Hillsboro, Illinois

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Hillsboro is a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,359 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County.GR|6

History

Hillsboro was given its name because one of the first settling family's name was "Hillsborough". Allan H. Keith, [http://books.google.com/books?id=1gJ_RVeb5JYC&pg=PA2&dq=richard+bock+sculptor&ie=ISO-8859-1&sig=ngQRYGbj78gEH8yXNlEZrDnRlMU#PPA1,M1 "Historical Stories: About Greenville and Bond County, IL"] . Consulted on August 15, 2007. ]

The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Illinois held its first convention in Hillsboro, October 15, 1846.

Geography

Hillsboro is located at coor dms|39|9|54|N|89|29|4|W|city (39.164973, -89.484572).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.8 km²), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²) of it is land and 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) of it (32.65%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,359 people, 1,800 households, and 1,189 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,214.9 people per square mile (468.8/km²). There were 1,944 housing units at an average density of 541.8/sq mi (209.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.22% White, 1.10% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 1,800 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,075, and the median income for a family was $40,135. Males had a median income of $31,821 versus $18,668 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,458. About 14.3% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

*Otto Funk (1868-1934) Violinist who achieved fame (and a Guinness Book of Records entry) by walking from New York to San Francisco in the depression-era, "playing the fiddle every step of the way." When he died in 1934 at the age of 65, he was accorded the biggest funeral in the history of Montgomery County.
*Matt Hughes (1973-Present) UFC Fighter and former Welterweight Champion

References

External links

* [http://www.hillsboroillinois.net Hillsboro city website]
* [http://www.hillsboroschools.net Hillsboro Schools website]