Hillsboro, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 2,854. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,715 (-4.9% change)

Males: 1,370	(48.0%)
Females: 1,484	(52.0%)

Marion County

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 67063.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,400 (it was $32,736 in 2000)

Hillsboro	$33,400
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,100 (it was $62,100 in 2000)

Hillsboro	$64,100
Kansas:	$107,800

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Races in Hillsboro:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (48.7%), English (6.7%), Irish (6.0%), United States (5.3%), Dutch (5.1%), Russian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1454 feet

Land area: 1.99 square miles.

Population density: 1371 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hillsboro

High school or higher: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.3%
Unemployed: 4.0%
Mean travel time to work: 12.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hillsboro city

Never married: 29.4%
Now married: 53.6%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 9.6%
Divorced: 6.8%

52 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.8%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Hillsboro, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hillsboro to the number of sex offenders is 2725 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hillsboro:	1.4% ($864)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (46.7 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (385.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lehigh, KS (7.1 miles ), Durham, KS (9.4 miles) , Goessel, KS (12.3 miles ), Marion, KS (12.8 miles ), Tampa, KS (14.0 miles) , Peabody, KS (14.2 miles ), Canton, KS (15.7 miles ), Walton, KS (16.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $92,200
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $187,500
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $95,000
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $170,300
2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $140,600
2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $119,900
2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $116,300
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $144,800
2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $108,200
2005: 20 buildings, average cost: $12,500
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 38.35 N, Longitude: 97.20 W

312 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
99 people in nursing homes

Area code: 620

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Hillsboro, Kansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +128 (+4.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (15%)
Construction (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (28%)
Health care (20%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Crime in Hillsboro by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	35.1	0.0	36.4
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	6	6	0	1	4
per 100,000	208.0	211.2	0.0	36.2	145.5
Burglaries	11	36	13	14	29
per 100,000	381.4	1267.2	455.8	507.4	1054.5
Thefts	31	14	26	45	24
per 100,000	1074.9	492.8	911.6	1631.0	872.7
Auto thefts	0	2	0	1	4
per 100,000	0.0	70.4	0.0	36.2	145.5
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	111.3	156.3	96.4	110.9	178.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.83
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Hillsboro, Kansas

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Hillsboro-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 111% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/13/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.2 miles away from the Hillsboro city center killed one person and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1990, a category 5 tornado 16.5 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Hillsboro:

HILLSBORO COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (701 S MAIN ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Hillsboro:

ST LUKE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MARION, KS)
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; NEWTON, KS)
PRAIRIE VIEW INC (about 23 miles; NEWTON, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hillsboro:

SALINA MUNI (about 43 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 50 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID: HUT)
MC CONNELL AFB (about 51 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hillsboro:

ALFRED SCHROEDER FIELD (about 2 miles; HILLSBORO, KS; ID: M66)
MARION MUNI (about 16 miles; MARION, KS; ID: 43K)
NEWTON-CITY-COUNTY (about 22 miles; NEWTON, KS; ID: EWK)

College/University in Hillsboro:

TABOR COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 486; Location: 400 S JEFFERSON; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.tabor.edu; Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hillsboro:

BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; EMPORIA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)

Public high school in Hillsboro:

HILLSBORO HIGH (Students: 242; Location: 500 E GRAND; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Hillsboro:

HILLSBORO ELEM (Students: 267; Location: 812 EAST A; Grades: KG - 05)
HILLSBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 174; Location: 400 E GRAND; Grades: 06 - 08)

Library in Hillsboro:

HILLSBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $63,966; Location: 120 E. GRAND; 19,515 books; 209 audio materials; 792 video materials; 91 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Zion Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Hillsboro Museums (501 South Ash Street), Prudent Tours (Tours & Charters; 108 North Main Street).

Hotel: Country Haven Inn (804 Western Heights Circle).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hillsboro and their reported violations in the past:

HILLSBORO, CITY OF (Population served: 2731, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-08-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-08-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-04-2002)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-1999. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-1999), St Public Notif received (MAY-26-1999)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-12-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-12-1999), St Public Notif received (JAN-26-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-14-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUL-14-1998), St Public Notif received (JUL-29-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-1998)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-04-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-04-1997), St Public Notif received (APR-18-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-09-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-03-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2000)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-05-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-05-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and NOV-02-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-02-1994)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and JAN-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-1994)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.4%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	9.7%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Hillsboro compared to Kansas state average:

Hillsboro, Kansas environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

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Banks with branches in Hillsboro (2007 data):

Central National Bank: Hillsboro Branch at 206 North Main, branch established on 1955-06-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $789.0 mil, Deposits: $703.8 mil, headquarters in Junction City, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 39 total offices, Holding Company: Central Of Kansas, Inc.
Hillsboro State Bank: at 200 North Main Street, branch established on 1903-03-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $11.8 mil, Deposits: $10.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Ramona Bankshares, Inc.
Emprise Bank: Hillsboro Emprise Na Branch at 104 East Grand, branch established on 1891-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $1,078.9 mil, Deposits: $948.3 mil, headquarters in Wichita, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices, Holding Company: Emprise Financial Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Hillsboro mode of transportation to work chart

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$339
Police - Other	0	$0		4	$528
Police Protection - Officers	5	$12,374	$29,698	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$180
Financial Administration	3	$5,548	$22,192	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$7,964	$47,784	5	$900
Other and Unallocable	1	$1,286	$15,432	1	$433
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,117	$18,702	1	$108
Streets and Highways	4	$8,136	$24,408	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,185	$26,220	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$5,431	$32,586	3	$1,206
Water Supply	4	$10,260	$30,780	0	$0
Electric Power	2	$7,080	$42,480	0	$0
Totals for Government	26	$63,382	$29,253	17	$3,694

Hillsboro government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $9,000
Charges - Sewerage: $299,000
Solid Waste Management: $133,000

Parks & Recreation: $39,000

All Other: $22,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,575,000
Water Utilities: $391,000

Police Protection: $237,000

Sewerage: $236,000

Parks & Recreation: $176,000

Regular Highways: $145,000

Central Staff Services: $125,000

General - Other: $122,000

Solid Waste Management: $111,000

Libraries: $55,000

Fire Protection: $44,000

Air Transportation: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $248,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,830,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $400,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,850,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $380,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $158,000
General Revenue, NEC: $96,000

Interest Earnings: $69,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $805,000
Electric Utilities: $151,000

Police Protection: $17,000

Water Utilities: $8,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,000

Fire Protection: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,785,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,931,000
Water Utilities: $548,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $117,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $79,000
General Support: $4,000
Tax - Property: $566,000
Total General Sales: $292,000

Public Utilities: $166,000

NEC: $18,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $609,000

5.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.66%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Harvey County, KS	0.89% ($32,900 average AGI)
from Sedgwick County, KS	0.56% ($31,760)
from McPherson County, KS	0.27% ($28,250)

7.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,843 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.01%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Harvey County, KS	1.30% ($37,475 average AGI)
to Sedgwick County, KS	0.99% ($35,333)
to McPherson County, KS	0.55% ($36,080)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hillsboro:

KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KQAM (1480 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KJRG (950 AM; 1 kW; NEWTON, KS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hillsboro:

KMXW (92.3 FM; NEWTON, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KFDI-FM (101.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
KJRL (105.7 FM; HERINGTON, KS; Owner: GREAT PLAINS CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC)
KEYN-FM (103.7 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
KZSN (102.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KICT-FM (95.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KRBB (97.9 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KCFN (91.1 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Hillsboro:

KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
KSNW (Channel 3; WICHITA, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KSAS-TV (Channel 24; WICHITA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KAAS-TV (Channel 18; SALINA, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)
KAKE-TV (Channel 10; WICHITA, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)

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