Tilton, Illinois

Tilton is located at 40°5′48″N 87°38′31″W (40.096586, -87.642071).[3]

According to the 2010 census, Tilton has a total area of 3.243 square miles (8.40 km²), of which 3.21 square miles (8.31 km²) (or 98.98%) is land and 0.033 square miles (0.09 km²) (or 1.02%) is water.[4]

As of the census[5] 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.

• Bert Graham: infielder with the St Louis Browns
• Russ Meers: pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
• Joseph Kirkland: journalist and novelist

Mayors

• Herchel Jones: Mayor 1972-1991
• Conrad "Dutch" Wantland: Mayor 1991-1999
• David Phillips: Mayor 1999-present

Trustees

• Virgil Sheets
• Bill Wear
• Ryan Washkowiak
• Brian Cornett
• Robert Finely
• Judie Barrett

Police Chief's

• Charles Chuck Wolfe 1972-2001 Officer, Chief: Chief 1972-2001 (Ret. 29 years)
• Michael Schull Sr. 1974-2009 Officer, Captain: Chief 2001-2009 (Ret. 35 year)
• Steve Cornett 1984-2017 Officer, Captain: Chief 2009-2017 (Ret. 33 years)
• David Cornett 2001-present Officer, Captain: Chief 2017-present

Full Time Officers

• Ryan Schull: Full-Time Patrolman 2007-present
• Jared Meinart: Full-Time Patrolman 2017-present
• Phil Bernardi: Full-Time Patrolman 2018-present
• Josh Brown: Full-Time Patrolman 2020-present

Part Time Officers

• Kevin Goetzelman: Part-Time Patrolman 1999-Present
• Brad Phillips: Part-Time Patrolman 2002-Present
• Scott Larsen: Part-Time Patrolman 2002-Present
• Dale Ghibaudy: Part-Time Patrolman 2012-Present
• Michael Cheesman: Part-Time Patrolman 2012-2017
• Doug Smalley: Part-Time Patrolman 2013-2020
• Dennis Young: Part-Time Patrolman 2013-2020
• Robert Mitchell: Part-Time Patrolman 2013-Present
• Chuck Johnson: Part-Time Patrolman 2013-2020
• David Booe: Part-Time Patrolman 2014-Present
• Eric Boswell: Part-Time Patrolman 2013-2015 2018-Present
• Cody Benschneider:Part-Time Patrolman 2020-Present Full-Time Patrolman 2017-2020

• Official website
• Census 2000 data for Tilton