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Wilton is a town near the Long Island Sound waters in southwestern Connecticut in the United States.〔http://www.wiltonct.org/info/index.html〕 It is located in Fairfield County. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 18,062.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Wilton town, Connecticut )〕 Officially recognized as a parish in 1726., Wilton is today, like many other Fairfield County towns, an expensive residential community with open lands (a testament to its colonial farming roots), historic architecture and extensive town services. Residents commonly commute to New York City, Stamford, and Norwalk, although there are a number of office buildings in town. Wilton was rated one of CNN's top 25 towns to live, boasting an average household income of over $300,000 per family. Wilton is home to many successful start-up companies, national strategy and professional services and consulting firms, and global corporations such as Deloitte & Touche HQ, Sun Products, Breitling USA HQ, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, Melissa & Doug, and the Blue Buffalo Company (#1 natural pet food manufacturer, also founded here). Many Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered within a 30-minute train or car commute in surrounding towns and cities. AIG Financial Products was headquartered in the town. Its trading in credit derivatives essentially bankrupted its parent company, AIG, and helped create the global financial crisis of 2008–2009.〔(Behind Insurer’s Crisis, Blind Eye to a Web of Risk ), New York Times, September 27, 2008.〕〔(AIG Former Auditor Warned About Derivative Valuation in 2007 ), Bloomberg News, October 11, 2008.〕 == History == ''For more information: History of Wilton, Connecticut'' The original 40 families of the parish began their own Congregational church and were allowed by Norwalk to hire a minister (Robert Sturgeon, who also became the town's first schoolmaster), open schools and build roads. During the Revolutionary War in 1777, the British used Wilton as an escape route after their successful raid on Danbury. Several homes were burned, but the town remained intact. In 1802, Wilton was granted a Town Charter by the Connecticut General Assembly and became a political entity independent from Norwalk. With a strong anti-slavery sentiment by its residents, Wilton served as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Wilton was classified as a "dry" town until 1993, when the local ordinance was altered to permit the sale of alcoholic beverages in restaurants. The town was then referred to as "damp". On November 5, 2009, a referendum proposal was passed to allow liquor stores. The town Board enacted an ordinance to allow liquor stores to sell alcoholic beverages in 2010, and several stores have since opened. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilton, Connecticut」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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