Hillsboro, Wisconsin
city in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States
Hillsboro is a city in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,397 at the 2020 Census. The city is located within the Town of Hillsboro.
Geography
Hillsboro is located at 43°39′10″N 90°20′28″W (43.652843, -90.34133), along the West Branch of the Baraboo River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.44 square miles (3.73 km2), of which 1.41 square miles (3.65 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,417 people, 587 households, and 366 families living in the city. The population density was 1,034.3 inhabitants per square mile (399.3/km2). There were 662 housing units at an average density of 483.2 per square mile (186.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.0% White, 0.2% African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Hillsboro, Wisconsin” is city in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Hillsboro, Wisconsin and city, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1570251. Authority coordinates are 43.653, -90.341. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2010.
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This entry incorporates text from “Hillsboro, Wisconsin” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.