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Companies registered in Delaware in 1916

209 companies on the Division of Corporations, Department of State records, registered during 1916. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1916 in Delaware at a glance

live counts
209
companies registered in 1916
<0.1%
of all dated Delaware registrations
103rd
busiest of 127 years on record
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1916 highlighted
Registrations by year1987: 34,226 companies1988: 34,901 companies1989: 34,520 companies1990: 32,781 companies1991: 32,727 companies1992: 37,145 companies1993: 45,229 companies1994: 53,506 companies1995: 59,782 companies1996: 68,064 companies1997: 80,363 companies1998: 87,948 companies1999: 102,697 companies2000: 117,053 companies2001: 90,636 companies2002: 92,607 companies2003: 96,820 companies2004: 113,143 companies2005: 135,133 companies2006: 146,777 companies2007: 163,180 companies2008: 122,951 companies2009: 103,221 companies2010: 119,135 companies2011: 134,495 companies2012: 146,383 companies2013: 154,091 companies2014: 170,281 companies2015: 179,978 companies2016: 181,976 companies2017: 200,670 companies2018: 221,536 companies2019: 228,335 companies2020: 250,174 companies2021: 331,213 companies2022: 298,719 companies2023: 297,453 companies2024: 287,133 companies2025: 334,420 companies2026: 217,029 companies100K200K300K400K
19871997200720162026
Registrations by year
Itemcompanies
198734,226
198834,901
198934,520
199032,781
199132,727
199237,145
199345,229
199453,506
199559,782
199668,064
199780,363
199887,948
1999102,697
2000117,053
200190,636
200292,607
200396,820
2004113,143
2005135,133
2006146,777
2007163,180
2008122,951
2009103,221
2010119,135
2011134,495
2012146,383
2013154,091
2014170,281
2015179,978
2016181,976
2017200,670
2018221,536
2019228,335
2020250,174
2021331,213
2022298,719
2023297,453
2024287,133
2025334,420
2026217,029

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 209

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
"OVER THE TOP" COAL COMPANY—768211916-09-28
13500 CORP.—539301916-06-01
ABEX CORPORATION—568061916-10-10
ACHILLES RUBBER AND TIRE COMPANY, INC.—570151916-10-19
ALBIA LIGHT AND RAILWAY COMPANY—543131916-06-14
ALTA VISTA COMPANY—519221916-03-08
AMERICAN ORES & ASBESTOS, INC.—551071916-07-20
AMERICAN REPUBLICS CORPORATION—537091916-05-19
ANDES COPPER MINING COMPANY—508231916-01-20
ANIMATED PRODUCTS CORPORATION—547271916-07-03
ANTI-CREEP RAIL & TIE PLATE COMPANY—536021916-05-13
ANTIMONY CORPORATION—514041916-02-15
ARIZONA COPPERFIELDS, INC.—545231916-06-23
ATLANTIC & GULF PETROLEUM COMPANY—545111916-06-22
ATLANTIC OIL PRODUCING COMPANY—538201916-05-25
ATLANTIC TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY—529071916-04-17
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPANY—524151916-03-28
AZURITE COPPER COMPANY—582161916-12-04
BARBARA OIL COMPANY—549141916-07-11
BARNSDALL CORPORATION—576241916-11-13
BEAVER DAM COAL COMPANY, LLC—519121916-03-07
BERNICE INVESTMENT COMPANY—586131916-12-18
BIRTH OF A RACE PHOTOPLAY CORPORATION—549211916-07-12
BLACKWELL BUILDING CORPORATION—517241916-02-28
BUTTE-DETROIT COPPER AND ZINC MINING COMPANY—509261916-01-25
C. EDWIN OSBORNE & COMPANY—547291916-07-03
CABALLO ROJO, INC.—505261916-01-04
CHAMPION SPARK PLUG COMPANY—561191916-09-11
CHEMICAL OIL & GAS COMPANY—570181916-10-19
CITGO PIPELINE COMPANY—557221916-08-19
CITIZENS HOSE COMPANY NO. 1, OF SMYRNA, DELAWARE—529201916-04-18
CLAYMONT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY—576291916-11-14
COLUMBIA OIL AND GAS COMPANY—543211916-06-15
COMET AUTOMOBILE COMPANY—543171916-06-14
COMMONWEALTH HOTEL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION—520291916-03-13
COMMONWEALTH OIL & REFINING COMPANY—589291916-12-30
CONSOLIDATED MEXICAN OIL CORPORATION—563201916-09-19
CONSOLIDATED PETROLEUM CORPORATION—533121916-05-05
COPPER CANYON MINING COMPANY—574211916-11-04
CORNELIA CONSOLIDATED COPPER COMPANY—585141916-12-14
CORPORATION COMPANY OF UNITED STATES—509171916-01-22
CRATER GOLD MINING COMPANY—531271916-04-28
CROSBY FOREST PRODUCTS CO.—582211916-12-05
DELAWARE REALTY AND INVESTMENT COMPANY—533261916-05-06
DELAWARE ZINC COMPANY—543221916-06-15
DELUXE BRUSH CO.—527131916-04-07
DMS, INC. OF DELAWARE—508031916-01-17
DORRCO, INC.—516111916-02-23
EAGLE OIL AND GAS CORPORATION—542191916-06-12
EAGLE ROCK OIL COMPANY—579251916-11-24