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Companies registered in Delaware in 1917

325 companies on the Division of Corporations, Department of State records, registered during 1917. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1917 in Delaware at a glance

live counts
325
companies registered in 1917
<0.1%
of all dated Delaware registrations
93rd
busiest of 127 years on record
2
cities with registrations in 1917
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1917 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
Where 1917 registrations were filedtop 2 cities
  1. Felton10.3%
  2. Wilmington10.3%
  3. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city32399%
Where 1917 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
Felton10.3%
Wilmington10.3%

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 325

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
A.S. FORD MUNITIONS COMPANY—670231917-09-17
ACADIAN OIL & GAS CORPORATION—670071917-09-14
AD-PHOTOSCOPE COMPANY—593161917-01-12
AERIAL ROTARY ENGINE COMPANY—655151917-07-21
AIR-O-FLEX AUTOMOBILE CORPORATION—616171917-03-29
ALABAMA HOME TRUST COMPANY—660051917-08-07
ALASKA PITTSBURGH GOLD MINING COMPANY—604241917-02-19
ALASKA SULPHUR COMPANY—599241917-02-02
ALLIED DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION—668131917-09-05
ALLIED OIL CORPORATION—628221917-05-01
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN SALES CORPORATION—635191917-05-22
AMERICAN CASH REGISTER COMPANY—622281917-04-17
AMERICAN ELECTRIC SHARE COMPANY—622041917-04-14
AMERICAN OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY—634061917-05-18
AMERICAN OXIDE & CHEMICAL CO.—679181917-10-15
AMERICAN STORES COMPANY—616061917-03-29
ARCHIPELAGO COPPER COMPANY—606091917-02-27
ARDEN BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION—691071917-11-21
ARGO OIL COMPANY—669141917-09-12
ARIZONA CALIFORNIA CONSOLIDATED, INC.—693041917-11-27
ASSOCIATED PHARMACISTS, INC.—624151917-04-20
AUGUSTUS WELT CORPORATION—640211917-06-05
AUTOMATIC SAFETY CAR STEP COMPANY—693061917-11-27
AUTOMATIC STRAIGHT AIR BRAKE COMPANY—665011917-08-24
AUTOMOBILE BANKERS ASSOCIATION, INC.—687151917-11-08
BAR PRINCIPLE LEASING COMPANY—651241917-07-10
BARRICK KENTUCKY OIL & GAS CO.—619041917-04-05
BATES COUNTY OIL & GAS COMPANY—657231917-07-30
BEACON OIL & GAS PRODUCTS CORPORATION—672131917-09-21
BEAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY—605271917-02-26
BETHLEHEM MINES CORPORATION—691261917-11-23
BETSY LEAD & ZINC CO.—681151917-10-20
BOONE OIL COMPANY—674151917-09-28
BOSTON ACME MINES CORPORATION—599271917-02-02
BOURBON OIL AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY—659081917-08-03
BOYNTON OIL & GAS COMPANY—593261917-01-13
BRADFORD OIL COMPANY—617211917-04-02
BROSIUS-ELIASON CO.—620211917-04-10
BUCK RUN OIL AND REFINING COMPANY—688261917-11-13
BUFFALO OIL AND REFINING CORPORATION—663081917-08-17
BULLARD PEAK SILVER MINING CO.—605121917-02-23
BURDICK TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY—613161917-03-22
BURROWS TRAIN CONTROL CO.—672111917-09-20
BUTTE-KANSAS COMPANY—699031917-12-18
CARLISLE, LLC—669161917-09-12
CATLETT-DAVIS OIL CORPORATION—690051917-11-19
CBH OF LANCASTER COMPANY—697231917-12-12
CEMENT FIELD OIL COMPANY—699171917-12-19
CENTRAL WYOMING OIL COMPANY—673011917-09-24
CHARLES UNITED OIL AND GAS COMPANY OF MC ALESTER OKLAHOMA—671091917-09-18