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Coordinates
- 39.44402, -83.82801
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Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Colleges (1)
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Wilmington CollegePrivate nonprofit college · Wilmington
- What it is
- Private nonprofit college
- City
- Wilmington
- Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
- 1,024
- Tuition and fees, in state
- $30,962
- Graduation rate
- 55% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 305)
- IPEDS unit ID
- 206507
College Navigator (NCES) ↗ IPEDS data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes.
High-hazard dams (3)
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Clinton County Tributary No. 4 DamTributary To Lytle Creek · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 08/30/2024)
- River or stream
- Tributary To Lytle Creek
- Purpose
- Flood Risk Reduction
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 20 ft
- Storage
- 220 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1976
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Clinton County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Wilmington
- Last inspection
- 05/28/2024
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH01013
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Wilmington Upground Reservoir No. 1Offstream · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 03/17/2025)
- River or stream
- Offstream
- Purpose
- Water Supply
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 19 ft
- Storage
- 371 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1945
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Clinton County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Burtonville
- Last inspection
- 04/24/2024
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00764
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Wilmington Upground Reservoir No. 2Offstream · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 03/17/2025)
- River or stream
- Offstream
- Purpose
- Water Supply
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 31 ft
- Storage
- 1,382 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1963
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Clinton County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Burtonville
- Last inspection
- 04/24/2024
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00765
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Public schools (5)
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Denver Place Elementary School2.5 of 5 stars · Wilmington
- Address
- 291 Lorish Ave, Wilmington, OH 45177
- School district
- Wilmington City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 455
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 25
- Report card, 2025-26
- 2.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 67.2%
- Ohio building IRN
- 008409
- NCES school ID
- 390451102015
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East End Elementary SchoolWilmington
- Address
- 769 Rombach Ave, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 78
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 6
- NCES school ID
- 390451104288
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Rodger O. Borror Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Wilmington
- Address
- 275 Thorne Ave, Wilmington, OH 45177
- School district
- Wilmington City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 451
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 26.15
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 71.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 021204
- NCES school ID
- 390451102018
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Roy E Holmes Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Wilmington
- Address
- 1350 W Truesdell St, Wilmington, OH 45177
- School district
- Wilmington City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 512
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 23
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3 of 5 stars
- Ohio building IRN
- 016618
- NCES school ID
- 390451102017
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Wilmington High School3.5 of 5 stars · Wilmington
- Address
- 300 Richardson Pl, Wilmington, OH 45177
- School district
- Wilmington City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 622
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 30.35
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 73.9%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 91.3%
- Ohio building IRN
- 041558
- NCES school ID
- 390451102022
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Public libraries (1)
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Wilmington Public Library of Clinton CountyCentral library · Wilmington
- Address
- 268 N. South St., Wilmington, OH 45177
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Wilmington Public Library of Clinton County
- Open
- 2,836 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 22,076 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 110,864
- System's loans, FY2024
- 141,716
- People the system serves
- 28,434
- Phone
- (937) 382-2417
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (2)
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Clinton County Historical SocietyHistorical society · Wilmington
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Wilmington
- Coordinates
- 39.45414, -83.84640
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
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Harcum Art GalleryArt museum · Wilmington
- What it is
- Art museum
- City
- Wilmington
- Coordinates
- 39.45414, -83.84640
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (2)
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Clinton County Sheriff's OfficeWilmington
- Address
- 1645 Davids Drive, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Coordinates
- 39.41938, -83.81610
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Wilmington Police DepartmentWilmington
- Address
- 69 North South Street, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Coordinates
- 39.44635, -83.82885
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Public EV charging (8)
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Airpark Main4 Level 2 · Wilmington
- Address
- 145 Hunter Dr, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- Blink Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-998-2546
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Bush Auto Place DC fast1 DC fast · Wilmington
- Address
- 1850 Rombach Avenue, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Ports
- 1 DC fast
- Plugs
- CCS
- Network
- EV Connect
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 866-816-7584
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Kettering Health Wilmington4 Level 2 · Wilmington
- Address
- 1500 Rombach Avenue, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- Blink Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-998-2546
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SWTCH Energy4 Level 2 · Wilmington
- Address
- 69 N S St, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- SWTCH
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Price
- $0.25 per kWh
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SWTCH Energy4 Level 2 · Wilmington
- Address
- 37 W Locust St, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- SWTCH
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Price
- $0.25 per kWh
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SWTCH Energy Inc.6 Level 2 · Wilmington
- Address
- 69 N South St, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Ports
- 6 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- SWTCH
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Price
- Free
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SWTCH Energy Inc.4 Level 2 · Wilmington
- Address
- 81 W Main St, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- SWTCH
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Price
- Free
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WILMINGTON EV EV14 Level 2 · Wilmington
- Address
- 184 N South St, Wilmington, OH 45177
- Ports
- 4 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (8)
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Ahresty Wilmington CorpToxics Release Inventory · Wilmington
- Address
- 2627 S. South St., Wilmington, OH 45177
- County
- Clinton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45177HRSTY2627S
- EPA registry ID
- 110000392913
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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At-Chem IncToxics Release Inventory · Wilmington
- Address
- 1225 West Main Street, Wilmington, OH 45177
- County
- Clinton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45177TCHMX1225W
- EPA registry ID
- 110011831125
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Azek Building Products (1414010168)Toxics Release Inventory · Wilmington
- Address
- 894 Prairie Road, Wilmington, OH 45177
- County
- Clinton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45177CNCNN894PR
- EPA registry ID
- 110001619669
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Crysteco Inc Pennington BuildingToxics Release Inventory · Wilmington
- Address
- 144 E. Sugar Tree St., Wilmington, OH 45177
- County
- Clinton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45177CRYST180EM
- EPA registry ID
- 110000766831
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fortis Plastics, LlcToxics Release Inventory · Wilmington
- Address
- 185 Park Dr., Wilmington, OH 45177
- County
- Clinton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45177KRZKS185PA
- EPA registry ID
- 110000392922
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Irwin Industrial Tool Co (Formerly AmeriToxics Release Inventory · Wilmington
- Address
- 160 Park Drive, Wilmington, OH 45177
- County
- Clinton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45177THRWN160PA
- EPA registry ID
- 110000901007
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Irwin Industrial Tool CompanyToxics Release Inventory · Wilmington
- Address
- 92 Grant Street, Wilmington, OH 45177
- County
- Clinton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45177THRWN92GRA
- EPA registry ID
- 110000849930
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Kautex TextronToxics Release Inventory · Wilmington
- Address
- 474 S. Nelson Ave., Wilmington, OH 45177
- County
- Clinton County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 45177RNDLL474SN
- EPA registry ID
- 110000392940
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (15)
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Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2025-07-22 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2025-07-22
- What spilled
- Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2507EPA0001222
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2025-05-19 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2025-05-19
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2505EPA0000796
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2025-03-15 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2025-03-15
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2503EPA0000365
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Foam2025-02-28 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2025-02-28
- What spilled
- Foam
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2502EPA0000276
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Jet / Kerosene (All)2024-11-22 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2024-11-22
- What spilled
- Fuel Jet / Kerosene (All)
- Largest amount reported
- 75 gallons
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2411EPA0001925
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2024-11-07 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2024-11-07
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2411EPA0001851
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Jet / Kerosene (All)2023-08-15 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2023-08-15
- What spilled
- Fuel Jet / Kerosene (All)
- Largest amount reported
- 55 gallons
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2308EPA0001408
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Waste Water2023-08-11 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2023-08-11
- What spilled
- Waste Water
- Largest amount reported
- 130 gallons
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2308EPA0001386
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material White Reached water2023-06-13 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2023-06-13
- What spilled
- Material White
- Reached a waterway
- 14 - Wilson Creek
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2306EPA0000981
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-05-14 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2022-05-14
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2205EPA0000700
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2022-02-22 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2022-02-22
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2202EPA0000224
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown2022-01-12 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2022-01-12
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2201EPA0000036
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Jet / Kerosene (All) Reached water2021-05-11 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2021-05-11
- What spilled
- Fuel Jet / Kerosene (All)
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2105EPA0000650
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Paint Nos / Lacquer (Not Specified)2026-05-20 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2026-05-20
- What spilled
- Paint Nos / Lacquer (Not Specified)
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2605EPA0000852
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Red2026-03-02 · Wilmington
- Reported
- 2026-03-02
- What spilled
- Material Red
- Where
- Wilmington, Clinton County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SWDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000277
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Wilmington, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
Local government
How its elections and ballot issues came out and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-02 | Issue: Wilmington 2-B Local Option | 45 | 22 | Passed (67.16% for) |
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: Wilmington City Cemeteries Levy (Additional) | 924 | 808 | Passed (53.35% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Treasurer | Paul R. Fear 1,249, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | President of Council | Mark W. McKay 1,333, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Council, Third Ward | William Liermann 348, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Council, Second Ward | Michael T. Snarr 152, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Council, Fourth Ward | Bob Osborn 437, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Council, First Ward | Jonathan C. McKay 323, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Member of Council at Large | Nick Eveland 1,129, 39.6%; Matt Purkey 1,018, 35.71%; Michael R. Allbright 704, 24.69% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked. The county's results on file run through 2026-05-05; later elections are not loaded yet.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 1 / 16; 2021 0 / 1 / 16; 2022 0 / 2 / 15; 2023 0 / 0 / 17; 2024 0 / 0 / 17; 2025 1 / 2 / 14.
- Financial Audit, 2025, released 2026-07-28
- Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-10-16
- Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-10-15
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Statewide question: State Issue 3: Voter ID
Local questions for Wilmington, Clinton County and its school district:
- Wilmington City: Miscellaneous, for Zoning Ordinance O-26-06.
- Wilmington City: Miscellaneous, for Zoning Ordinance 0-26-07.
- Wilmington City: Miscellaneous, for Zoning Ordinance O-26-05.
- Wilmington City: Miscellaneous, for Zoning Ordinance O-26-04.
- Clinton County: Miscellaneous, for Gas aggregation.
- Clinton County: Renews a 0.5-mill property tax levy to maintain & operate health department of Clinton County for 5 years, beginning in 2027.
- Clinton County: Renews a 2.35-mill property tax levy for the provide & maintain senior citizens services or facilities of Clinton County for 5 years, beginning in 2027.
Races, candidates and every question for an address: your ballot. County offices and judges are on your county board's sample ballot.
The county
Clinton County: 9 ZIP codes, 21 cities, villages and townships with pages here, 42,301 people (Census Bureau estimate, July 2025).
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Wilmington, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 0.68 in
- 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30
- rain so far in 2026
- 42.0 in
- 4.9 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 19.9 in
- a normal year brings 25.2 in
- a normal year
- 43.8 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 0.68 | — | 30 |
| September 2026 | 6.24 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 6.60 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 4.22 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 5.08 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 4.69 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 4.05 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 7.71 | 1.4 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 1.35 | 6.7 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.43 | 11.8 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.67 | 12.1 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 3.57 | 4.4 | 30 |
| Wettest year (estimated) | 1929 — 61.0 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year (estimated) | 1930 — 24.4 in |
| Snowiest year (estimated) | 1951 — 60.4 in |
| Wettest day (estimated) | 4 July 1975 — 4.72 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day (estimated) | 26 November 1950 — 13.43 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground (estimated) | 21 January 1978 — 22.17 in |
Mostly estimated. Only 2% of these days come from a gauge standing inside Wilmington - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.
48,875 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-30. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-11-01): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-11-01 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Wilmington: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 64
- those placed on the map inside Wilmington
Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:
- WILMINGTON DATA CENTER (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Sep 23, 2026)
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 22 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 13 |
| State water loans | 7 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 7 |
| Public drinking water | 3 |
| State sewer loans | 3 |
| Site assessment | 2 |
| Air pollution | 1 |
| Composting | 1 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 1 |
| Landfills | 1 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 1 |
| 2 smaller programs |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Wilmington, Ohio in?
Wilmington is a city in Clinton County, Ohio, with 12,803 residents.
When was Wilmington, Ohio founded?
Wilmington was settled 1810; laid out 1810; incorporated 1828 (village). Founders on record: Founded as the seat of newly formed Clinton County in 1810 under the name Clinton; renamed Wilmington in 1811. Source
How did Wilmington, Ohio get its name?
The town was platted in 1810 as 'Clinton,' for Clinton County (itself named for DeWitt/George Clinton family of New York). Source
What ZIP code is Wilmington, Ohio?
Most of Wilmington is in ZIP code 45177.
Where does Wilmington, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Wilmington (Wilmington City): Caesar Creek Lake (about 14 miles northwest of Wilmington) is a source, treated at a surface-water lime-softening plant. Two reservoirs near Burtonville, about 3 miles south of Wilmington, are kept as an alternative source and can be filled from Cowan Creek OR Caesar Creek Lake; often used when Caesar Creek Lake water is poor quality. There is also an auxiliary connection to Western Water Company for outlying customers during main-break repairs.
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