Hillsboro, Mississippi

Hillsboro, Mississippi
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community (CDP)
Hillsboro, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Hillsboro, Mississippi
Hillsboro, Mississippi
Location within Mississippi
Hillsboro, Mississippi is located in the United States
Hillsboro, Mississippi
Hillsboro, Mississippi
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 32°27′34″N 89°30′41″W / 32.45944°N 89.51139°W / 32.45944; -89.51139
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyScott
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.16 sq mi (23.72 km2)
 • Land9.14 sq mi (23.67 km2)
 • Water0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
436 ft (133 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,072
 • Density117.3/sq mi (45.28/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39087
Area codes601 & 769
GNIS feature ID693484[2]

Hillsboro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Scott County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hillsboro had a population of 1,072.[3] Hillsboro has a post office with ZIP code 39087.[4][5]

History

Hillsboro is named for its location on a hill above the surrounding area. The community was formed in 1835 and was the county seat of Scott County from 1836 to 1856. Hillsboro formerly had a newspaper, The Argus.[6]

In 1900 Hillsboro had a population of 112, two churches, and four stores.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20101,130—
20201,072−5.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Hillsboro first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[9]

Racial and ethnic composition

Hillsboro CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[10] Pop 2020[11] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 397 339 35.13% 31.62%
Black or African American alone (NH) 685 645 60.62% 60.17%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 10 1 0.88% 0.09%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 2 3 0.18% 0.28%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 13 34 1.15% 3.17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23 50 2.04% 4.66%
Total 1,130 1,072 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,072 people, 357 households, and 213 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Most of Hillsboro is in the Forest Municipal School District while a portion is in the Scott County School District.[12]

East Central Community College covers Scott County,[13] and operates the Forest/Scott County Career-Technical Center in Forest.[14]

Notable people

Notes

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Hillsboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  4. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ Schwab, Mary Grace Haralson (2002). Scott County, Mississippi: History and Families. Nashville, Tennessee: Turner Publishing Company. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-56311-746-6.
  7. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 867.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Mississippi" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 11, 2025.
  10. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hillsboro CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hillsboro CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  12. ↑ Geography Division (December 21, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Scott County, MS (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2022. - Text list
  13. ↑ "President's Welcome". East Central Community College. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Forest/Scott County Career-Technical Center". East Central Community College. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  15. ↑ G.T. Bustin, My First Fifty Years (Intercession City, FL: 1953; Reprint: Wesleyan Heritage Publications, 1997, 1998):7.
  16. ↑ "Eddie Futch". International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  17. ↑ Herringshaw's American Blue Book of Biography. American Publishers' Association. 1915. p. 676.
  18. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 507–508.
  19. ↑ "Paul B. Johnson, Sr". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  20. ↑ "ROBERTS, Robert Whyte". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
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