Spring Hill, Kansas

Spring Hill is a city in Johnson and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. In 2020, 7,952 people lived there.

History
In 1856, James B. Hovey named the community after a town near Mobile, Alabama."Miami County 2008 Visitors Guide", pages 17-18  Hovey was the community's first postmaster. Hovey built the first building in town in 1856. It was the Spring Hill Hotel.

In January 1859, Celia Ann Dayton, a doctor from Vermont, moved to Spring Hill. She became the first female doctor in Kansas.

In the fall of 1862, Spring Hill was not attacked by Quantrill's Raiders. This is because a farmer talked to them on their way. He convinced them there were soldiers in town. There were not any soldiers in town. This stopped them from continuing. However, in 1863, the Quantrill Raiders did come to Spring Hill. They looted businesses stole from local farmers. At least one person was killed.

By the 1870s, Spring Hill was growing in number of people and commerce.  However, a railroad to come right through the town wanted to go around Spring Hill unless the town paid $15,000. The people did not want to share the costs, so the railroad was moved to about a half-mile east of the town square. The town's businesses then quickly moved closer to the train depot and tracks.

On May 20, 1957 around 7:00 p.m., an F5 tornado, known as the Ruskin Heights tornado, hit Spring Hill.Davis Family Does Not Survive Tornado  Retrieved June 10, 2016.  The only deaths in Spring Hill were the Davis Family, including Isam Davis, his wife Barbara, and their daughters Tamara and Pamela. A neighbor said they were killed when they were trying to leave their home and make it to their car to get away from the tornado.  Their home was completely destroyed by the tornado. Their bodies were found close to 207th Street and US 169 Highway (present day Webster Street).  Davis Street in Spring Hill is named after the family.1957 Tornado Destroys Homes, Lives In Spring Hill  Retrieved June 10, 2016.

Geography
Spring Hill is at  (38.745316, -94.829261). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

People

2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 7,952 people, 2,763 households, and 2,133 families living in Spring Hill. Of the households, 78.7% owned their home and 21.3% rented their home.

The median age was 35.2 years. Of the people, 88.0% were White, 2.0% were Black, 0.7% were Asian, 0.4% were Native American, 1.6% were from some other race, and 7.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the people.

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 5,437 people, 1,919 households, and 1,447 families living in Spring Hill.

Education
Spring Hill is part of the Spring Hill School District (USD 230).

Famous people
 Curly Brown (1888-1968), baseball pitcher
 Gary Burrell (1937-2019), co-founder and chairman emeritus of Garmin
 Stephen J. Chamberlin (1889-1971), U.S. Army Lieutenant General

References

Other websites
City
 City of Spring Hill 
 Spring Hill - Directory of Public Officials
 Spring Hill Chamber of Commerce
Schools
 USD 230 , local school district
Maps
 Spring Hill City Map , KDOT

Category:Cities in Johnson County, Kansas
Category:Cities in Miami County, Kansas
Category:1856 establishments in Kansas Territory