Hilliard (Ohio)
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Location in Ohio
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| Foundation : | 1853 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Franklin County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 2 ′ N , 83 ° 9 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 24,230 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 838.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 28.9 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 28.9 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 285 m | ||
| Postal code : | 43026 | ||
| Area code : | +1 614 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-35476 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1056881 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofhilliard.com | ||
| Mayor : | Don Schonhardt | ||
Hilliard is a city in Franklin County in the center of the state of Ohio , United States . The population was 24,230 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city covers an area of 28.9 square kilometers.
geography
Hilliard is a suburb in the northwest of the capital Columbus . In addition to the capital city district of Downtown Columbus with its skyline , which is visible from some elevated points in Hilliard, other communities border Hilliard: Dublin in the north, Upper Arlington in the east and Galloway in the south. There is still open farmland to the west of the city. The only major motorway connection in Hilliard is the one to the I-270 , which runs from north to south a little east of the city center through the city. The railway line, which was the boom for Hilliard in the 19th century, has been closed since 1962.
history
In 1852, John Reed Hilliard bought 40,000 square feet of land in Franklin County from Hoseah High and Abraham Wendell. This land between Big Darby Creek in the west and the Scioto River in the east seemed suitable to him on which to build a city. When a railway line, the Piqua and Indiana Railroad , was built through the country , the railway company built a station here. Hilliard's Station, as the train station was called, was a suitable transfer point for the agricultural products of the farmers in this area and supplied them with all necessary goods. On September 1, 1853, John Hilliard submitted plans to build a town.
Until the middle of the 20th century, the train station and the main street were the center of the city. In 1854 a post office was built and Hilliard's Station was called Hilliard from then on. On July 13, 1869, the community was officially recognized. Hilliard had 280 inhabitants at that time. In 1962 the railway line was closed. The original station building has been renovated and re-erected in historic Weaver Park.
The location of Hilliard as a suburb of the capital Columbus brought about a rapid increase in the population in the 1950s. Three new residential areas were built. The 1960 census counted 5633 residents. Hilliard was officially granted city status on December 12, 1960 , as the population had exceeded 5,000. In the 1960s, Hilliard was connected to the water supply and sewer network of Columbus, which allowed further development. With the connection to the I-270 motorway belt in the 1980s, there was another rapid population increase.
education
The Hilliard City School District covers the city of Hilliard and the entire area of the Norwich and Brown townships .
The school district includes 14 elementary schools , two sixth grade schools, three middle schools, and two high schools , Hilliard Davidson High School and Hilliard Darby High School . A third high school, Hilliard Bradley High School , is due to open in the 2009/2010 school year in the area north of Brown Elementary School in Brown Township due to increasing student numbers. Forecasts indicate that the Hilliard City School District will serve 17,000 students in the 2010/2011 school year, and 19,000 in the 2014/2015 school year. In the school year 2008/2009 there were 15,850 students.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.hilliardchamber.org/community.asp
- ^ Hilliard City School District :: Hilliard Bradley High School News Release . Archived from the original on January 23, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
- ↑ Student development in the Hilliard School District (PDF; 132 kB)
