City/Town: Wilton
Summary
City/Town
Name:
Wilton
State:
Connecticut
County:
Fairfield County
Probate
District:
Pending
Year
Established:
1802
Year
Incorporated:
Form
of Government:
Town Meeting - Selectmen
Town
Hall Address:
Wilton Town Hall
Web Address:
www.wiltonct.org/
History
Brief:
This town was originally part of Norwalk. Settlement of this section began about 1701, though there were scattered residences before 1651. On 12 May 1726, the inhabitants of Kent, Belden Hill and Chestnut Hill joined together to become a Parish. In 1802, the Parish was incorporated as the town of Wilton. Town vital records begin 1802. Barbour collection records cover 1802-1850.
Other City Names (1) Settled From (1) Population (19) Year: 1819 Population: 1728 Year: 1820 Population: 1818 Year: 1830 Population: 2097 Year: 1840 Population: 2053 Year: 1850 Population: 2066 Year: 1870 Population: 1994 Year: 1880 Population: 1863 Year: 1890 Population: 1722 Year: 1900 Population: 1598 Year: 1910 Population: 1706 Year: 1920 Population: 1284 Year: 1930 Population: 2133 Year: 1940 Population: 2829 Year: 1950 Population: 4558 Year: 1960 Population: 8026 Year: 1970 Population: 13572 Year: 1980 Population: 15351 Year: 1990 Population: 15989 Year: 2000 Population: 17633
Founding Families (0) Cemeteries (12) Name: Bald Hill Cemetery Location: 827 Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT Name: Beers Cemetery Location: Nod Hill Road, Wilton, CT Name: Comstock Cemetery Location: Wilton-Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT Name: Deforest Cemetery Location: 109 DeForest Road, Wilton, cT Name: Hillside Cemetery Location: 149 Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT Name: Joe's Hill Cemetery Location: Wilton-Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT Name: Morgan-Davis Cemetery Location: Wilton-Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT Name: Old Cemetery Location: Route 7, Wilton, CT Name: Ruscoe Cemetery Location: Spring Valley District, Wilton, CT Name: Sharp Hill Cemetery Location: 4 Sharp Hill Road, Wilton, CT Name: St. Matthew Episcopal Church Cemetery Location: 244 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT Name: Zion Hill Cemetery Location: 470 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT
Churches (8) Name: Christian Science Church (203) 762-3809 Website: www.tfccs.com Name: Hope Church (203) 762-0706 Location: 340 Wolfpit Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.hopechurchwilton.org Name: St. Matthews Episcolpal Church (203) 762-7400 Location: 36 New Canaan Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.stmatthewswilton.org Name: United Covenant Church (203) 834-0644 Location: 68 Westport Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.unitedcovenantchurch.org Name: Wilton Baptish Church (203) 762-2429 Location: 254 Danbury Road P.O. Box 585, Wilton CT 06897 Website: www.wiltonbaptish.org Name: Wilton Congragational Church (203) 762-5591 Location: 70 Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.wiltoncongragational.org Name: Wilton Presbyterian Church (203) 762-5514 Location: 48 New Canaan Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.wiltonpresbyterian.org Name: Zion's Hill United Methodist Church (203) 762-9463 Location: 470 Danbury Road, Wilton, cT 06897 Website: www.zionshillmethodist.org
Monuments (0) Communities (6) Name: Cannondale Name: Gilbert Corners Name: North Wilton Name: Silvermine (partly in Wilton) Name: South Wilton Name: Wilton Center
Historical Locations (4) Name: The Betts-Sturgis-Blackmar House Name: The Heritage Museum Location: Danbury Road, Wilton, CT Name: The Lambert House Location: Rte 7 Rte 33, Wilton, CT Name: The Sloan-Raymond-Fitch House
Notable Citizens (12) Name: Bern Dibner (1897-19880 Designed & patented the first solderless electrical connectors Type: Contemporary Name: Charles E. Pont (1898-1971) Artist and minister Type: Contemporary Name: Dave Brubeck (1920-) Jazz pianist Type: Contemporary Name: Ira Levin (1929-2007) American author & dramatist playwright & songwriter Type: Contemporary Name: Joe Pantoliano (1951-) Film and televison actor Type: Contemporary Name: Johnny Gruelle (2880_1938) Artist political cartoonist & writer, best known for Raggedy Ann Type: Contemporary Name: June Havoc (1916-) Actress, dancer, writer & theater director. Sister to Gypsy Rose Lee Type: Contemporary Name: Robert "Chance" Browne (1948-) Musician, painter & cartoonist Type: Contemporary Name: Robert Sidney Bowen (1900-1977) WWI aviator, newspaper journalist magazine editor & author Type: Contemporary Name: Sophie Cabot Black (1958-) Prize winning poet Type: Contemporary Name: Sterling Hayden (1916-1986) Actor and author Type: Contemporary Name: Steve Phillips (1963-) Former NY Mets general manager & current ESPN baseball analyst Type: Contemporary
Newspapers (2) Schools (8) Name: Cider Mill School 3-5 (203) 762-3351 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 240 School Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.wilton.k12.us/cm Name: Connecticut Friends School - Private K-8 (203) 762-9860 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 317 New Canaan Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.ctfriendsschool.org Name: Ina E. Driscoll School K-2 (203) 762-3374 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 336 Belden Hill Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.wilton.k12.us/md Name: Middlebrook School 6-8 (203) 762-8388 Type: Middle School Location: 131 School Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.wilton-k12.us/mb/ Name: Our Lady of Fatima School - Private Pk-8 (203) 762-8100 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 225 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.olfcatholic.org Name: The Montessori School - Private Pk-8 (203) 834-0440 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 34 Whipple Road, Wilton, CT 06978 Website: www.themontessorischool.com Name: Tilford W. Miller School K-2 (203) 762-8678 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 217 Wolfpit Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.wilton.k12.us/md Name: Wilton High School 9-12 (203) 762-0381 Type: High School Location: 395 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Website: www.wilton.k12.us/whs/
Libraries (1) Name: Wilton Library (203) 762-3950 Type: Current Location: 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton CT 06897 Website: www.wiltonlibrary.org
Published Histories (2) Name: WILTON VILLAGE: A HISTORY Author: Hubbard, G. Evens Date Published: 1971 Publisher: Wilton Historical Society Name: Wilton Parish 1726-1800 Author: Olmstead, Marian Date Published: 1900 Publisher: Marian Olmstead
Genealogy Websites (3) Historic Timeline (7) Date: 1726 Description: With the approval of both the Proprietors and the Wilton Settlers, a pelition to the General Court in Hartford created Wilton Parish Date: 1726 Description: The first meeting house was built Date: 1738 Description: A second meeting house was build on the corner of Sharp Hill Road, as the first had become too small. Date: 1777 Description: The British had to retreat through Wilton after their invasion of Danbury. Several houses were set afire but none were destroyed. Date: 1790 Description: A third church was built on Ridgefield Road, where it still stands today as the oldest church in Fairfield County Date: 1802 Description: Wilton is granted the right to separate from Norwalk and become it's own town. Date: 1861 Description: During the Civil War, with it's strong anti-slavery sentiment, Wilton became a stop on the Undergound Railroad.
Town Historian (2) Name: Carol M. Russell Contact Data: 15 Hemmelskamp Road Name: Contact the: Contact Data: Wilton Historical Society Notes: The Historical Society has preserved and restored 17 structures from the 18th and 19th century. This includes the Fitch Homestead which serves as the home for the Historical Society.
Vital Records (1) Birth: 21 June 1819 - Present - - Earlier birth, marriage Marriage: 16 Aurust 1820 - Present - - and death records may be Death: 28 January 1915 - Present - - found in Norwalk
