Wilton Center, Illinois
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Wilton Center | |
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Coordinates: 41°21′05″N 87°57′35″W / 41.35139°N 87.95972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Will |
Township | Wilton |
Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 150 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 60442 |
Area code | 815 |
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Wilton Center is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in southern Will County, Illinois, United States. It is located on flat land 10 miles northeast of Wilmington, 5 miles south of Manhattan, and 8 miles west of Peotone. It has a population of about 150.
Geography
[edit]U.S. Route 52 goes through Wilton Center. Other main roads are Cedar Rd., Peotone-Wilmington Rd., and Elevator Rd. Other roads in Wilton Center are Arsenal Rd. and Quigley Rd. Wilton Center is half surrounded by a forest preserve controlled by Will County. There is a church on Rt. 52.
Education
[edit]Wilton Center is a part of Peotone School District 207-U. Wilton Center Elementary School was closed, after a 4–3 vote by the school board, upon the completion of the 2013–2014 school year.
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 122 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[2] |
Wilton Center first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[3]
2020 census
[edit]Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[3] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 108 | 88.52% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 | 0.82% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13 | 10.66% |
Total | 122 | 100.00% |
Notable people
[edit]- Richard J. Barr, Illinois State Senator, was born in Wilton Center.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Wilton Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wilton Center CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ 'Services Held in Joliet For Richard J. Barr,' The Farmers Weekly Review (Will County, Illinois), June 13, 1951, pg. 1
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