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{{Short description|City in Marion County, Kansas}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Hillsboro, Kansas
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|government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
|leader_title = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name = Lou Thurston<ref name="gov2"/><ref name="gov1"/>
|leader_title1 = [[City Administrator]]
|leader_name1 = Matthew Stiles<ref name="gov3">[https://www.cityofhillsboro.net/administration City of Hillsboro - Administration]</ref><ref name="gov1"/>
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|area_code = [[Area code 620|620]]
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|website = {{URL|http://www.cityofhillsboro.net/|cityofhillsboro.net}}
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'''Hillsboro''' is a city in [[Marion County, Kansas|Marion County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/
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==History==
[[File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Marion County.png|thumb|left|1915 Railroad Map of [[Marion County, Kansas|Marion County]]]]
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In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for [[History of Kansas|modern day Kansas]] was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile [[Louisiana Purchase]] for 2.83 [[Penny (United States coin)|cents]] per [[acre]].
In 1854, the [[Kansas Territory]] was organized, then in 1861 [[Kansas]] became the 34th [[U.S. state]]. In 1855, [[Marion County, Kansas|Marion County]] was established within the [[Kansas Territory]], which included the land for modern day Hillsboro.<ref name="Marion-Co-History">
Hillsboro was named after John Gillespie Hill, who homesteaded in the area in 1871. Originally '''Hill City''' was the city name; since another city in Kansas already bore that name, it was changed to '''Hillsboro''' on June 20, 1879.<ref name="HillsboroBook"/> A post office was established in '''Risley''' on April 10, 1873, then moved to Hillsboro on August 29, 1879.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:MN |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |access-date=14 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009130856/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AMN |archive-date=9 October 2013 }}</ref>
As early as 1875, city leaders of [[Marion, Kansas|Marion]] held a meeting to consider a branch railroad from [[Florence, Kansas|Florence]]. In 1878, [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] and parties from [[Marion County, Kansas|Marion County]] and [[McPherson County, Kansas|McPherson County]] chartered the [[Marion and McPherson Railway Company]].<ref name="MarionCountyBook">''Marion County Kansas : Past and Present''; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; [[LCCN]] 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.</ref> In 1879, a branch line was built from [[Florence, Kansas|Florence]] to [[McPherson, Kansas|McPherson]], in 1880 it was extended to [[Lyons, Kansas|Lyons]], in 1881 it was extended to [[Ellinwood, Kansas|Ellinwood]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIwpAAAAYAAJ Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending December 1, 1886 in State of Kansas; Kansas Publishing House; 1886.]</ref> The line was leased and operated by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]. The line from [[Florence, Kansas|Florence]] to [[Marion, Kansas|Marion]], was abandoned in 1968.<ref name="Abandon Railway 1968">[http://www.abandonedrails.com/Marion_to_Florence Railway Abandonment 1968]</ref> In 1992, the line from [[Marion, Kansas|Marion]] to [[McPherson, Kansas|McPherson]] was sold to [[Central Kansas Railway]]. In 1993, after heavy flood damage, the line from Marion through Hillsboro to McPherson was abandoned and removed. The original branch line connected [[Florence, Kansas|Florence]], [[Marion, Kansas|Marion]], [[Canada, Kansas|Canada]], Hillsboro, [[Lehigh, Kansas|Lehigh]], [[Canton, Kansas|Canton]], [[Galva, Kansas|Galva]], [[McPherson, Kansas|McPherson]], [[Conway, Kansas|Conway]], [[Windom, Kansas|Windom]], [[Little River, Kansas|Little River]], [[Mitchell, Kansas|Mitchell]], [[Lyons, Kansas|Lyons]], [[Chase, Kansas|Chase]], [[Ellinwood, Kansas|Ellinwood]].
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==Geography==
Hillsboro is located
===Climate===
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==Area events==
* Hillsboro Arts & Crafts Fair<ref>
* Hillsboro Farmer's Market<ref>
* Marion County Fair<ref>[http://sites.google.com/site/marioncountyksfairassociation/home/ Marion County Fair]</ref>
* Annual Easter egg hunt
==Area attractions==
[[File:Pioneer Adobe House and fence Hillsboro Kansas.jpg|thumb|right|1876 P.P. Loewen House Museum (Pioneer Adobe House) (2022)]]
Hillsboro has two buildings listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).
* W.F. Schaeffler House Museum<ref name="W.F. Schaeffler House Museum">
* Mennonite Settlement Museums,<ref>
** 1876 P.P. Loewen House<ref>
** Jacob Friesen Flouring Wind Mill is a detailed replica of the 1876 mill that stood in the Mennonite settlement village of [[Gnadenau, Kansas|Gnadenau]].<ref>
** 1886 Kreutziger School No. 97 was in service from 1886 to 1960 approximately 5 miles north of [[Canada, Kansas]].<ref>
* [[Marion Reservoir]], north-east of Hillsboro, exits closest to farther from Hillsboro along [[U.S. Route 56 (Kansas)|US-56]]: French Creek cove (Limestone Road), Hillsboro cove (Nighthawk Road), Overlook and Dam (Old Mill Road), Marion cove and Cottonwood Point cove (Pawnee Road).
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 2,732 people, 1,003 households, and 625 families in Hillsboro.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hillsboro%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,119.7 per square mile (432.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 1,188 housing units at an average density of 486.9 per square mile (188.0/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Hillsboro%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=US Census |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 87.45% (2,389) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (85.69% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 3.22% (88) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.59% (16) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.77% (21) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% (1) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 3.77% (103) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.17% (114) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Hillsboro%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 5.6% (153) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Hillsboro%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
Of the 1,003 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18; 51.1% were married couples living together; 25.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 33.3% of households consisted of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.0 and the average family size was 2.6.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Hillsboro%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 20.1% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Hillsboro%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
20.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 19.5% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 101.6 males.<ref name=:0 />
The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $46,579 (with a margin of error of +/- $4,015) and the median family income was $68,056 (+/- $9,675).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Hillsboro%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $26,250 (+/- $4,647) versus $9,561 (+/- $2,623) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $20,769 (+/- $4,929).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Hillsboro%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 4.5% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.4% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Hillsboro%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Hillsboro%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
===2010 census===
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===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website
There were 1,086 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% 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 2.85.
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==Economy==
The largest employers in Hillsboro are education related, [[Tabor College (Kansas)|Tabor College]] and [[Unified school district|Unified School District]] 410, which have been in the community for over 100 years. Manufacturer Hillsboro Industries started business in 1968.<ref>
==Government==
The Hillsboro government consists of a mayor and four council members. The council meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 4PM.<ref name="gov1">[http://www.lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=186 Hillsboro - Directory of Public Officials]</ref><ref name="gov2">
* City Hall, 118 E Grand Ave.
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Each USD 410 school has a library for student access.
Students of [[Tabor College (Kansas)|Tabor College]] have access to the Tabor College Library at 400 South Jefferson Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tabor.edu/library|title = LibGuides: Tabor College Library
The city is served by the Hillsboro Public Library at 120 East Grand Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Central Kansas Libraries System |url=http://
==Media==
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===Radio===
Hillsboro is served by numerous [[Radio broadcasting|radio stations]] of the [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]-[[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]] listening market area,<ref>
===Television===
Hillsboro is served by over-the-air [[ATSC]] [[digital television|digital TV]] of the [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]-[[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]] viewing market area,<ref>[http://www.stationindex.com/tv/markets/Wichita-Hutchinson Wichita-Hutchinson TV market.]</ref> [[
==Infrastructure==
[[File:1927 Hillsboro Water Tower Kansas.jpg|thumb|upright|1927 Hillsboro Water Tower]]
===Transportation===
[[U.S. Route 56 (Kansas)|US-56]] highway runs
Alfred Schroeder Field airport, FAA:M66,<ref>[http://www.ksdot.org/divAviation/pdf_pic_pages/Hillsboro_P52.pdf Alfred Schroeder Field map]</ref> is located immediately adjacent to the west of the fair grounds
===Utilities===
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* Water
** City is provided by City of Hillsboro.
** Rural is provided by Marion County RWD #4 ([https://www.krwa.net/Portals/krwa/mapovers/MN02-04.pdf map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407225804/https://www.krwa.net/Portals/krwa/mapovers/MN02-04.pdf |date=April 7, 2020 }}).
* Sewer
** Service is provided by City of Hillsboro.
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==Notable people==
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{{See also|Tabor_College_(Kansas)#Notable_people|l1=List of Tabor College
* [[Donald Dahl]] (1945-2014), [[Kansas House of Representatives]] from 1997 to 2008,<ref name=khor>[http://www.kslib.info/legislators Kansas Legislators Past & Present] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801091621/http://www.kslib.info/legislators/ |date=2010-08-01 }}</ref> [[U.S. Navy]]
* J. V. Friesen, [[Kansas House of Representatives]] in 1941,<ref name=khor /> furniture dealer
* William Kopper, [[Kansas House of Representatives]] in 1935,<ref name=khor /> merchant
* [[T. R. Schellenberg|Theodore Schellenberg]] (1903-1970), [[archivist]] and [[Archival science|archival theorist]].
==See also==
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