Wilton Center, Illinois

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Wilton Center
Location of Wilton Center within Illinois
Coordinates: 41°21′05″N87°57′35″W / 41.35139°N 87.95972°W / 41.35139; -87.95972 Coordinates: 41°21′05″N87°57′35″W / 41.35139°N 87.95972°W / 41.35139; -87.95972
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Will
Township Wilton
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total150
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
60442
Area code 815
[1]

Wilton Center is an unincorporated community in southern Will County, Illinois, United States. It is located on flat land 10 miles northeast of Wilmington, 5 miles south of Manhattan, and 8 miles west of Peotone. It has a population of about 150.

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Geography

U.S. Route 52 goes through Wilton Center. Other main roads are Cedar Rd., Peotone-Wilmington Rd., and Elevator Rd. Other roads in Wilton Center are Arsenal Rd. and Quigley Rd. Wilton Center is half surrounded by a forest preserve controlled by Will County. There is a church on Rt. 52.

Education

Wilton Center is a part of Peotone School District 207-U. Wilton Center Elementary School was closed, after a 4–3 vote by the school board, upon the completion of the 2013–2014 school year.

Notable people

Notes

  1. "Wilton Center". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  2. 'Services Held in Joliet For Richard J. Barr,' The Farmers Weekly Review (Will County, Illinois), June 13, 1951, pg. 1


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