Wilton is a city in Burleigh and McLean counties in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It is part of the "Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Bismarck-Mandan". The population was 711 at the 2010 census.[1] Founded in 1899, Wilton was named by General W. D. Washburn after the town of Wilton in his native state of Maine.
[edit] Geography
Wilton is located at 47°9′32″N 100°47′9″W / 47.15889°N 100.78583°W / 47.15889; -100.78583 (47.159011, -100.785903)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it is land and 1.69% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 807 people, 309 households, and 219 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,395.3 people per square mile (537.2/km²). There were 347 housing units at an average density of 599.9 per square mile (231.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.27% White, 0.12% African American, 0.74% Native American, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.
There were 309 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,583, and the median income for a family was $39,063. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,111. About 8.0% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.
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