Chilton, Wisconsin
| Chilton, Wisconsin | |
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 Location in Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 44°1′51″N 88°9′31″W / 44.03083°N 88.15861°WCoordinates: 44°1′51″N 88°9′31″W / 44.03083°N 88.15861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Calumet |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.01 sq mi (10.39 km2) |
| • Land | 3.97 sq mi (10.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,933 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,964 |
| • Density | 990.7/sq mi (382.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| FIPS code | 55-14475 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1563022 |
| Website | chilton |
Chilton is a city in and county seat of Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,933 at the 2010 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Chilton.
The first residents of Chilton were African-American former slave Moses Stanton and his Native-American wife, Catherine, who arrived in January 1845. The city formed around his saw mill and a grist mill a few years later.
The village was originally called Stantonville. John Marygold bought the place in 1852 and called it "Chilington," referring to Chillington Hall in England. He sent a verbal message to have the name change recorded in , then the county seat. Because the middle ing in the name was accidentally omitted, the municipality was recorded as Chilton. An alternative explanation for the name is that it was a reference to a village called Chilton near Oxford, England.
The county seat was changed to Chilton in December 1853 and the county's first courthouse was built. Most Chilton residents in the 19th century had German heritage.
Chilton annexed the unincorporated community of Gravesville in the late twentieth century. Gravesville was founded 1849 by Leroy Graves and the community was named after him. By 1881 it was one of the largest communities in the county behind Chilton and . Gravesville had over 400 residents and it unsuccessfully vied for becoming the county seat. Graves built a sawmill in 1849 which remained in the community until he moved it to Fond du Lac in 1886. At its peak, the community had several general stores, a furniture factory, and a saw/planing mill. It also had a post office (as of 1876).
Chilton is located at 44°1′50″N 88°9′31″W / 44.03056°N 88.15861°W (44.030745, -88.158704), along the South Branch of the Manitowoc River.
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