Editing Hillsboro, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Hillsboro, Ohio
| native_name                     = 
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = "Where Pride Rings True..."
| image_skyline                   = HillsboroOhio2.JPG
| imagesize                       = 250px
| image_caption                   = High Street; the tall structure is the Bell Opera House
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| image_map                       = Map of Highland County Ohio Highlighting Hillsboro City.png
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| map_caption                     = Location in Highland County, Ohio
| pushpin_map                     = Ohio#USA
| pushpin_relief                  = yes
| pushpin_label                   = Hillsboro
| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Highland County, Ohio|Highland]]
| subdivision_type3               = 
| subdivision_name3               = 
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| government_type                 = 
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Justin Harsha{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
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| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi                = 5.47
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 5.47
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00
| area_water_percent              = 0
| area_urban_km2                  = 
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| area_metro_km2                  = 
| area_metro_sq_mi                = 
| area_total_km2                  = 14.18
| area_land_km2                   = 14.18
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est                  = 6617
| pop_est_as_of                   = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes               = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref>
| population_density_km2          = 457.07
| population_note                 = 
| population_total                = 6481
| population_density_sq_mi        = 1183.74
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| timezone                        = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset                      = -4
| timezone_DST                    = EDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -4
| coordinates                     = {{coord|39|12|28|N|83|37|10|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft                    = 1063
| postal_code_type                = Zip code
| postal_code                     = 45133
| area_code                       = [[Area codes 937 and 326|937, 326]]
| website                         = {{URL|http://hillsboroohio.net}}
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 39-35560<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}}</ref>
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 2394385<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394385}}</ref>
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| unit_pref                       = Imperial
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'''Hillsboro''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Highland County, Ohio]], United States,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> approximately {{convert|35|mi}} west of [[Chillicothe, Ohio|Chillicothe]] and {{convert|50|mi}} east of [[Cincinnati]]. The population was 6,481 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==

Hillsboro was [[plat]]ted in 1807, and most likely named for the hills near the original town site.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=76|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=60}}</ref>  One of the late 19th century's largest reform organizations, the [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]] that went on to play important roles in achieving women's suffrage and prohibition, was founded in Hillsboro in 1873.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.43|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2013-01-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

Hillsboro is located at the junction of U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 50 in Ohio|50]] and [[U.S. Route 62 in Ohio|62]] and State Routes [[Ohio State Route 73|73]], [[Ohio State Route 124|124]], [[Ohio State Route 138|138]], and [[Ohio State Route 247|247]].

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Hillsboro, Ohio, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 76
|Feb record high F = 77
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 76

|Jan avg record high F = 61.6
|Feb avg record high F = 64.2
|Mar avg record high F = 73.1
|Apr avg record high F = 79.7
|May avg record high F = 85.0
|Jun avg record high F = 89.4
|Jul avg record high F = 91.0
|Aug avg record high F = 90.2
|Sep avg record high F = 88.0
|Oct avg record high F = 81.7
|Nov avg record high F = 71.1
|Dec avg record high F = 62.6
|year avg record high F = 92.1

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =38.8
| Feb high F  =42.5
| Mar high F  =52.5
| Apr high F  =64.7
| May high F  =73.6
| Jun high F  =81.5
| Jul high F  =84.6
| Aug high F  =83.4
| Sep high F  =78.0
| Oct high F  =66.7
| Nov high F  =53.8
| Dec high F  =43.1
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =29.1
| Feb mean F  =32.0
| Mar mean F  =40.9
| Apr mean F  =52.0
| May mean F  =61.8
| Jun mean F  =70.0
| Jul mean F  =73.2
| Aug mean F  =71.8
| Sep mean F  =65.5
| Oct mean F  =54.3
| Nov mean F  =42.7
| Dec mean F  =33.8
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =19.4
| Feb low F  =21.5
| Mar low F  =29.4
| Apr low F  =39.2
| May low F  =49.9
| Jun low F  =58.5
| Jul low F  =61.8
| Aug low F  =60.2
| Sep low F  =53.0
| Oct low F  =41.8
| Nov low F  =31.6
| Dec low F  =24.6

|Jan avg record low F = 0.2
|Feb avg record low F = 3.6
|Mar avg record low F = 13.5
|Apr avg record low F = 25.2
|May avg record low F = 36.8
|Jun avg record low F = 47.6
|Jul avg record low F = 54.0
|Aug avg record low F = 51.4
|Sep avg record low F = 41.2
|Oct avg record low F = 29.5
|Nov avg record low F = 19.0
|Dec avg record low F = 9.8
|year avg record low F = -3.2

|Jan record low F = -23
|Feb record low F = -30
|Mar record low F = -10
|Apr record low F = 11
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 38
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 11
|Nov record low F = -1
|Dec record low F = -23

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =3.44
| Feb precipitation inch  =3.26
| Mar precipitation inch  =4.20
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.85
| May precipitation inch  =5.06
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.82
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.25
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.72
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.17
| Oct precipitation inch  =3.19
| Nov precipitation inch  =3.10
| Dec precipitation inch  =3.62

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 12.7
|Feb precipitation days = 11.7
|Mar precipitation days = 13.1
|Apr precipitation days = 13.3
|May precipitation days = 13.9
|Jun precipitation days = 12.3
|Jul precipitation days = 11.4
|Aug precipitation days = 9.8
|Sep precipitation days = 9.4
|Oct precipitation days = 9.8
|Nov precipitation days = 10.5
|Dec precipitation days = 12.6

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =6.9
| Feb snow inch  =5.0
| Mar snow inch  =3.4
| Apr snow inch  =0.2
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.2
| Nov snow inch  =0.2
| Dec snow inch  =2.2

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.6
|Feb snow days = 3.2
|Mar snow days = 1.6
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.4
|Dec snow days = 1.5

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00333758&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Hillsboro, OH
|access-date = March 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=iln
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Cincinnati
|access-date = March 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1810= 220
|1820= 508
|1830= 566
|1840= 1021
|1850= 1392
|1860= 2171
|1870= 2818
|1880= 3234
|1890= 3620
|1900= 4535
|1910= 4296
|1920= 4356
|1930= 4040
|1940= 4713
|1950= 5126
|1960= 5474
|1970= 5584
|1980= 6356
|1990= 6235
|2000= 6368
|2010= 6605
|2020= 6481
|estyear=2023
|estimate=6617
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name=Census1870>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-08.pdf|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Ninth Census|date=1870|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=Census1880>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-11.pdf|date=1880|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1910>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch3.pdf|work=1910 U.S. Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hillsborocityohio,US/PST045221|title=Hillsboro city, Ohio|website=census.gov|accessdate=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2013-01-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 6,605 people, 2,755 households, and 1,612 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1216.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,181 housing units at an average density of {{convert|585.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 2,755 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the city was 38.7 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 22.4% were from 45 to 64; and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.9% male and 55.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,368 people, 2,686 households, and 1,633 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,227.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,971 housing units at an average density of {{convert|572.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 2,686 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,998, and the median income for a family was $34,750. Males had a median income of $30,984 versus $22,665 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,400. About 13.5% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Hillsboro has produced steel alloy bells, which were shipped around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hillsboro Ohio|url=http://touringohio.com/southwest/highland/hillsboro/hillsboro.html|access-date=2021-12-30|website=touringohio.com}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
Since 1976 the city hosts the "Festival of the Bells" during the fourth of July weekend.

Hillsboro has a public library, a branch of the Highland County District Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.highlandco.org/hrsloc | title=Hours & Locations | publisher=Highland County District Library | access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Image:HillsboroOhioWaterTower.JPG|thumb|upright|Oak Street Water Tower, constructed 1962]]

Hillsboro City Schools operates two public elementary schools, one middle school, and [[Hillsboro High School (Ohio)|Hillsboro High School]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/ohio/hillsboro/hillsboro-city-school-district/schools/ | title=Hillsboro City School District | publisher=GreatSchools | access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref> Parochial schools in Hillsboro include Hillsboro Christian Academy<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hillsborochristianacademy.org | title=Homepage | publisher=Hillsboro Christian Academy | access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref> and St. Mary Catholic Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stmaryofhillsboro.com/index.html | title=Homepage | publisher=St. Mary Catholic Elementary School | access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref>

The Central Campus of [[Southern State Community College]] is located within the city.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sscc.edu/about/campuses.shtml | title=Campus Locations | publisher=Southern State Community College | access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref>

==Media==
===Newspapers===
*''The Highland County Press'' &mdash; weekly
*''The Times-Gazette'' &mdash; daily except Sunday and Monday

===Radio===
* [[WLRU-LP]] - Catholic programming<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=194828|title=Station Search Details|author=FCC Internet Services Staff|work=fcc.gov|access-date=8 March 2015}}</ref>
* [[WSRW (AM)|WSRW]] &mdash; country music format

==Notable people==
* [[John J. Ballentine]], U.S. Navy admiral
* [[R. N. Baskin]], mayor of Salt Lake City (1892 – 1895)
* [[Milton Caniff]], cartoonist (''Terry and the Pirates'', ''Steve Canyon'')
* [[Joe Crawford (baseball)|Joe Crawford]], Major League Baseball Player
* [[Edwin Hamilton Davis]], physician and archaeologist
* [[Jonas R. Emrie]], U.S. Representative, and postmaster of Hillsboro (1939 - 1941)
* [[Hugh Fullerton]], sportswriter who exposed the 1919 [[Black Sox Scandal]]
* [[Drew Hastings]], comedian and former mayor of the city
* [[Joseph J. McDowell]], U.S. Representative
* [[Bob McEwen]], U.S. Representative (1981 - 1993)
* [[William H. McSurely]], Illinois state legislator and judge
* [[Jacob J. Pugsley]], U.S. Representative
* [[Moses F. Shinn]], Methodist Episcopal Church minister
* [[John Armstrong Smith]], U.S. Representative (1869 - 1873)
* [[Eliza Thompson]], temperance advocate who inspired the founding of the [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]].
* [[Allen Trimble]], 8th & 10th Governor of Ohio (1822, 1826 - 1830)
* [[Kirby White]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player
* [[Wilbur M. White]], U.S. Representative
* [[Jimmy Yeary]], country singer and songwriter

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Hillsboro, Ohio}}
* [http://www.hillsboroohio.net/ City of Hillsboro]

{{Highland County, Ohio}}
{{Ohio county seats}}

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