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Wilton Center, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°21′05″N 87°57′35″W / 41.35139°N 87.95972°W / 41.35139; -87.95972
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Wilton Center
Wilton Center is located in Illinois
Wilton Center
Wilton Center
Location of Wilton Center within Illinois
Wilton Center is located in the United States
Wilton Center
Wilton Center
Wilton Center (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°21′05″N 87°57′35″W / 41.35139°N 87.95972°W / 41.35139; -87.95972
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWill
TownshipWilton
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
150
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
60442
Area code815
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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

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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

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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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020122
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Wilton Center first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[3]

2020 census

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Wilton Center CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[3] % 2020
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Wilton Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 'Services Held in Joliet For Richard J. Barr,' The Farmers Weekly Review (Will County, Illinois), June 13, 1951, pg. 1
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