Tilton, Illinois

Tilton, Illinois
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, 3,061 in 2009 and 3,300 in 2018.
It is named after Charles 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.
Geography
Tilton is located at (40.096586, -87.642071).
According to the 2010 census, Tilton has a total area of , of which (or 98.98%) is land and (or 1.02%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,976 people, 1,322 households, and 823 families residing in the village. The population density was 960.5 people per square mile (370.7/km²). There were 1,412 housing units at an average density of 455.7 per square mile (175.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.29% White, 0.17% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.
There were 1,322 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the village, the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,810, and the median income for a family was $37,727. Males had a median income of $35,455 versus $20,988 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,276. About 6.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
Bert Graham: infielder with the St Louis Browns
Russ Meers: pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
Joseph Kirkland: journalist and novelist
Mayors
1949-1957 - Carl Gruber
1973-1993 - Herschel Jones
1993-2001 - Conrad "Dutch" Wantland
2001-Now - David Phillips
Police Chiefs
1970-2001: Charles Wolfe (Retired)
2001-2009: Michael Schull Sr. (Retired)
2009-2017: Steven Cornett (Retired)
2017-2022: David Cornett
2022-present: Phillip Bernardi
Police
Phillip Bernardi- Chief
Ryan Schull - Patrolman
Scott Larsen - Patrolman
Kevin Goetzelman - Patrolman
Brad Phillips - Patrolman
Robert Mitchell - Patrolman
Dennis Young - Patrolman
Dave Booe - Patrolman
Chuck Johnson - Patrolman
Doug Smalley - Patrolman
Dale Ghibaudy - Patrolman
Eric Boswell - Patrolman
Public works
T.J. George - Director
Nena George
Doug Moss
Greg Phillips
Office Staff
Lori Fields - Clerk
Tiffany Jones - Secretary/Treasurer
Cassidy Warrick- Administrative Asst.
Fire Department
Richard Austin - Fire Chief
Butch Fields - Asst. Fire Chief/EMS Chief
Andy Dunavan- Deputy Chief
Doug Moss- Captain
Dan Pentecost- Captain
Brian Schull- Lieutenant
Greg Sims- Lieutenant
Justin Moore- Lieutenant
EMS
Bays Brandon EMR
Crawford Jamee EMR/EMT-B Student
Cotrell Will EMT-B
Darr Caroline EMT-B
Dunavan Sarah EMT-P/Administrative Services
Dunavan James(Andy) EMT-P
Dunavan Brain EMT-B
Fields William(Butch) EMT-P/Coordinator
Fields Lori EMT-B /Administrative Services
Harrier Cameron EMR/EMT-B Student
Haskins Amy EMR
Heiser Dustin EMT-B
Hendricks Brandy EMT-B
Mitchell Scott EMR
Mitchell Anna EMR-Provisonal/EMT-B Student
Pentecost Dan EMT-B
Phillips Jr David EMR
Prunkard Kimberly EMT-B
Schull Brian EMT-P
Schull Ryan EMT-B
Warrick Cameron EMR
Weddle Karyn EMT-B
Weddle Zach EMT-B
Wetzel Aaron EMT-B
References
External links
Census 2020 data for Tilton
Villages in Vermilion County, Illinois
Villages in Illinois