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Wilton
North Dakotacity
Wilton
Total population
607
Median home value
$215,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$80,000
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Wilton is a city in Burleigh and McLean Counties, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the Bismarck, North Dakota Metropolitan Statistical Area or Bismarck-Mandan. The population was 718 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 702 in 2025. Wilton was named by General W. D. Washburn after the town of Wilton in his native state of Maine.
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History
Wilton was founded in 1899 when the railroad was extended to that point. The city was named after Wilton, Maine, the native home of an early settler. The Wilton Train Station was completed in 1900 and the post office has been in operation at Wilton also since 1900. Wilton was originally built up chiefly by Ukrainians.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (2.11%) is water.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
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Notable people from here
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Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Wilton
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Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 124 mi
- Wildfire Alice, Harding, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-26 · 159 mi
- Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 193 mi
- Wildfire Ayers Pond, Prairie, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-03 · 194 mi
- Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 200 mi
- Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 201 mi
- Wildfire Snow, Custer, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-02 · 213 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET