Hill City, Kansas

**Hill City** is a city in Graham County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Graham County. In 2020, 1,403 people lived there.

## History

The first settlement at Hill City was made in 1876. This makes it the oldest town in Graham County. The community was named after W. R. Hill, a first settler. Hill City was platted in 1878. The first post office in Hill City was created in September 1878. Hill City was designated county seat in 1880. By 1915, Hill City had 647 people living there.

## Geography

Hill City located at  (39.367067, -99.846041). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Weather

On June 26, 2012 the temperature reached 115 °F (46 °C), breaking the June record tied just 2 days earlier. It was the hottest city in the United States for four days in a row it had temperatures of 114°, 111°, 115°, and 115 °F (46°, 44°, 46°, and 46 °C).

On June 9, 2005 a large tornado passed 1 mile south of Hill City. A large tornado hit just north of the city on June 20, 2011.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,403 people, 625 households, and 359 families living in Hill City. Of the households, 68.3% owned their home and 31.7% rented their home.

The median age was 47.6 years. Of the people, 92.3% were White, 2.0% were Black, 0.9% were Asian, 0.4% were Native American, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 0.4% were from some other race, and 3.9% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,474 people, 669 households, and 404 families living in Hill City.

## Education

Hill City is served by USD 281 Graham County. The district high school is in Hill City. The Hill City High School mascot is Ringnecks.

The Hill City Ringnecks have won the following Kansas State High School championships:
- 1969 Boys Track & Field - Class 2A
- 1970 Boys Basketball - Class 2A
- 1970 Boys Track & Field - Class 2A
- 1971 Boys Track & Field - Class 2A
- 1976 Girls Basketball - Class 2A
- 1976 Girls Track & Field - Class 2A
- 1978 Boys Basketball - Class 2A
- 1978 Boys Track & Field - Class 2A
- 1979 Boys Track & Field - Class 2A
- 1997 Boys Track & Field - Class 2A
- 1998 Boys Basketball - Class 2A

## Famous people

- Charles V. Park (1885–1982), noted librarian for whom the Charles V. Park Library at Central Michigan University is named, was born in town.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Hill City
- Hill City - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 281, local school district
- Maps
- Hill City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Hill City, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image map**: Graham_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Hill_City_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Graham County, Kansas, Graham County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Graham Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Graham County, Kansas, Graham County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Graham County, Kansas, Graham
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1876
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1878
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1888
- **named for**: W.R. Hill
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.00
- **area land sq mi**: 1.00
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 2.60
- **area land km2**: 2.60
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2185
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1403
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67642
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-32175
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394380