Back هيلزبورو (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic هيلزبورو، نورث كارولاينا ARZ Hillsborough (Carolina del Nord) Catalan Гиллсборо (Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Hillsborough (kapital sa kondado) CEB Hillsborough (North Carolina) German Hillsborough (Carolina del Norte) Spanish Hillsborough (Ipar Carolina) Basque هیلزوو، کارولینای شمالی Persian Hillsborough (Caroline du Nord) French
Hillsborough, North Carolina | |
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| Motto(s): "Around the Corner, Ahead of the Curve." - Orange County Motto[1] | |
 Location of Hillsborough, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°04′48″N 79°06′39″W / 36.08000°N 79.11083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Orange |
| Named for | Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.67 sq mi (14.67 km2) |
| • Land | 5.59 sq mi (14.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,660 |
| • Density | 1,726.85/sq mi (666.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 27278 |
| Area code | 919 |
| FIPS code | 37-31620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405840[4] |
| Website | www.ci.hillsborough.nc.us |
The town of Hillsborough is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States and is located along the Eno River.[5] The population was 6,087 in 2010, but it grew rapidly to 9,660 by 2020.[6]
Its name was unofficially shortened to "Hillsboro" during the 19th century. In the late 1960s, residents voted to change the name back to its original, historic spelling.
- ^ "Orange County Makes New Slogan Official - Chapelboro.com". Chapelboro.com. June 7, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Town of Hillsborough | About Hillsborough". Hillsboroughnc.gov. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hillsborough, North Carolina
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 29, 2022.