Map of Chilton city, Wisconsin

Chilton is a city in and county seat of Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 4,080 at the 2020 census. The city is partially within the Town of Chilton.

Chilton city overview:
Name:	Chilton city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Calumet County
Elevation:	902 ft (275 m)
Total Area:	4.02 sq mi (10.42 km²)
Land Area:	3.98 sq mi (10.30 km²)
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km²)
Total Population:	4,080
Population Density:	970.57/sq mi (374.74/km²)
ZIP code:	53014
Area code:	920
FIPS code:	5514475
GNISfeature ID:	1563022
Website:	chilton.govoffice.com

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History

The first residents of Chilton were African-American former slave Moses Stanton and his Native-American wife, Catherine, who arrived in January 1845. The city formed around his saw mill and a grist mill a few years later.

The village was originally called Stantonville. John Marygold bought the place in 1852 and called it “Chilington,” referring to Chillington Hall in England. He sent a verbal message to have the name change recorded in Stockbridge, then the county seat. Because the middle ing in the name was accidentally omitted, the municipality was recorded as Chilton. An alternative explanation for the name is that it was a reference to a village called Chilton near Oxford, England.

The county seat was changed to Chilton in December 1853 and the county’s first courthouse was built. Most Chilton residents in the 19th century had German heritage.

Gravesville

Chilton annexed the unincorporated community of Gravesville in the late twentieth century. Gravesville was founded 1849 by Leroy Graves and the community was named after him. By 1881, it was one of the largest communities in the county behind Chilton and Stockbridge. Gravesville had over 400 residents and it unsuccessfully vied for becoming the county seat. Graves built a sawmill in 1849 which remained in the community until he moved it to Fond du Lac in 1886. At its peak, the community had several general stores, a furniture factory, and a saw/planing mill. It also had a post office (as of 1876).

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Geography

Chilton is located at 44°1′50″N 88°9′31″W / 44.03056°N 88.15861°W / 44.03056; -88.15861 (44.030745, -88.158704), along the South Branch of the Manitowoc River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 4.01 square miles (10.39 km), of which, 3.97 square miles (10.28 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) is water.