Welcome to Wilton ...
The village of Wilton is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wilton has a population of 500 people<2> (see below for details).
Wilton is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Wilton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wilton: 608 & 353<4>
The ZIP code for Wilton: 54670<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wilton had an population of 500 people. This is a decrease of 0.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.66% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilton had a population of 504 people. This makes Wilton the county's 24th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 504 people, the population of Wilton decreased 2.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 519 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Wilton.
Communities Also Named Wilton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Wilton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota (2), Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilton.
Communities near Wilton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilton.
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Tomah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- New Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Westby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Elroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Cashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Wonewoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- La Farge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Norwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wilton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilton. See our Newspapers Page for Wilton.
Adding Wilton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wilton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wilton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wilton post office opened in 1857.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wilton. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Wilton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Wilton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wilton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |