Wilton CT Community, School and Real Estate Information Click HERE for map, data and graphs.
Wilton CT Community, School and Real Estate Information
As with most towns in the area Wilton's land was being sold as farm land by the late 1600's and by the early 1700 there was a demand for a separation from their Proprietors(first settlers) in Norwalk due to the hardship of the weekly travel for worship and meetings. Wilton's third church (meeting house) build in 1770 on Ridgefield RD is the oldest remaining church in Fairfield County. Although there are about 50 Revolutionary War graves identified in Wilton there was very little involvement or destruction in Wilton.
In 1802, Wilton towns people were granted a separate Town government by the Connecticut General Assembly. The town chose the traditional New England Town Meeting-Selectmen form of government, which continues the same today.
Through the antislavery movement, underground railroad and the Civil War, Wilton continued to grow. Once the railroad arrived the anticipated growth of farm products and the cottage industries declined due to a western movement of a large percent of the population. This action actually preserved the rural, less industrial nature of Wilton.
The next growth period Wilton would see is the NYC summer home seekers starting in 1910 turning the properties into a commuter suburb as it remains to this day.
