Companies registered in Delaware in 1985 — official registry records

1985 in Delaware at a glance

live counts

28,234

companies registered in 1985

0.5%

of all dated Delaware registrations

42nd

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1985

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1985 highlighted

100K200K300K400K

19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	34,226
1988	34,901
1989	34,520
1990	32,781
1991	32,727
1992	37,145
1993	45,229
1994	53,506
1995	59,782
1996	68,064
1997	80,363
1998	87,948
1999	102,697
2000	117,053
2001	90,636
2002	92,607
2003	96,820
2004	113,143
2005	135,133
2006	146,777
2007	163,180
2008	122,951
2009	103,221
2010	119,135
2011	134,495
2012	146,383
2013	154,091
2014	170,281
2015	179,978
2016	181,976
2017	200,670
2018	221,536
2019	228,335
2020	250,174
2021	331,213
2022	298,719
2023	297,453
2024	287,133
2025	334,420
2026	217,029

Where 1985 registrations were filedtop 7 cities

Wilmington7<0.1%
New Castle2<0.1%
Newark2<0.1%
Felton1<0.1%
Lewes1<0.1%
Seaford1<0.1%
Selbyville1<0.1%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city28,219100%

Where 1985 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Wilmington	7	<0.1%
New Castle	2	<0.1%
Newark	2	<0.1%
Felton	1	<0.1%
Lewes	1	<0.1%
Seaford	1	<0.1%
Selbyville	1	<0.1%

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 28,234

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered
"576" CORPORATION	—	2078025	1985-12-11
"ASBEST-ALERT ASBESTOS SAFETY CO., INC."	—	2057764	1985-03-25
"B" INSTALLATIONS INC.	—	2074383	1985-10-28
"KOOL-IT" INC.	—	2054948	1985-02-14
"LA FRANCE HOUSE" TRADING CORPORATION	—	2073116	1985-10-10
"ORIGINAL" SEAFOOD PIZZA INC.	—	2056967	1985-03-14
"PACEWAY" INC.	—	2052447	1985-01-09
#3 RADNOR/DULLES CORPORATION	—	2077954	1985-12-11
(C.A.R.) COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR ENTERPRISES, LTD.	—	2053698	1985-01-28
1 SOURCE ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY	—	2054625	1985-02-11
1000 COMMERCE CENTER, L.P.	—	2066020	1985-07-08
1004 MADISON PARTNERS, L.P.	—	2069379	1985-08-20
1023 PEARL CORPORATION	—	2078782	1985-12-18
10560 INC.	—	2066754	1985-07-17
11 61ST STREET, N.E., COOPERATIVE, INC.	—	2078997	1985-12-20
1102 LAND INC.	—	2075367	1985-11-08
11355, INC.	—	2054294	1985-02-05
1136 CORPORATION	—	2063295	1985-06-03
115 EAST MAIN CORP.	—	2059071	1985-04-10
12 HICKMAN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF OWNERS, INC.	—	2056015	1985-03-01
12 WEST 18TH ST., L.P.	—	2053125	1985-01-21
1200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE CORPORATION	—	2063357	1985-06-04
123 WEST 88TH ASSOCIATES L.P.	—	2077942	1985-12-11
1308 HOLDING CORP.	—	2072815	1985-10-08
131 AERO CORP.	—	2077784	1985-12-09
1313 VINE REALTY COMPANY, INC.	—	2077198	1985-12-03
132 CORP.	—	2058707	1985-04-04
1320 ASSOCIATES, L.P.	—	2071211	1985-09-16
1330 REALTY COMPANY, INC.	—	2077160	1985-12-03
1345 REALTY CORPORATION	—	2073777	1985-10-21
147 READE STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P.	—	2074544	1985-10-29
156-8 EAST 85TH ASSOCIATES L.P.	—	2072374	1985-10-01
160 JOHN STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P.	—	2078680	1985-12-17
165 CHAMBERS STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P.	—	2074572	1985-10-29
168 DUANE STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	2075015	1985-11-05
1726 CORPORATION	—	2053769	1985-01-29
1726 FUNDING CORP.	—	2069191	1985-08-19
1776 CORPORATION	—	2068582	1985-08-09
180 BRYANT STREET, INC.	—	2058743	1985-04-08
1820 CLYDESDALE ASSOCIATION, INC.	—	2073821	1985-10-21
1985 BAY OIL COMPANY, L.P.	—	2080018	1985-12-31
1985 HOLDINGS CO.	—	2066435	1985-07-12
1985 MERGER HOLDINGS CO.	—	2068671	1985-08-12
1985 OCEAN OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATES, L.P.	—	2080010	1985-12-31
1ST AMERICA CORPORATION	—	2054055	1985-02-01
1ST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION	—	2069970	1985-08-27
1ST HOME MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION	—	2071854	1985-09-24
1ST MORTGAGE EXCHANGE, LTD.	—	2056548	1985-03-08
2 M CONSULTANTS, INC.	—	2070868	1985-09-10
2 M DISTRIBUTIONS, INC.	—	2070865	1985-09-10

1985 registrations by city

1 cities

Wilmington7