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Welcome to Hill City ...The city of Hill City is located in Graham County<1> and is the County Seat for Graham County. The location of Hill City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Hill City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878. The origin (or the toponymy) of Hill City: Named for W.R. Hill. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hill City has a population of 1,384 people<3> (see below for details). Hill City is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Hill City is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Hill City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Hill City: (785) The ZIP code for Hill City: 67642<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hill City had an population of 1,384 people. This is a decrease of 6.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.72% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Hill City had a population of 1,474 people (which is 56.76% of the total population of Graham County). This makes Hill City the county's most populous community. The population of Hill City represents 0.05% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 149th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,474 people, the population of Hill City decreased 8.1% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,604 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Hill City. Communities Also Named Hill City ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hill City - they are located in Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hill City. Communities near Hill City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hill City.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hill City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hill City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hill City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hill City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hill City. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hill City. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hill City ...Looking for more information about Hill City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Hill City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hill City. Adding Hill City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Hill City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hill City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Hill City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Hill City. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hill City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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