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Welcome to River Hills ...

The village of River Hills is located in Milwaukee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Hills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, River Hills has a population of 1,577 people<2> (see below for details).

River Hills is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: River Hills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, River Hills had an population of 1,577 people. This is a decrease of 1.25% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, River Hills had a population of 1,597 people. This makes River Hills the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of River Hills represents 0.03% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 543rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,597 people, the population of River Hills decreased 2.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,631 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for River Hills.

Communities Also Named River Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named River Hills - they are located in Georgia, Manitoba, North Carolina (3), Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Hills.

Communities near River Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near River Hills.

  • Milwaukee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Waukesha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
  • West Allis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
  • Wauwatosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
  • New Berlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
  • Brookfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Menomonee Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
  • Greenfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Mequon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
  • South Milwaukee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people

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 River Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for River Hills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of River Hills. 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 River Hills.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around River Hills. See our Newspapers Page for River Hills.

Adding River Hills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of River Hills 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 (so far) for River Hills was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for River Hills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Milwaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for River Hills.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.