Tilton | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Location of Tilton in Vermilion County, Illinois. | |
  Tilton Tilton's location in Vermilion County | |
| Coordinates: 40°5′48″N 87°38′31″W / 40.09667°N 87.64194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Vermilion |
| Township | Danville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2) |
| • Land | 3.21 sq mi (8.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.93% |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,660 |
| • Density | 805.74/sq mi (311.13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61833 |
| Area code | 217 |
| FIPS code | 17-75276 |
| Website | http://www.tiltonil.com/ |
Tilton is a village in Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,976 at the 2000 census, down to 2,724 in 2010[4] and down to 2,660 in 2020.[3]
It is named after Charles Tilton, a friend of Abraham Lincoln, who worked for the railroads. Lincoln reputedly had Thanksgiving dinner at Tilton's house in the village in the 1850s.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ "USGS detail on Tilton". Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Tilton, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.