CHILTON, WISCONSIN

'Chilton' is a city in Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is the county seat of Calumet County. The population was 3,708 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Chilton.

Contents

Geography

Education

Hospital

Demographics

Transportation

Highway

Water

Notable residents

External links

Geography

Chilton is located at (44.030745, -88.158704), along the South Branch of the Manitowoc River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.1 km² (3.9 mi²). 10.1 km² (3.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.51%) is water.

Education

Chilton's public schools are managed by the Chilton School District. The district has a high school called Chilton High School and an elementary school. There is a private Roman Catholic grade school called Chilton Area Catholic School.

Hospital

Chilton has a hospital called Calumet Medical Center.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,708 people, 1,512 households, and 952 families residing in the city. The population density was 368.0/km² (952.4/mi²). There were 1,606 housing units at an average density of 159.4/km² (412.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.49% White, 0.38% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,512 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population 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. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,401, and the median income for a family was $51,581. Males had a median income of $35,163 versus $22,672 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,778. About 4.9% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Highway

Primary routes to the city are Wisconsin Highway 57/Wisconsin Highway 32 to the north and southeast, and U.S. Route 151 to the east and west. Secondary routes are County Highway G to the south, County Highway F to the northwest, and County Highway Y to the northeast.

Water

The south branch of the Manitowoc River snakes through Chilton. Some of the river is navigable, but it is unused except for recreational canoeing. A widening of the river called Lake Chilton is used for ice skating in winter.

Notable residents

★ Dave Casper, an NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame player; graduated from Chilton High School in 1970.

★ Bill Engler Jr. was honored first as the Wisconsin "Small Business Person of the Year" and subsequently named the national "Small Business Person of the Year" in 1993.

External links

★ City of Chilton