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Around Hillsboro
Distances
Nearest major airport
Kansas City International Airport (MCI)150 miles away
Closer regional airport
Salina Municipal Airport (SLN)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Wichita, KS46 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX384 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hillsboro; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Hillsboro
U.S. Representative · Kansas’s 2nd DistrictDerek Schmidt (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Hillsboro had 2,732 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 100th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Marion County grew from 20,676 residents in 1900 to 11,823 in 2020.
Marion County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 34 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marion Rsvr, KS weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Marion County
2,677 jobs at 283 businesses in Marion County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
25 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hillsboro.
Nearest hospitals
Hillsboro Community HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Hillsboro1.8 miles
St. Luke Hospital & Living CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Marion10.9 miles
Nmc HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Newton23.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Mental health providers
9
Physical and occupational therapists
4
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Hillsboro
Parks (3 nearby)
Marion County Fair Grounds · 17 acres0.2 mi
Memorial Park · 8 acres0.3 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Dales Supermarket0.7 mi
empty building1.2 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Greenhaw Pharmacy0.4 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Tabor College Library0.7 mi
HIllsboro Library0.8 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Adobe House Museum0.4 mi
The Wm. F. Schaeffler House0.9 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Hillsboro
Public schools here are run by Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Hillsboro ElemHillsboro
Pre-K–5
286
Public
1.1 mi
Hillsboro Middle/High SchoolHillsboro
6–12
310
Public
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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