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Wilton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 18,503. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Officially recognized as a parish in 1726, Wilton today is a residential community with open lands, historic architecture such as the Round House, and many colonial homes. Many residents commute to nearby cities such as Stamford or New York City.

Wilton is home to many global corporations such as ASML, Breitling SA, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, Melissa & Doug, and formerly Deloitte. It is also home to AIG Financial Products, whose collapse played a pivotal role in the financial crisis of 2007–2008.

The transformation from a small farming town to a suburban residential community has been carefully controlled by zoning, efforts to preserve the town’s colonial landmarks, and the reservation of almost 1,000 acres (4 km2) of open space for active and passive recreational use. The Cannondale Historic District, in north-central Wilton, retains its historic character and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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Geography

Total area: 27.4 square miles, of which 27.0 square miles is land and 0.4 square miles or 1.5%, is water, including the South Norwalk Reservoir.

Wilton is bordered by Ridgefield to the northwest, Norwalk to the south, New Canaan to the southwest, Westport to the southeast, and Weston and Redding to the northeast.

It is also bordered on the west by the hamlet of Vista in Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York.

Neighborhoods

Silvermine neighborhood (which also extends into New Canaan and Norwalk).

Georgetown, primarily within the town but also extends into Redding and partly into Weston.

South Wilton.

Wilton Center.

Gilbert Corners.

Cannondale.

North Wilton.

Demographics

Census: 17,633 people, 5,923 households, 4,874 families.

Housing Units: 6,113.

Racial makeup: 95.55% White, 0.60% African American, 0.09% Native American, 2.69% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.

Households: 5,923, of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them.

75.4% were married couples living together.

5.4% had a female householder with no husband present.

17.7% were non-families.

15.3% were made up of individuals.

6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Average household size was 2.91.

Average family size was 3.25.

Age distribution: 31.5% under the age of 18; 2.8% from 18 to 24; 25.6% from 25 to 44; 27.9% from 45 to 64; and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older.

Median age: 40 years.

Median income for a household: $197,428.

Median income for a family: $217,415.

Males had a median income of $190,000 vs. $71,611 for females.

Per capita income: $65,806.

About 1.3% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

Recreational Facilities

The Wilton Parks and Recreation Department offers a number of programs for all ages including pre-school programs, senior programs youth soccer and basketball. There are also many walking paths including part of the Norwalk River Valley Trail. Merwin Meadows is a picnic area for families with a pond, playground and athletic field.

Relay for Life.
Wilton Singers Holiday Feast.
Jazz in the Garden – Weir Farm every September.
Wilton Rocks for Food – Annual concert.
Wilton Farmers’ Market – Wednesdays from June through October.
Wilton’s annual Street Fair & Sidewalk Sale.

For more about information about things to do in Wilton, you will find a great website at “40 Things We Love About Wilton”!

Education

A total of about 3,750 students attend the town’s four public schools.

Elementary Schools (2):

Miller-Driscoll School (Grades Pre-K through 2).

Cider Mill School (Grades 3 through 5).

Middle Schools (1):

Middlebrook School (Grades 6 through 8).

High Schools (1):

Wilton High School.

Private schools (5):

Connecticut Friends School, a Quaker preschool.

Our Lady of Fatima, a Catholic school, preschool through eighth grade.

Seven Acres Montessori School, preschool through eighth grade.

The Goddard School, a preschool.

Zion’s Hill Preschool, a play-based learning preschool with programs for 2 – 5 year olds.

Transportation

Highways:

U.S. Route 7, Route 33, Route 53, Route 106.

Merritt Parkway (Route 15) serves the town via the Route 33 exit (Exit 41, signed for Wilton/Westport) and the Route 7 exits (Exits 39B & 40B, signed for Danbury).

Railroad:

The town has two railroad stations: Wilton and Cannondale. Both are served by Metro-North Railroad’s Danbury Branch, which provides direct commuter train service south to Norwalk (15 minutes), Stamford (25 minutes), and New York City’s Grand Central Terminal (90 minutes); and north to Danbury (33 minutes), New Haven, and Boston.

Buses:

7 Link bus route of the Norwalk Transit District, runs between Norwalk and Danbury along the Route 7 corridor.

A commuter shuttle bus during rush hours is also available between South Wilton and the South Norwalk railroad station on the New Haven Line.