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Wilton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. [2] As of the 2020 census, the town population was 18,503. [3] The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Our town government is enhanced by the hard work and dedication of its Board and Commission volunteers. It is these very volunteers whose work and talents help make Wilton such a vibrant community. This page contains information for those both considering serving and those currently serving.
Welcome to Wilton, CT. Nestled in the heart of Fairfield County, with consistently top ranked schools and an abundance of history and nature, Wilton is an ideal and safe community to raise your family, or start or relocate your business.
- Weir Farm National Historic Site. One of only two National Historic Sites in America dedicated to the visual arts, Weir Farm is the rural home and studio of the influential Impressionist J. Alden Weir (1852-1919).
- Weir Pond. J. Alden Weir ordered this four-acre pond in 1896, and it was built using prize money earned from the Boston art Club exhibition of his work.
- Wilton Historical Society & Museum. There’s a huddle of historic houses at the Wilton Historical Society Museum Complex, set around the red-painted Betts-Sturgis-Blackmar House, which is in situ and dates to 1740.
- Merwin Meadows Park. This community park really comes into its own between Memorial Day and Labor Day, when the pond, its beach and accompanying bathhouse and pavilion/grills are all open.
This modern residential town is rich in New England history. Originally, Wilton began as a farming town, and throughout the decades has transformed into a suburban community with 18,000 residents. Its rural atmosphere offers winding back roads, streams, ponds, woods, and rolling hills to enjoy.
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Wilton is a residential town rich in New England history. The first written records of the areas that are now Wilton date back to 1640, when Roger Ludlow and his friends purchased land from the Indians between the Norwalk and Saugatuck Rivers and "a day's walk into the country."
