Hilliard, Ohio

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Hilliard, is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 24,230 at the 2000 census. Hilliard's population was estimated to be 26,656 in 2005, and the city continues to boom as many new housing developments are opened every year.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Schools and other public services
5 Community Events
6 Notable residents
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Geography

Hilliard is located at 40°2′4″N, 83°8′34″W (40.034310, -83.142678)^GR1. It is bordered on the east by Upper Arlington, on the north by Dublin on the south by Galloway and Columbus, and to the west lay open farmland. Downtown Columbus lies in a distance to the southeast, its skyline visible at times when crossing bridges. The only major highway that runs through Hilliard is I-270, which runs north and south slightly east of the middle of the city.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.9 km² (11.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] History

It became a small farming community after a local farmer named John Hilliard set up a railroad station in 1886. The town grew around the stop, which became known as Hilliard's Station. If fact, most of the town's residents called the town Hilliards (with a pronounced "s" on the end) until the 1950s, when city council decided to inform everbody that the town's name was actually Hilliard. This can still be seen today, as old maps of central Ohio sometimes call the town Hilliards.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 24,230 people, 8,577 households, and 6,492 families residing in the city. The population density was 839.8/km² (2,174.8/mi²). There were 8,957 housing units at an average density of 310.4/km² (804.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.81% White, 1.47% African American, 0.17% Native American, 3.48% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.72% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population.

There were 8,577 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 37.8% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $69,015, and the median income for a family was $76,207. Males had a median income of $50,551 versus $35,733 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,496. About 0.6% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Schools and other public services

The Hilliard City School District is a school district that encompasses the city of Hilliard itself; a portion within Columbus that is about the same size as that within Hilliard; as well as parts of the city of Dublin, neighboring townships within Franklin County, and a portion of Union County. There are a number of elementary schools (Alton Darby, Avery, Beacon, Britton, Brown, Darby Creek, Hilliard Crossing, Hilliard Horizon, Hoffman Trails, JW Reason, Norwich, Ridgewood, and Scioto Darby), two sixth-grade schools (Station and Tharp), three middle schools (Heritage, Memorial, and Weaver), and two high schools in the Hilliard City School District (Darby and Davidson).[1] The high school sports teams are named the Panthers and Wildcats, respectively. As of 2006, a third high school, to be named Hilliard Walker High School, is being built.

Hilliard maintains its own highly trained Division of Police located at 3800 Municipal Way (off Cemetery Road). The 51 Officer Division has a Detective Bureau, Bike Patrol Unit and a K-9 Officer.The Hilliard Division of Police also provides police services for Norwich Township.

Hilliard maintains a contract with Norwich Township for fire protection. The Norwich Township Fire Department maintains three fire stations. Station 81 is located on Avery Road next to the Franklin County fairgrounds and is the main station. Station 82 is located at the intersection of Walker and Roberts roads, and while not actually in Hilliard, often provides service to the western and southern areas of the city. Station 83, the newest station, is located on Davidson Road just east of Trueman Blvd and primarily covers areas of the city east of Interstate 270. The city of Columbus also maintains several fire stations near the city of Hilliard which occasionally provide mutual aid service to Hilliard residents. Station 26 is located on Fisher road just east of Rome-Hilliard Road, Station 30 is located on Fishinger Blvd in the Mill Run shopping area, and Station 34, Columbus' newest fire station, is located on Wilcox Road just south of Tuttle Crossing Road.

The Columbus Metropolitan Library has a Hilliard Branch located on Cemetery Road.

For recreation, Hilliard has two pools (West and East), a Municipal Center/Senior Center next to the West pool, YMCA, and many public baseball fields and tennis courts.

[edit] Community Events

Hilliard annually hosts a Fourth of July parade and has a decent, moderately sized fireworks display that overlooks the west pool/municipal park. The Franklin County Fair also calls Hilliard its home.

The Old Hilliard Street and Art Festival is held annually on the second Saturday of September, sponsored by the Hilliard Civic Association.