Tilton, Illinois
Tilton | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Location of Tilton in Vermilion County, Illinois. | |
Tilton Tilton's location in Vermilion County | |
| Coordinates: 40°05′21″N 87°37′53″W / 40.08917°N 87.63139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Vermilion |
| Township | Danville |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2) |
| • Land | 3.21 sq mi (8.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.93% |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,660 |
| • Density | 805.8/sq mi (311.13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61833 |
| Area code | 217 |
| FIPS code | 17-75276 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2399982 |
| Website | http://www.tiltonil.com/ |
Tilton is a village in Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,976 at the 2000 census, down to 2,724 in 2010 and down to 2,660 in 2020.
It is named after Lucian Tilton, a friend of Abraham Lincoln, who worked for the railroads. Lincoln reputedly had Thanksgiving dinner at Tilton's house in the village in the 1850s.