Hill City | |
Official Name: | Hill City |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Idaho |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Idaho |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Idaho |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Camas |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 26 [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto. |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 43.3006°N -115.0511°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 83337 |
Area Code: | 208[2] |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Website: | None |
Hill City is an unincorporated community in southwestern Camas County, Idaho, United States.
It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 with Mink and Swamp Roads and Trader Lane, 14 miles (22½ km) west-southwest of Fairfield, the county seat.
Hill City was named for the Bennet Mountain Hills, located nearby, and in 1911, Hill City became the a major station on the Oregon Short Line Railroad. From Hill City and the surrounding Camas Prairie, astonishing numbers of sheep were shipped. At one time, more sheep were shipped from Hill City than anywhere else in the world.
Hill City's population was 30 in 1960.[3]
There were also many grain elevators in the area. There is a historic saloon, reopened in 2013. It was closed down, purchased in 2019 by Jim and Tina Rice, and then removed.
The elevation of Hill City is 5,090 feet (1,551 m) above sea level.