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We would like to provide the residents of  Ilion  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Ilion Home page. The Ilion Home page provides as much information as possible on Ilion. Knowing Ilion’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Ilion’s Home page, you will also find Ilion’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Ilion has a population of 7766. 48.2% of Ilion’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.8 are female. 44.5% of Ilion is married and 60.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $80,753, and the average rent is $634. Household median income in Ilion is $62,848, and the individual median income is $31,070. Ilion’s Ethnic is the following: White(91.7%), Hispanic(4.7%), Black(4.6%), Multiple(2.4%), Asian(0.7%), Native(0.3%), Other(0.2%).


"Ilion" is a name for the ancient city of Troy. The area where Ilion is located was first settled by Palatine Germans under the Burnetsfield Patent around 1725. Settlers first took plots along Steele Creek, which flows into the Mohawk River. Gradually they built many mills along the creek. After the American Revolution, a small community was set up in the area named "New London".


This area of the village still has buildings which use the name "London". The community began to flourish starting around 1816 when Eliphalet Remington created his first rifle. He developed the Remington Arms manufacturing company. The community was stimulated in growth by the completion in 1825 of the Erie Canal, which completed area trade and connection with products from the Great Lakes region. In 1843 a post office was desired, so the people had to choose a name.


Remington refused to be the namesake of the village, and it was eventually named Ilion. A popular, yet unverified rumor is that the application said "Illium", but due to a misspelling or bad penmanship was interpreted as "Ilion".The village of Ilion was incorporated in 1852. Ilion is one of only twelve villages in New York still incorporated under a charter, the others having incorporated or re-incorporated under the provisions of Village Law.The current mayor is John Stephens.The First United Methodist Church, Thomas Richardson House, Remington Stables, and United States Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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