Wilton | |
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| Town of Wilton | |
 Map highlighting Wilton's location within Saratoga County. | |
  Wilton Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates:43°8′33″N73°43′58″W / 43.14250°N 73.73278°W /43.14250; -73.73278 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Saratoga |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.95 sq mi (93.12 km2) |
| • Land | 35.83 sq mi (92.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| Elevation | 325 ft (99 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,361 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 17,468 |
| • Density | 485/sq mi (187.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 12831, 12833, 12866 |
| Area code | 518 838 |
| FIPS code | 36-82403[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979647[4] |
Wilton is atown inSaratoga County,New York, United States. The population was 17,361 at the 2020 census.
TheTown of Wilton is in the northeastern part of the county, northeast ofSaratoga Springs, which it borders. The town is a local economic hub, and hosts much suburban development, especially compared to its neighboring towns.
The region, once called "Palmertown," was first settled by Europeans around 1764. The Town of Wilton was created in 1818 from theTown of Northumberland.
TheGrant Cottage State Historic Site is located in Wilton, in an area known asMount McGregor, which is the highest peak of thePalmertown Range, mostly north of Wilton. This site is the place whereUlysses S. Grant died of throat cancer in 1885 just after completing his memoirs.[5]
A narrow-gauge railway built in 1882, theSaratoga, Mount McGregor and Lake George Railroad, ran through Wilton.
Throughout the 1990s the town took advantage of its proximity to Saratoga Springs, by expanding suburban and commercial areas. TheWilton Mall is located in the town, as well as many large retail stores off of exit 15 onI-87. This economic development damaged downtown Saratoga at the time, however today Saratoga has recovered.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.9 square miles (93 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.25%) is water.
U.S. Route 9 and the Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87) are parallel north–south highways.New York State Route 50 is a north–south highway in the eastern part of Wilton.
The town is mostly located on the flat plain surrounding theHudson River.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 1,293 | — | |
| 1830 | 1,303 | 0.8% | |
| 1840 | 1,438 | 10.4% | |
| 1850 | 1,458 | 1.4% | |
| 1860 | 1,499 | 2.8% | |
| 1870 | 1,204 | −19.7% | |
| 1880 | 1,118 | −7.1% | |
| 1890 | 1,116 | −0.2% | |
| 1900 | 989 | −11.4% | |
| 1910 | 908 | −8.2% | |
| 1920 | 826 | −9.0% | |
| 1930 | 997 | 20.7% | |
| 1940 | 1,231 | 23.5% | |
| 1950 | 1,407 | 14.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,902 | 35.2% | |
| 1970 | 2,984 | 56.9% | |
| 1980 | 7,221 | 142.0% | |
| 1990 | 10,623 | 47.1% | |
| 2000 | 12,511 | 17.8% | |
| 2010 | 16,173 | 29.3% | |
| 2020 | 17,361 | 7.3% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 17,468 | [2] | 0.6% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
As of thecensus[2] of 2020, there were 17,361 people.
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The Town Council is a five-member legislative body, consisting of the supervisor and four councilmen. The supervisor is the presiding officer of the council, the chief administrator of town affairs, and the town's legislative representative on the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. Other elected officials are the Town Clerk, Superintendent of Highways and two Town Justices. The supervisor is John Lant; the town clerk is Susan Baldwin.
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