Tilton is a village in Danville Township,

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, United States. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,976 at the 2000 census, down to 2,724 in 2010 and down to 2,660 in 2020. It is named after Charles Tilton, a friend of

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, who worked for the railroads. Lincoln reputedly had Thanksgiving dinner at Tilton's house in the village in the 1850s.

Geography

Tilton is located at (40.096586, -87.642071). According to the 2010 census, Tilton has a total area of , of which (or 98.98%) is land and (or 1.02%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,976 people, 1,322 households, and 823 families residing in the village. The population density was 960.5 people per square mile (370.7/km²). There were 1,412 housing units at an average density of 455.7 per square mile (175.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.29%

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, 0.17%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population. There were 1,322 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.83. In the village, the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $31,810, and the median income for a family was $37,727. Males had a median income of $35,455 versus $20,988 for females. The

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for the village was $16,276. About 6.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the

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, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Danville Mass Transit provides bus service on Routes 9 and 13 connecting Tilton to downtown Danville and other destinations.

Notable people

* Bert Graham: infielder with the St Louis Browns * Russ Meers: pitcher for the

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* Joseph Kirkland: journalist and novelist

Mayors

* 1949-1957 - Carl Gruber * 1957-1963 - Donald Fitzsimmons * 1963-1964 - William West * 1964-1973 - Elmer Nabors * 1973-1993 - Herschel Jones * 1993-2001 - Conrad "Dutch" Wantland * 2001-2023 - David Phillips * 2023-Now - William "Billy" Wear Jr.

Police Chiefs

* 1970-2001: Charles Wolfe (Retired) * 2001-2009: Michael Schull Sr. (Retired) * 2009-2017: Steven Cornett (Retired) * 2017-2022: David Cornett * 2022–present: Phillip Bernardi

References

External links

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Census 2020 data for Tilton
{{Illinois Villages in Vermilion County, Illinois Villages in Illinois