| Official Name: | Hillsboro, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Hill County Hillsboro.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hill |
| Government Type: | Council-manager government |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Edith Omberg[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 28.42 |
| Area Land Km2: | 28.15 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.27 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 10.97 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 10.87 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 8221 |
| Population Density Km2: | 301.08 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 779.83 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 193 |
| Elevation Ft: | 633 |
| Coordinates: | 32.0094°N -97.1244°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 76645 |
| Area Code: | 254 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-34088[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1337816[4] |
Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Hill County, Texas, United States. It is located between Dallas, Fort Worth and Waco, directly on Interstate 35 in North Central Texas. Hillsboro draws trade from throughout the county, and from Interstate 35 travelers between Dallas, Fort Worth, and Waco.
Quality of life, small town feel, competent government, and direct access routes to larger cities and major airports are large factors in resident satisfaction, and attraction of business and industry investment. Jobs, services and employment in Hillsboro, Texas rank among the top rural cities in Texas.
Hillsboro is the gateway to Lake Whitney, Lake Whitney State Park, and nearby Lake Aquilla - all within a 15 minute drive from Hillsboro, Texas.
The city is a destination for heritage tourism, drawing visitors to its historic downtown main street district surrounding the Hill County Courthouse, and its historic residential district.
City of Hillsboro. In 1853, the Texas Legislature carved Hill County out of Navarro County. Named for physician and Republic of Texas Secretary of War Dr. George Washington Hill, the new county had only recently attracted Anglo settlement, following the establishment in 1848 of Fort Graham. County commissioners selected Hillsboro, originally spelled Hillsborough, as county seat. They established the town on land donated by Thomas Steiner, John Caruthers and Jonathan Newby, and the community soon had a school and post office, as well as a wood-frame courthouse. Cotton became the mainstay of Hillsboro’s late 19th-century economy. The city experienced rapid growth after the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad and other lines came to the town in the early 1880s. In addition to bringing new settlers and giving access to shipping and transportation, railroads provided many new jobs. The city continued to grow and incorporated in 1881. The cotton industry produced a building boom between 1890 and 1910, as evidenced by the numerous Queen Anne homes still intact today, as well as the noted 1890 Hill County Courthouse. In 1923, the community established the Hillsboro Junior College, which over the years has become Hill College. Many Texas political leaders have come from Hillsboro, including U.S. Congressman Joseph Abbott and Texas Lt. Governor Bob Bullock, as well as Thomas Slater Smith, Robert Lee Bobbitt, Robert W. Calvert, Crawford C. Martin, Nelson Phillips and Sam Johnson. In 1981, Hillsboro became one of the Texas Historical Commission’s five original Texas Main Street Cities. The growing city continues to provide leadership, as well as natural, cultural and educational resources. Historical Marker Text, 2004. Located at 118 S Waco St.
The city of Hillsboro is served by the Hillsboro Independent School District.
Hill College, located in Hillsboro, provides high quality, comprehensive educational programs and services to enrolled students, the community, local workforce and area businesses and adult learners.
Hillsboro has private Christian academies and home school groups, in addition to the school district and college.
Hillsboro is a rural city located directly on Interstate 35 between Dallas-Fort Worth and Waco.
Hillsboro's location offers residents and business significant advantages, and as the seat of Hill County attracts trade from a 30+ mile radius of county cities, and a significant portion Interstate travelers. With an active and close knit community, Hillsboro's culture includes numerous events and programs continuously through the year for both residents and visitors.
Visit the Hillsboro, Texas Calendar of events
See the Hillsboro, Texas Community Links with Information about Hillsboro
Visit the official Hillsboro, Texas Eclipse 2024 website
Large annual events in Hillsboro include:
| White (NH) | 3,204 | 38.97% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 1,109 | 13.49% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 19 | 0.23% | |
| Asian (NH) | 80 | 0.97% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 6 | 0.07% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 21 | 0.26% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 237 | 2.88% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,545 | 43.12% | |
| Total | 8,221 |
Hillsboro is located near the geographic center of Hill County at 32.0094°N -97.1244°W (32.009557, –97.124437).[8] Interstate 35 passes through the eastern side of the city, with access from Exits 364 through 370. The I-35E/I-35W split is just north of the city limits. Hillsboro is south of Fort Worth, southwest of Dallas, and north of Waco.
Texas State Highway 22 runs through the center of Hillsboro on West Elm Street, South Waco Street, and Corsicana Highway. It leads west to Lake Whitney and east to Corsicana. Texas State Highway 171 passes through Hillsboro with Highway 22, but leads northwest to Cleburne and southeast to Hubbard.