Hillsboro, Ohio

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Hillsboro, Ohio
Official seal of Hillsboro, Ohio
Seal
Location in Ohio
Location in Ohio
Coordinates: 39°12′21″, 83°36′50″
Country United States
State Ohio
County Highland
Area
 - City  5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
 - Land  5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
 - Water  0 sq mi (0 km²)
Population (2000)
 - City 6,368
 - Density 1,227.1/sq mi (473.7/km²)
  census
Time zone EST (UTC-4)
Zip code 45133
Area code(s) 937
Website: http://www.hillsboroohio.net/

Hillsboro is a city in Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,368 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Highland CountyGR6.


[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,368 people, 2,686 households, and 1,633 families residing in the city. The population density was 473.7/km² (1,227.1/mi²). There were 2,971 housing units at an average density of 221.0/km² (572.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.58% White, 6.39% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.

[edit] Education

  • Hillsboro City Schools (K-12)
  • Highland County Christian School
  • Southern State Community College (Central Campus)

[edit] External links

Highland County, Ohio
Hillsboro, county seat
Municipalities

Greenfield | Highland | Hillsboro | Lynchburg | Leesburg | Mowrystown | Sinking Spring

Townships

Brush Creek | Clay | Concord | Dodson | Fairfield | Hamer | Jackson | Liberty | Madison | Marshall | New Market | Paint | Penn | Salem | Union | Washington | Whiteoak

Other localities

Buford