Hillsboro, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hillsboro City. It lies in ZIP code area 54634. It stands on South Branch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hillsboro quadrangle. 1,397 people lived here at the 2020 count.
On record in Hillsboro
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Hillsboro Condensed Milk Companylisted 2021
Population over time
2 figuresHillsboro fell from 1,417 to 1,397 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 | 1,417 | |
| 2020 | 1,397 | -20 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1927 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sparta quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
9,787 words on this townshipHistory of Vernon County, Wisconsin .., published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Hillsboro City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Hillsboro City - 9,787 words.
Fires near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Hillsboro between 1997 and 2019, burning about 28 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201917 |
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201914 |
| 21 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CO Y |
| 13 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY Y FIRE |
| 6 November 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hillsboro: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burr Ridge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Greenwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Parker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rick Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillsboro in 36 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 3 heavy rain, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flood | Hillsboro | $800,000 | Water was reported to be over Highway 80 south of Hillsboro. Unofficially Hillsboro picked up 7.55 inches of rain over the weekend. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $90,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $75,000 | Emergency management reported trees and power lines down in Hillsboro. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $75,000 | Emergency management reported trees down on homes in Hillsboro. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hillsboro | $40,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hillsboro | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hillsboro | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hillsboro | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Hillsboro | $13,500 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $10,000 | Emergency management reported a tree fallen onto a vehicle near Hillsboro. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down at a cemetery in Hillsboro. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $3,500 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $3,000 | Trees were blown down in Hillsboro. One downed tree took out a light pole. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $2,000 | Several large trees were blown down in Hillsboro. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Hillsboro. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in Hillsboro. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $1,000 | Several large trees were blown down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $400 | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Funnel Cloud | Hillsboro | - | A funnel cloud was sighted north of Hillsboro. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Hillsboro | - | The COOP observer near Hillsboro measured 4.4 inches of rain. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Hillsboro | - | The COOP observer in Hillsboro measured seven inches of rain. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Hillsboro | - | In Hillsboro, 7 inches of rain fell. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred in Hillsboro. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trippville | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Dilly | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| White City | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Tabor | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Greenwood | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Valley | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rockton | 13.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ontario | 14.1 miles | 12 |
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 Hillsboro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1570251 | 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 1566449. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.







