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Wilton
Town of Wilton
Map highlighting Wilton's location within Saratoga County.
Map highlighting Wilton's location within Saratoga County.
Wilton is located in New York
Wilton
Wilton
Location in New York
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
 (2010)
 • Total 16,173
 • Estimate 
(2016)
16,785
 • Density 468.41/sq mi (180.85/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12831, 12833, 12866
Area code(s) 518
FIPS code 36-82403
GNIS feature ID 0979647

Wilton is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 16,173 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Wilton is in the northeastern part of the county, northeast of Saratoga Springs, which it borders.

History

The region, once called "Palmertown," was first settled around 1764. The Town of Wilton was created in 1818 from the Town of Northumberland.

The Grant Cottage State Historic Site is located in Wilton, in an area known as Mount McGregor, which is the highest peak of the Palmertown Range, mostly north of Wilton. This site is the place where Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer in 1885 just after completing his memoirs.

A narrow-gauge railway built in 1882, the Saratoga, Mount McGregor and Lake George Railroad, ran through Wilton.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km2). 35.9 square miles (93 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (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.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
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%
2016 (est.) 16,785 3.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 16,173 people.

Communities and locations in Wilton

  • Ballard Corners – A hamlet by the east town line on NY-50 at the junction of County Road 33.
  • Barnes Corners – A location in the southeast part of the town on NY-50.
  • Dimmick Corners – A location in the northeast part of the town on County Road 32.
  • Gurn Spring – A hamlet southeast of Wilton village on County Road 33.
  • Kings Station – A hamlet south of Wilton village on US-9.
  • Loughberry Lake – A small lake in the southwest part of Wilton.
  • Mt. McGregor Correctional Facility – A New York state medium security prison at the north town line (now closed). On its grounds lies the Grant Cottage.
  • Travers Corners – A hamlet south of Wilton village.
  • Wilton – The hamlet of Wilton in located on US-9 at the junction with County Roads 101, 32, 33, and 34, in the north part of the town.

Notable people

  • Henry D. Barron, Wisconsin jurist and legislator
  • Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. President (died here)
  • Edgar T. Brackett, politician and businessman
  • Tabor B. Reynolds, physician and politician
  • Seneca Ray Stoddard, photographer and naturalist
  • Roy J. McDonald, NY Senator

See also

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