Chilton, Wisconsin Chilton, Wisconsin Chilton Wisconsin Downtown Looking East US151.jpg State Wisconsin Chilton High School Chilton is a town/city in and governmental center of county of Calumet County in the U.S.

State of Wisconsin.

The town/city is positioned partially inside the Town of Chilton.

The first inhabitants of Chilton were black former slave Moses Stanton and his Native-American wife, Catherine, who appeared in January 1845. The town/city formed around his saw foundry and a grist foundry a several years later.

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 governmental center of county was changed to Chilton in December 1853 and the county's first courthouse was built. Most Chilton inhabitants in the 19th century had German heritage.

Gravesville was established 1849 by Leroy Graves and the improve was titled after him. By 1881 it was one of the biggest communities in the county behind Chilton and Stockbridge. Gravesville had over 400 inhabitants and it unsuccessfully vied for becoming the county seat. Graves assembled a sawmill in 1849 which remained in the improve until he moved it to Fond du Lac in 1886. At its peak, the improve had a several general stores, a furniture factory, and a saw/planing mill. It also had a postal service (as of 1876). Panorama of Calumet County, Wisconsin soldiers gathered in uptown Chilton, Wisconsin after World War I Panorama of Calumet County, Wisconsin soldiers gathered in uptown Chilton, Wisconsin after World War I According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.01 square miles (10.39 km2), of which, 3.97 square miles (10.28 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water. 151 east and west, US 151 routes to Chilton, Wisconsin.

WIS 32 is concurrent with WIS 57 in both directions southbound to New Holstein, Wisconsin and northbound to Green Bay, Wisconsin.

There were 1,687 homeholds of which 29.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 48.0% were married couples residing together, 8.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families.

24% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,512 homeholds out of which 30.3% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 51.6% were married couples residing together, 8.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older.

Primary routes to the town/city are Wisconsin Highway 57/Wisconsin Highway 32 to the north and southeast, and U.S.

Secondary routes are County Highway G to the south, County Highway F to the northwest, and County Highway Y to the northeast.

Chilton's enhance schools are administered by the Chilton Public Schools. The precinct has one high school, Chilton High School, one elementary school, Chilton Elementary School, and one middle school, Chilton Middle School.

Chilton Area Catholic School is a private Roman Catholic undertaking school in the city. Chilton's hospital is called Calumet Medical Center.

Dave Casper, a NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame player; graduated from Chilton High School in 1970 Cook, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Fox, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Kersten, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Lesselyoung, Wisconsin State Assemblyman John Mc - Mullen, Wisconsin State Senator Monk, Wisconsin State Senator, physician, and Mayor of Chilton Peik, Wisconsin State Assemblyman Henry Rollman, Wisconsin State Senator Reinhard Schlichting, Wisconsin State Senator Benjamin Sweet, Wisconsin State Senator and Union Army general Wipperman, Wisconsin State Senator United States Enumeration Bureau.

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

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