Wilton | |
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census-designated place | |
Location in Sacramento County and the state of California |
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Coordinates: 38°24′34″N 121°13′27″W / 38.40944°N 121.22417°WCoordinates: 38°24′34″N 121°13′27″W / 38.40944°N 121.22417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Sacramento |
Area | |
• Total | 29.002 sq mi (75.116 km2) |
• Land | 29.002 sq mi (75.116 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,363 |
• Density | 180/sq mi (71/km2) |
Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 95693 |
Area code(s) | 916 |
FIPS code | 06-85880 |
GNIS feature ID | 1652655 |
Wilton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,363 at the 2010 census, up from 4,551 at the 2000 census.
Wilton is located at 38°24′34″N 121°13′27″W / 38.40944°N 121.22417°W (38.409556, -121.224264). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 29.0 square miles (75 km2), all of it land.
Historically the Wilton vicinity has been a locale of considerable haying and pasture usage; the depth to groundwater is typically about 150 to 175 feet (46 to 53 meters).
Because some areas of Wilton are in a flood zone, you will see some water in the streets during the rainy season. In 1997, an El Nino/La Nina year, levees broke and some homes were flooded to the rooftops.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Wilton had a population of 5,363. The population density was 184.9 people per square mile (71.4/km²). The racial makeup of Wilton was 2,234 (78.9%) White, 169 (3.2%) African American, 45 (0.8%) Native American, 289 (5.4%) Asian, 13 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 343 (6.4%) from other races, and 270 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 683 persons (12.7%).