Hillsdale, Kansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Marysville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66071. It stands on Sixmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spring Hill quadrangle. 247 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 892 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHillsdale grew from 229 to 247 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 229 | |
| 2020 | 247 | +18 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1887 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Spring Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
65 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Hillsdale between 2006 and 2020, burning about 277 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Miami County | 236 |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Miami County | 234 |
| 29 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 5 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 10 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Johnson County | 1910138 |
| 30 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 178 |
| 30 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 22 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1420097 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
36 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillsdale in 36 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 18 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | Tennis ball sized hail reported near Hillsdale. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | Two inch hail reported south of Hillsdale. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF2) | Hillsdale | - | Shortly before 820 PM CDT on Monday April 13th, 2026, a|supercell thunderstorm, that had previously resulted in an EF-|2 tornado in Ottawa, KS, strengthened and developed a second|tornado just east of Hillsdale Lake in northern Miami County,|Kansas. Initial damage was confined to the campground and park|headquarters. The tornado strengthened to an EF-1 as it followed W|255th St and crossed Harmony Rd. The Tornado continued east|toward the town of Hillsdale, KS. After crossing Hospital Rd, the|tornado strengthened to EF-2 with a peak wind estimated to be|115 mph as it impacted a single family home, before doing|significant damage to several storage facilities just west of Old|KC Rd. The tornado began to weaken as it crossed rural areas,|before ending just short of US Hwy 169 north of 255th St. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Downed wires and power outages near 215th Street. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gust. |
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Hillsdale | - | This was the first of the two Miami county tornadoes. It developed along the trailing end of the larger line of thunderstorms moving across the Kansas City metro area. This tornado damaged the Louisburg Cider Mill. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Hillsdale | - | Off and on moderate to heavy rain caused several areas to reach 6-10 inches of rainfall. One area that experienced some minor flash flooding was around the Hillsdale area, where a normally dry creek bed was running swiftly. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Hillsdale | - | US HWY 169 was closed just south of Spring Hill due to flooding on the roadway. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 80 mph. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | 10 foot trees uprooted around 223rd and Cedar Niles Road. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Law enforcement officials reported downed trees and power lines west of Hillsdale. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Law enforcement officials estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | The Miami County Sheriff's Office reported 60 MPH winds during a severe thunderstorm 6 miles west of Hillsdale. The thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees. |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Hillsdale | - | Thunderstorms dropped 1 to 3 inches of rain over Miami County on top of the several inches of rain that fell the previous day. This resulted in flash flooding in the Hillsdale area. The county sheriff's office reported water covering Old KC Road a mile south of Hillsdale and a foot of water over 255th St west of Highway 169 in town. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | A severe weather spotter reported 2 inch diameter hail in a severe thunderstorm along Highway 169 about 3 miles east of Hillsdale. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | Severe thunderstorms dropped dime-size hail and knocked down large tree limbs in the Hillsdale area. The storm continued east to Louisburg where it dropped hail up to golf ball size. The hail punched fist-sized holes in vinyl siding and smashed windows on a few homes. Just north of town, the hail covered the ground several inches deep. A car dealership had damage to nearly every car on the lot, and five sheriff's department vehicles were damaged. Winds knocked down tree limbs and power lines, and nearly 1200 customers were without power. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | Severe thunderstorms dropped dime-size hail and knocked down large tree limbs in the Hillsdale area. The storm continued east to Louisburg where it dropped hail up to golf ball size. The hail punched fist-sized holes in vinyl siding and smashed windows on a few homes. Just north of town, the hail covered the ground several inches deep. A car dealership had damage to nearly every car on the lot, and five sheriff's department vehicles were damaged. Winds knocked down tree limbs and power lines, and nearly 1200 customers were without power. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Several trees were downed, as well as several road signs and billboards. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Severe thunderstorms dropped dime-size hail and knocked down large tree limbs in the Hillsdale area. The storm continued east to Louisburg where it dropped hail up to golf ball size. The hail punched fist-sized holes in vinyl siding and smashed windows on a few homes. Just north of town, the hail covered the ground several inches deep. A car dealership had damage to nearly every car on the lot, and five sheriff's department vehicles were damaged. Winds knocked down tree limbs and power lines, and nearly 1200 customers were without power. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hillsdale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3887030 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 479414. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







